I've been invited several times to be a judge (or something like that), but . . .

[OneBlueSky]

I haven't responded positively because I don't know what "being a judge" means -- i.e. what it involves, what kind of time commitment is expected, what the duration of the commitment is (an hour? a day? a week? a month?), and whether doing whatever is required would earn me friends, enemies, or neither . . . if there is a place on the DU site where I can find this information, please direct me there . . . if not, please explain what I'd be getting myself into if I said "yes" to such an invitation, and what I'm missing by saying "no thanks" . . .

look forward to a response, and appreciate the education . . .