[Grim Tuesday]

Alex,

I think what we're seeing here is something that is very real. In the thread I started, many people were willing to dismiss the claim entirely based on their experience and that makes sense - the claim that a Friday award disqualifies for a Saturday one is based on your (and my) personal experience. Maybe, however, it is different at different regional's; here is where the problem lies.

I have never been told by a judge that we were made ineligible for a Saturday award because of a Friday one.

My personal theory however, is that at some regional's, the Judges will take the philosophy of 'these are the teams deserving of awards, how do we fit them into the awards we can give them.'

And it may just be coincidence that they turn out this way. However, I think standardizing judging procedures (and telling teams what these procedures are) would be a step in the right direction for transparency.