Apply for verified judge status, get assigned to debates and tournaments, and provide structured feedback that helps debaters improve.
The judging system connects experienced adjudicators with debates that need fair, professional evaluation. Users can apply for verified judge status, get assigned to debates and tournaments, and provide structured scores and feedback to help debaters improve.
Verified judges display a special badge on their profile. Event organizers can specifically request verified judges for competitive events. Judges receive ratings from debaters, building a reputation score that helps organizers select quality adjudicators.
Submit your judging experience, qualifications, and availability. Applications are reviewed by admins.
Once approved, you receive the Verified Judge badge and become visible to event organizers.
Organizers invite you to judge debates. Accept or decline based on your schedule.
Evaluate debates using the scoring criteria. Submit scores and written feedback.
Debaters rate your fairness and feedback quality. Higher ratings mean more invitations.
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