A new system of selecting bagpipe and drumming adjudicators would take into account a candidate’s résumé of real world experience and give it the relevance it deserves. The question “How to be a piping judge?” is answered by deriving a sum of scores from a list of an individual’s top five achievements using the following formula:
(prize weight) X (experience ratio) = achievement score
Each individual would score each of their top five achievements using this formula and simply add the scores together. The best achievement score would end up being the lowest sum possible when the top five scores are added. Those who rank with the lowest scores would sit at the top of the list of those who qualify to be a judge. Anyone can submit their résumé of achievements to be considered for the judges panel under such a system. The method ensures that only those with significant achievements would garner a low score and thus be placed at the top of the list. No exam, no measure of any kind other than actually having “been in the fight.”
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