One final point about some of the well-meaning calls for blind judging: first, not all contests are judged blind, including some better known contests; and second, the bake-off rules are not fixed, and for each bake-off the rules can change change as dictated by the admin and/or the host and/or the DG(s). The rules for this specific bake-off did not include blind judging, especially on the basis of the record-breaking number of submission that was expected. While I and future hosts and DGs will make every effort to run blindly judged bake-offs given the preference for such, this might not be last bake-off not judged blind. Everyone, just keep these points in mind.
Cheers,
...Alex
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