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BDWard wrote:
Although I'm not alone in my belief that there is no urgency to vote on the Finals' format, apparently the beliefs of the finalists matter little.
That's not really true at all. We have done the finals this way for 8 to 10 years at least that I can remember. I'm a creature of habit so I am not usually inclined to make a change due to feedback from 1 or 2. I have always wanted to get the vote out of the way as soon as possible so I can sit back and wait for the Semi's to conclude and also by that time, the vote MAY be complete enough so that people MIGHT be able to get their team prepared with a likely cap. Waiting until the Semi's concludes means also waiting for the vote to START and then cycle down through everybody. That can take a week or more to get everyone to post their vote. So it's also a time saving thing too. I think ALL of the Finalists are itching to get the Finals underway. I want to get the Finals kicked off too because I want that out of the way to plan the NEXT Barnstormers.
That means polling the board of what we need to decide on for change (if anything) and working with SOM to negotiate the main page, rules changes in the wording, putting up the signup page. The "offseason" is just as busy as the events themselves.
The board does come in here to a look at the suggestions raised and some do filter into the rules. So everyone IS LISTENED to by more than just me and if a board member wants a change, we do vote on it. That's how the decision NOT to include extreme caps was decided. And even MORE extreme, that's how the 200 Mil Event was created. (I never wanted it)
Sorry you feel that way Bernie, but I just dont feel it's true. And I don't feel that a majority of the Finalists share your opinion.
MM