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Originally Posted by Buta-san

Halogen was the only person to actually call it technical but I didnt get why creative/artsy r referred to technical files. arnt all files creative? If anything neo dump files are the most artsy and creative files any file can ever be.

Carlos (WV) and I also had an issue with the term "technical" back when we were judging FFR files regularly. I think it's supposed to mean "accuracy and precision to the music" but that's not easily quantifiable. I guess colored arrows mean the stepper is paying more close attention to the music at hand. The term had a negative connotation because it traditionally referred to the fact that colored files are less predictable and potentially more awkward. Judges would review files with consideration to "flow" - a term that is also not easily quantifiable. The two terms would often be used hand in hand.