I know everyone is free do decide what merits a 10 vs 5 vs 1, but I think it might be less intimidating for new judges if there were a suggested criteria guide. Experienced judges could continue to do their own thing, but novices would have some reassurance that when they rank something a 7 that they are doing right by the author. I know that was my fear: was I being too harsh or too easy? Being too harsh disadvantaged the work I was judging. Being too easy disadvantaged the works I wasn’t judging.