Percent? Percent of what?

[krandall@world.std.com]

David Engle wrote:

>I wasn't worried about any single person being favored when I brought this
>up, I was more concerned with *every* entry being awarded an "above average"
>score.  By definition, only about half of the entries should be "above
>average".  Maybe it's just me, but I don't like seeing anything scored where
>the "average" score (relative to each other entry judged) is around 90%.


I've never liked teaching to a curve, or scoring that way.  It depends on
what you're standard is.  I don't think that it is _at all_ apparent that
an "average" aquascape should be 50%.  50% of the best that is shown?  Or
50% of what the judges think is ideal?  Or is it even 50% at all?  We were
talking arbitrary points, not percent.  You can look at each set of points
as a percentage of the whole score, but a total "percentage" score is
meaningless.  

The purpose of the scoring system should be to help assess each tank
relative to the others in the contest, no more, no less.

If you decide that a specific tank is "the best" based on what you are
seeming to say, it should receive 100%.  What happens when someone presents
a clearly better tank next year?  

This is all very subjective, and I think it pays to keep that in mind at
all times.

Karen
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