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Originally Posted by Fission

i think you are making a mistake by doing this; you are cutting off a lot of qualified judges. personally i really don't care about $100, that's not a lot of money to me. just have them judge different groups and make sure their notes match the rating they give different files.

It is worded wrong. Pretty much each judge participating in this tournament will not judge their own group. Judges can absolutely participate. (AKA What Halogen is doing)