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November 14th 14, 12:46 AM
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US Rules change needed for devaluation of contest day
I agree with P9. The soaring rules have alot of special equations designed to tune the system and "ensure"....."fairness." A noble effort but the "tuning" often results in other unintended consequences.
In sailing, for example, if many boats break down or capsize in high winds, the winner does not have his/her score discounted. In light air, if the winner meets the time limit, he/she wins and if ALL other boats miss the time limit they get a score equal to the total number of boats started. You either finish the race or you get a zero. This has a simplicity and beauty to it. I prefer it. Every race should count and every winner should be a full winner. It sounds like people want more equation tuning. More complexity (at significant cost). I say make it simple and pure... FWIW... 
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November 14th 14, 02:39 AM
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US Rules change needed for devaluation of contest day
On Thursday, November 13, 2014 7:46:06 PM UTC-5, Sean Fidler wrote:
I agree with P9. The soaring rules have alot of special equations designed to tune the system and "ensure"....."fairness." A noble effort but the "tuning" often results in other unintended consequences. In sailing, for example, if many boats break down or capsize in high winds, the winner does not have his/her score discounted. In light air, if the winner meets the time limit, he/she wins and if ALL other boats miss the time limit they get a score equal to the total number of boats started. You either finish the race or you get a zero. This has a simplicity and beauty to it. I prefer it. Every race should count and every winner should be a full winner. It sounds like people want more equation tuning. More complexity (at significant cost). I say make it simple and pure... FWIW... Some are bent on making the rules remind us our tax laws ... 
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