At 11:15 AM 1/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
OK, enough skeg mail. Let's move on. snip<
Thehandicapping process isn't sanctioned by the ESL and is a purely personal effort. But by maintaining the system and posting the scores I hope to convince the ESL, and possibly the greater soaring community that handicapping is a good idea and will make contests "fairer" and winnable by any flier without resorting to classes.<<
OK, we've gone from skegs to fairness. the dreaded level playing field..snip<<
enough!!!!
the most basic beauty of the contest side of our HOBBY (scale excepted) is that in most events, given a set of rules, our tasks whatever they are, are totally objective... time in the air, landing if it's part of the event.
no judging, k-factors, or subjectiveness takes a part in EARNING a score, regardless of the scoring system. the contestants that best and most accurately complete the given tasks EARN the highest score.
where is this unfair?
Take Care,
Mike Stump
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