[NSRCA-discussion] Re: redistricting

[George Kennie]

Well,...... everybody,
I'm very gratified for all the responces to the redistricting thread.
I think that I probably have a far too narrow perspective regarding the overall
picture, however the original intent was to generate discussion and I'm happy
for that.
Many points were really of significant merit both for and against and I suspect
that there is no real solution to the problem or at least not one that would be
acceptable to everyone.
Funny, .......the last one who I thought would agree with the concept was Van
Putte and I was somewhat thrilled that he really had full grasp of the
interpretive intent, wow.......and for everyone's efforts to share their
viewpoints, my thanks!
G.

Jay Marshall wrote:

> I have heard of districts which allow anyone to compete for their
> "championship", regardless of where they are "registered". I don't know,
> however, if points scored in these contests can be transferred back to the
> winner's district. That doesn't seem right as it would allow double rewards
> for a single contest. It would seem best that points won in a district stay
> there. If you want to try for two championships then you would have to
> compete in twice as many contests.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:46 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Re: redistricting
>
> On Jan 4, 2006, at 12:27 PM, George Kennie wrote:
>
> > It could be inferred that the District Champion aludes to a "person"
> > of exceptional championship calibre who resides within the District
> > confines irrespective of the location of competitive endeavor.To
> > achieve the title requires participation in competitive enterprize
> > that validates the award. Where the effort takes place should not be
> > in the equation to be truly justified.You are "Champion" by virtue
> > of your demonstrated skill level irrespective of where that
> > demonstration took place, not because it occurred on "Joe's
> > Ballfield".
> > We already allow one out of District event which at least partly
> > negates the "local geography" issue.
> > The improvement sought here is to make it easier for people in large
> > geographical Districts to "District Hop" to contests that are closer
> > to their place of residence than contests that would require them to
> > travel in excess of 12 hours to stay within District limits. That's
> > known as a hardship guys!
>
> George is on to something here.  The question is:  Who is our District
> Champion?  There are possible two answers.  The first reflects which
> member of the district scores the most points in contests held within
> the district.  The second reflects which member of the district scores
> the most points in contests, no matter where they are held.  I believe
> the second answer is the proper one.  The individual who gets the most
> points, no matter the location, demonstrates his superiority over the
> competition.  That's my definition of a champion.
>
> I must admit that my district's point totals do not allow
> out-of-district contests to be included in the total.  It used to be
> that one out-of-district contest's results were allowed to be included.
>   Just when it changed, I don't remember, but I wish it could be changed
> to allow points earned in any contest, no matter the district.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
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