Maybe we should just do politically correct soaring contests and not keep score, like many kids sports programs these days. We wouldn't want to hurt any ones feelings, now would we?
On Jan 9, 2008 10:53 PM, tony estep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Original message: > ....Your heart is in the right place for club events, but please do not do > this at TNT... > =================== > Marc is right on. At a "real" contest, this sort of thing is > fundamentally unfair. If everybody launches into the same air and one guy > finds the air and gets max, while 6 out of 7 guys mess up and land early, > they have to earn low scores, in fairness to everybody in the contest. The > air was there and they blew their shot. Setting up some artificial scheme to > pardon their failure is better policy for club contests than for the real > thing -- sort of like allowing free popoffs. > -- Steve Schneider Buffalo Grove, IL SOAR Club
