Well, speaking as a judge, I wouldn't have decided to participate if it wasn't going to be fun. I enjoy watching what other editors change to make their projects more fulfilling as a film. I would assume the participants entered the contest to share what they have done and have their work be rated and graded (and of course, possibly score some free swag).

The edits were supposed to have been rated as compared to a retail dvd (as I'm sure you have heard before). The reason we implemented a number system was for the fact we knew the judges had wildly different tastes. The only way to facilitate a winner was to do this. I rated the contestants to the best of my ability. A fan edit contest is, in the very definition of a fan edit, opinionated. Hindsight being 20/20, there should have been more specifics for the technical scoring of the video/audio. I have only myself to blame on that, since I drafted the cards for use.

By the way, I would have posted the cards last night, but I had a sick child. It will be posted tonight.