Hey Everette
My issue with Taun's post is that he point blank ripped Ron and the Judges integrity by stating they were knowingly committing an act of favoritism for the explicit purpose of altering contest results. He did not say they were making a judging error he specifically stated and I quote " he still come in second do you known why ? because CD and judging is do him a favor that why"! There is no "Gray Area" in that statement! Had he said almost anything else I would have handled it differently. I would have preferred he discussed it in person at the event or privately but he choose the format! Tuan does not have a legitimate point as he was not sitting between the two judges on the flight line. Further, it is my opinion that a contestant only has the right to question "His" scoring not the right to question another contestants scoring and certainly no right to question the personal integrity of this CD or his Judges! In my opinion allowing such public comments to go "unchallenged" would do as you suggested "cause a decline in Pattern activites!
Dick