But this isn't an exposition. Pro isn't a contest where you enter and then get to see all of the other entries just because you entered while some group of other people judge the competition. By entering Pro you are now a judge. That is the main draw of this competition, having your video judged by a group of other editors who also submitted to the contest.Pwolf wrote:Honestly, I think it's no different then going to a con and sitting at the amv contest to watch action, leave while the drama category is playing, then come back for comedy. People do that all the time. It's not necessarily fair for the editors but you can't blame them for not liking those type of videos. Signing the waver is simply a legal thing, IMO. It no way implies you are have to watch that content. It's just something to make sure AWA isn't liable if someone underage enters the contest and watches them. You can't force someone to watch something they don't feel comfortable watching, that in of itself will probably result in that video not getting a vote if said person watches it. As an editor you have to take that into consideration when submitting a video, I know i do when ever I submit a drama video to a con. I know that a lot of people aren't going to sit through the drama category or enjoy it if they do.
When I'm called upon to judge a competition I make it a point to sit through each and every video despite liking the content/style/ect and judge each video based on it's own merits, strengths, and shortcomings. I would like to think I'm not the only person who does this when called upon to judge. I happen to be VERY biased against most drama and romance videos, I generally don't care for rap, and Death Note is my least favorite source as of late. However, despite all of that, I will sit down, watch, and judge every video no matter how much it may grate on my nerves. I grin and bear it because it is my duty as a judge to be fair to all entrants.
I really don't see how a competition where upon entering you're expected to judge can be the same as an exhibition at a convention. Are you saying that if you were running a contest you'd let your judges get up and walk out during the drama section because they don't like drama?
All I am trying to say is that as an entrant in pro it feels unfair to me to skip any video for any reason. I expect the same level of un-biased judgement toward my own videos as I give to each and every video. That is what I feel we are all called to do when we enter and are given the entries to judge. I could care less when, where, and how you view and subsequently judge the videos just as long as you judge all of them.
Actually, it was SailorDeath who pointed that out.kholaras wrote:As I said, it's just a slightly alternative way of interpreting the L's and H's. As ngsilver said, the Perfect Blue vid isn't hentai, but we can't show it to a general crowd (it'll have to go with the 18+ material). Stuff with L's are in the strong PG-13 type range for whatever reason, but this year it's mostly language (though this would also include violence usually). As stated, this was just a first pass classification, stuff is subject to go up or down depending on the judgement of folks higher up the totem pole that liable for any complaints that could be made.
And damnit! Godix beat me to it!
