Eleven years on the standards board merits respect; nevertheless, a loaf assessed without being touched has had no meaningful opportunity to participate. I propose a small box on the form marked 'batard declined to comment.'
The recall of 3,400 lames properly acknowledges the gravity of an unauthorized diagonal. Nevertheless, as the bake was fine, I would limit relief to a very small annex to the bench notes, headed 'Other.' The loaf may enter one mark there. This must not establish a precedent for baguettes.
The coordinates plainly violated the vow. However, he did post them to a private group, so I would permit him to retain one decimal place as a secret.
Nine confident contradictions are a serious burden for a beginner. However, because the bird occupies only nine pixels, each group should receive three. Any identification requiring a fourth pixel must be heard on appeal.
