Hi Bob, While it might level the playing field a little bit, I see this as being cumbersome and possibly costly for member clubs who have to replace said judges, possibly on short notice. Also, were the club in a position to replace a judge, it might be difficult to find one who had not judged in a year. I doubt the "alternates" would agree not to judge for a year just in case we needed to call one up to bat. I think six months is fair enough. Cyndy -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Van Winkle Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:05 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] 4 month rule & "What about the National judges"???? While the handlers four month rule has been all the rage of late. The question came up at the North East Futurity "What about the 6 = month rule for those elected to judge our National Specialty". Many felt the 6 month rule should be increased to one year. In other words if judging the National Specialty is that important = to you, then once your named is announced you should give up any = scheduled assignments and not accept new ones for that coming year. I = would like feed back from the list. Either private or on here. Regards, Bob Van Winkle VANDERWERTH ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================