> On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Engstrom wrote:
>
> > It's NOT NECESSARILY BS. As someone who has personally
> > hosted a National Tour, let me tell you how many people saw the
> > course map before they got their registration packet.
>
> I (and others, no doubt) applaud your efforts to be fair. But even after
> going to great lengths, and (as you say) seriously hacking some regional
> folks off, it STILL wasn't fair. If any of the eight people you mention
> were competitors, it wasn't fair to everyone else.
Even granting your premise, it was "unfair" to a maximum of 8 classes. And
besides, it's already been demonstrated that the maps aren't to scale - they
make molehills appear like mountains!
> Obviously, there's no way to keep the thing a complete secret, unless you
> ban everyone involved from competing.
I suggest we invite Steven to do the course maps and layout for the next Nat.
event. Of course, then we'd have to shoot him. ;)
KeS
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