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Unread 13-01-2016, 14:15
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Re: [FRC Blog] Team Advancement, 2017 Progress, and History Patches

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Originally Posted by Ian Curtis View Post
The FiM choice seems in line with the FiM philosophy that teams should advance on points. This is outlined in Jim Zondag's White Paper here. With 4 teams, it would seem pretty unlikely that you've deprived a would-be World Chairman's Award Winner from being eligible at CMP.
Thanks for pointing this out. I read Jim's paper back in 2013, but the refresh read (especially Q19 and Q20) makes FiM's choice a lot more understandable when knowing their values and philosophies.
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