For example, eight to ten minutes is just that. This limit helps you learn how to budget time. Judging standards will be as consistent as possible. Ballots are not art forms, or sticker books, They are your judge's best efforts at helping you learn from the performance. Judges will include both criticism and praise and make efforts to articulate reasons for decisions.
Judges are after all, human.
Tournament administrators will follow standard tabbing procedures, announced in the invitation. This is particularly important in final placement. Consistency is paramount. A typical ballot in this new paradigm reflects more detail than ballots currently used. While it may seem cumbersome at the outset, the ballot clearly sets out parameters that lay judges can follow as well as a professional.