[EricH]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

I really like having "across the board consistency" with the games: the way they are played, scored, refereed, etc. Certain regions can have some latitude, but the strength of the programs is that everyone is playing the same game / completing the same tasks.

Ditto.

There's a spotlight around somewhere about how the easiest way to make things unfair is to have different rules for different people. It's true.

But, some autonomy is needed, too--you know, stuff "happens".

Here's my take on it: In all aspects of the game, consistency is king. You get more complaints when consistency is absent... In certain other aspects that can affect fairness, again, consistency rules. (One of those other aspects, IMO, is the age ranges/time-in-program limitations.)

But in terms of giving latitude: "add-ons" should have wide latitude. This could range from the DJ's song list including more regional favorites to the addition of conferences and workshops to an event. Venue options should definitely be local. And of course, where there's room for judgement in the rules, I think in those cases the appropriate enforcers of said rules should use said judgement--with the understanding that it is a judgement call, and therefore they should be careful.