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Re: PNW introducing new funding model
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Originally Posted by bkahl View Post
Who/what decides who gets to compete at a third, or even fourth district event, other than registration time? At a flat rate, I don't see why teams wouldn't try and compete more, but its obivous that not every team can go to more than 2 events.

Seems kind of unfair to teams that only end up being able to compete at 2 events.
I see your point, but the events are planned so there are at least two spots for every team. Inevitably, there are going to be a few extra spots. As far as I know, extra teams filing these spots incurs no additional costs for the district. Since PNW is changing philosophies from the traditional "pay to attend each event" to "cover the program expenses", it seems unnecessary to charge a registration fee for additional plays.

I can see a few different approaches to ensuring fair distribution of the extra plays:
  • None, whoever clicks first gets it
  • A random lottery for spots
  • A lottery based on years since previous third play (similar to CMP waitlist)
Additionally, I would imagine there'd be a gap between third and fourth play registration opening.
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Last edited by Brian Maher : 21-08-2015 at 11:52. Reason: Forgot a "no" in the post, now boldfaced
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