At the International Judge Program’s final General Assembly in January, the question was raised of what happens to the IJP data on JudgeApps. The only information the IJP leadership was able to provide is that JudgeApps gets paid to host IJP-related data until the end of March; after that, it’s up to JudgeApps’s administration.
I am unaware of any new information posted by the IJP, so I thought I’d ask the people who should definitely know what JudgeApps plans to do. If there are plans you’re willing to share, of course.
So, once the IJP has closed down and stops paying JudgeApps to host its content:
- Will users be able to access IJP exams they have already completed/created?
- Will users be able to create new IJP exams for themselves/for others?
- Will JudgeApps continue to display IJP certifications of users, like it did after the shutdowns of the original judge program and of Judge Academy?
- Will users with an IJP certification be able to post in general JudgeApps forums, such as Regular REL, Competitive REL, or Unofficial Announcements?
- Will the IJP-specific forums remain open, will they move to a read-only mode, or will they be removed completely?
- If any of these things remain available on JudgeApps, do you have a rough duration in mind (a year, two years, for the foreseeable future, until WotC’s judge program is established)?
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards
Simon Matthee