Welcome to the WAR Season II Judge Applications!

If you're interested in joining this WAR as one of the judges (and earn points for your team as a reward), this is the place to do it. If chosen as the section judge, YOU decide how it's run and what themes are declared for that week (if there are any). Several of these sections, including graphic art, pixel art, and creative writing, have used different approaches and formats throughout time, so if you've got a great idea in mind for how to handle the section, let us know and include it in your application!

Here are the sections the WAR will have for 2015:

2015

Role Play
Creative Writing
Humor

Drawn Art
Pixel Art
Graphic Art

GCEA
Showdown
URPG (will be handled by swiftgallade46)
ASB


Judges need to be fair, unbiased, active, and respectful. Also, pretty please with sugar and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup on top, if you don't think you'll be able to be active throughout the entire WAR, please don't apply, as the WAR depends on judges being active and submitting results on time. We understand if life pops up surprises and you might need a little extra time, but please, let us know as soon as you can if you're going to be absent and need someone to cover for you. Dropping out of the WAR unexpectedly without saying anything is pretty brutal. With this in mind, you need to accept the fact that if you do not post judging results on time (before the end of Sunday), a WAR Leader can and will need to judge your section for you, which will result in you losing your reward point for the week and the WAR Leader will need to set up the section for the next week, such as posting a new theme or resetting the weekly scoreboard. We aren't doing this to be mean, but we do need things to run smooth and steady.

Weekly judging format will look like this:

MONDAY (12:00AM EST) through FRIDAY (11:59PM EST) - Standard submission period. This is when participants will submit entries and participate in the section's activities.
SATURDAY (12:00AM EST) through SATURDAY (11:59PM EST) - "Last minute" submission period. Judges are allowed to judge the past week's activities and post results now, but participants can still "sneak" in a last minute submission if they post it before the section is judged. But, if the judge posts the results for the week, it's too late.
SUNDAY (12:00AM EST) through (SUNDAY 11:59PM EST) - "Final Judging" period. The week is done and no more submissions for the past week can be made. When the judge posts the results for the past week and puts up a new theme or resets the scoreboard, submissions for the next week begin.

So with that said, it gives you a good, solid weekend to post results. If you submit results on time in both the thread and the WAR Scoreboard thread, you will be rewarded with a point for your team. But if it hits Monday and you miss the deadline, you will lose your reward point and a WAR Leader will have authorization to judge the section's last week performance and prepare the section for the upcoming week. So please understand, we're not doing this to be pushy, we just want things to keep running smoothly.

Anyway, with all that said, if you're ready to apply, here's the submission form. You have until MAY 10th to submit your application(s).

Name:
What sections are you applying for? <You can apply for multiple sections and if you think you can handle it, potentially judge multiple sections>
What is your experience in the area(s) you want to be a judge for? <Skills, past WAR experience, etc. Please give details for each section you want to apply for and why you think you would be a great candidate.>
If chosen for the judging position, how would you go about judging it and distributing points (you will have 6 each week to distribute)?

Cheers!