On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:00:20 PM UTC-8, John Cochrane wrote:
4) The RC would look favorably upon granting a waiver to anyone with the conviction to call an AST-only contest. That is, commit up front that only ASTs would be called - all or nothing. Other formats short of "all in" would be looked upon favorably as well, though wishing for more ASTs hardly seems like a big commitment.

I don't even think it requires a waiver. So long as there is "variety and challenge" and "safe and fair," as I read the rules you can call all ATs

It might be wise for a CD to announce this ahead of time, to attract AT fans and warn others. But I don't see it required.

John Cochrane

True, but if we want to provoke some experimentation and innovation (even if it's "back to the future"), I'm happy to draw some attention to it with an official endorsement.

All we need now is some "money where our mouth is".

9B