Rick, Good Points... What kind of Cookies are We talking here. Larry Jolly
Here's a format that's fair to everyone and no hurt feelings at the end of the contest. We'll let everyone launch whenever they want and fly for whatever they can accomplish. When they land we'll rub their heads and tell them what a great job they did and give them a max score. If they break the line or pop off we'll ask them if that's their flight or if they want a 'do over'. Either way they are rewarded with a max score for being so aggressive on the launch. If they land off the field we'll give them the max landing score for trying so hard. On the field landing and they get a max score for their great skill. Should anyone crash they would immediately be awarded a max score for heroism and almost saving their plane and a new-in-box replacement for their broken airplane. After the predetermined number of rounds selected to make sure that no one gets too tired during the day we'll give everyone a small trophy and take a group picture to celebrate. Then everyone gets a nice box of juice and candy or cookie snack before they head home. All butterflies and warm milk thoughts will fill their heads as the drive that long highway home. Anything less than this and the contest is obviously unfair, poor sportsmanship or cheating. The argument is over. Cheers Rick PS No ego or emotion was created or destroyed in this post. At 10:52 PM 1/9/2008, Tim Bennett wrote: >Jim Bacus wrote: > > > > "Shafting" the other fellow competitors by completing the task > > time? "Unethical?" ;-) > > > > I see it as maximizing my available flying time during a contest > > event, and playing by the rules of the contest attempting to > > maximize my score. > > >Jim makes a valid point while at the same time highlighting one of the >weaknesses of seeded MOM as currently practiced. The format creates a >structure that encourages or even requires what would seem to some as >unsportsmanlike behavior which belittles and demeans the unsuccessful >competitor. The rules encourage exploiting any opportunity to "bury" someone >who has a bad flight by putting on a show of being the only one flying for >as long as possible while everyone stands and watches. This kind of >structure is unnecessary and disproportionately rewards the single episode >of good luck or heroic effort as opposed to consistent superior performance >round after round. There can be no greater turn off in competition than >being shafted or buried. While it may be fun for one guy, it is at the >expense of everyone else. If playing by the rules makes the competition a >turnoff to many, maybe better rules can correct this. This is an issue of >the design of the contest format which my earlier idea seeks to address. > >By assigning scores that are limited on the low side, a competitor is not >able to lose or win the whole contest in one round and there is no need nor >opportunity to bury or shaft anybody. I think this is a better way to >structure a contest if you want to insure all competitors have a good time >and encourage participation while not artificially limiting the performance >of any competitor. > >I guess a key objective I left out was: > >"Respect for the dignity of all participants." > >I also think "...maximizing available flying time during a contest..." is >better done by increasing the pace of the event so more rounds can be flown. > >Tim Bennett >LSF IV > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send >"subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and >unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME >turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL >are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
