On Mar 15, 9:10*am, rlovinggood wrote:
(one-time CM and real-time public scoring aficionado)

Tuno,

I don't understand and yes, maybe I would if I were to CM a contest.
But no, I still can't wrap my minuscule mind around the concept of not
posting scores as soon as they are available and as soon as internet
service is available.


Respectfully,
Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA


Ray,

Don't fret; your mental capacity is not in question. It's a subtle
point, but...

If the awards banquet is scheduled for the evening of the last contest
day, there's a tendency for some folks to bail early and start their
long drive home. Keeping some amount of suspense around the outcome
encourages at least a few more people to stick around. Having been
left holding (the not insignificant) bill for a bunch of no-shows when
we've prepaid a caterer for some minumum number of participants, I
can tell you it's not a nice feeling. There are ways around it, but
at the end of the day, it's nice of the winners have a few more of
their peers around to cheer for them.

P3