Judge Guidelines Classes and Goals

!! Classes and goals

Which class a movie is to be accepted to is almost entirely dependent on the [MovieRules#GameMustBeAcceptable|game] and on the [MovieRules#MovieGoals|goal].

For moons, it’s important to determine what the overall feedback is.
* Read the thread, determine the ratio of viewers that enjoyed the movie. See to what extent viewers liked or disliked a movie.
* Factor in the submission votes. The Moons class can only be used if the feedback is positive by a strong majority. ((80% ''yes'' votes suggest a strong majority.))

If a movie is obsoleting a [Stars|Starred movie], a judge can accept straight to Stars assuming the entertainment value has not decreased significantly.

When judging the run's goals, offer some insights to publishers regarding what kinds of goals this run represents, to help them figure out what to [PublisherGuidelines#BranchName|put in the branch label]. This is a good practice, because after having judged the run, you have already done some research that can help publishers. Their job is assigning accurate labels, and at times conditions are very complex, so collaboration helps to prevent mistakes and having to fix them afterwards.