Re: 65 Restoration
Excellent reply! "Fact colored with opinion" is an EXCELLENT description of the process...
NOBODY saw each/every car as it was built. Our judging knowledge is a quiltwork of forensic observation(s) over time, often 'colored' by small sample error.
If this were a solved science, the judging task could be automated and robotics employed to spit out final scores. That's NOT the way things are!
I can assure you that on any given day there will be errors of ommission and errors of comission in the scoring opinions rendered by those who judge cars. There are human factors at work and that's life...
But the Central Limit Theorum is at work too (law of large numbers) meaning that while there may be a wrong or missed call here/there, with 4500 points total to work with, the car's bottom line score isn't impacted appreciably by an individual judging error. In the end, it's a 1-point here, 3-point there set of mistakes or legitimate differences of opinion that tend to raise ire on behalf of owners who seek TOTAL TRUTH. That's NOT a significant matter in the grand scheme of things....
So, approach the judging experience this way:
(1) Remember judging is a service performed by members for members.
(2) Human factors are at work and there IS a degree of uncertainty involved in the process.
(3) While scoring points are involved with each judgement call, constantly remind yourself to look at the big picture...what percentage of the overall score did this/that judgment call impart?
(4) When an apparent judging authority tells you something or makes a specific call, view it simply as that person's "best efforts" opinion on that day. Consider it an input for further consideration rather than ABSOLUTE FACT.
(5) Constantly remind yourself, this is a sport/hobby and having fun and learning is the objective. This is NOT a 'blood sport'....
Excellent reply! "Fact colored with opinion" is an EXCELLENT description of the process...
NOBODY saw each/every car as it was built. Our judging knowledge is a quiltwork of forensic observation(s) over time, often 'colored' by small sample error.
If this were a solved science, the judging task could be automated and robotics employed to spit out final scores. That's NOT the way things are!
I can assure you that on any given day there will be errors of ommission and errors of comission in the scoring opinions rendered by those who judge cars. There are human factors at work and that's life...
But the Central Limit Theorum is at work too (law of large numbers) meaning that while there may be a wrong or missed call here/there, with 4500 points total to work with, the car's bottom line score isn't impacted appreciably by an individual judging error. In the end, it's a 1-point here, 3-point there set of mistakes or legitimate differences of opinion that tend to raise ire on behalf of owners who seek TOTAL TRUTH. That's NOT a significant matter in the grand scheme of things....
So, approach the judging experience this way:
(1) Remember judging is a service performed by members for members.
(2) Human factors are at work and there IS a degree of uncertainty involved in the process.
(3) While scoring points are involved with each judgement call, constantly remind yourself to look at the big picture...what percentage of the overall score did this/that judgment call impart?
(4) When an apparent judging authority tells you something or makes a specific call, view it simply as that person's "best efforts" opinion on that day. Consider it an input for further consideration rather than ABSOLUTE FACT.
(5) Constantly remind yourself, this is a sport/hobby and having fun and learning is the objective. This is NOT a 'blood sport'....
. I have an early '65 coupe 014xx that was probably affected by the strike in terms of workmanship.
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