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Originally Posted by Rebirth0

Knowing "better than others about what makes a good file and what doesn't" is exactly what a judge is. They're picked to do exactly that. It's something I did a long time ago and I can still pick out what is good and what isn't.

It is still incredibly subjective. I'm sure for the most part nearly anyone who has played the game significantly can determine what a good file is when they see it. What needs to happen is the community as a whole should form some method of objectifying the specifications of what kind of things are good or bad in a simfile.

So maybe with time comes experience with this kind of thing, but that doesn't help the process as a whole. There should be a more concrete basis between judges.

If that was accomplished than you wouldn't really need a select list of judges who are somehow determined to be better at picking a good file than others.