[NSRCA-discussion] Fact............

[richard wallace]

I guess I don't see a problem with the honor system at all. For those
who are honest it works fine, especially in a world where only the
most recent 4 years' points count.
Let's leave it as is.

Rick Wallace

On 8/15/07, Gene Maurice <gene.maurice at sgmservice.com> wrote:
> No one collects, maintains, manages, administers, accumulates, records,
> summarizes, folds, spindles, or mutilates points! PERIOD! The rule, as
> stated in the AMA Rulebook, is not only unenforced, it's unenforceable!!!
>
> At the end of a contest CD's send data to the AMA. These forms include data
> about the contestants including the results of the contest. As of today, the
> AMA does nothing to accumulate that data, per Lisa Johnson, Administrative
> Assistant in the AMA Competition Department. No one in the world can tell
> you how many points you have.
>
> The whole system, as it stands today, is an honor system. It is the
> competitor's sole responsibility to know how many points he has.
>
> This in itself seems to be a strong argument for abolishing the rule.
>
> BTW, IMHO, any other scenario that utilizes the accumulation of statistics
> to determine advancement is equally unenforceable.
>
> Just a thought........................
>
> Gene Maurice
> gene.mauirce at sgmservice.com
> Plano, Texas
> AMA 3408 NSRCA 877
>
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