What is an Accolade?

These haven't been implemented yet, but an accolade is a form of short, positive feedback, from one judge celebrating another. It shouldn't be more than a few sentences at the upper end, highlighting something that another judge has done that you found impactful. Once you submit the accolade, the subject will receive a notification, and have the opportunity to approve the Accolade. If it's approved, it will appear on your profile and it will be added to a pool of all the accolades. Each time you visit the Nexus home page, a random accolade will be displayed, with the author and subject displayed, celebrating the achievements and bonds of the community. If an accolade is not approved, it will remain private and visible only to the author and subject.

What is an Endorsement?

The L1 exam ensures that candidates have a strong understanding of rules, policy, and basic logistics, but there also needs to be verification that the candidate is a real person and a good fit for their local community.

This verification comes in locally - with someone who has seen you judge, seen how you interact with players and can speak to those strengths.

An endorsement doesn’t need to be particularly long. As the examples below show, an endorsement can be as short as a sentence or two. Of course, longer reviews can be more helpful to a candidate.

Earning an Endorsement

If you’re looking for an endorsement, speak with your local store - the events manager, store owner, or someone else who is responsible for making sure their events go well - and ask if you can help run a few events for them, whether they be weekly play, showdowns or prereleases.

To be able to properly endorse you, they need to have seen you in action, so you need to have established a relationship with them.

Once they’ve seen you judge, talk to them about an endorsement - to make things easier for them, you can send them a direct link to your profile on Nnexus, so that they don’t have to search your profile. From there they can quickly write an endorsement, and you’ll be cleared to take your exam!

Expectations for a Level One Endorsement

A level one endorsement does not need to be lengthy and is focused on the subjective qualities of a judge - not their rules and policy knowledge. The L1 test covers those areas.

An endorsement should indicate that you have observed the candidate working an event and that you believe that they would be a good fit for the role.

“Jonah has worked for us for every prerelease and showdown and has a great rapport with our players. I think he would make a good L1.”

“I observed Jonah working at our Planetary Qualifier in October, and would hire him again for a similar role.”