Josh Sirota wrote:
> Pat, it's the trophies that keep people coming back for more. Those
> who have tried 10 times but never successfully trophied -- do you
> think they come because they think they can get gold? Some may, but
> most are looking for a more realistic goal: just take home a trophy.
> If you narrow that to only 3, enough people will think their goals
> are unrealistic and will stay home. IMHO.
> ...
> The answer is to award trophies based on how close you finish to the
> class winner. I can't remember the amount I came up with, but you
> can find a number which will typically award just as many trophies as
> we do now (reduce if you want to reduce the duration of the banquet),
> but will distribute them, in my mind, more fairly (oh, there's that
> word again.)
That number was 2% (or more clearly, you get a trophy if you are under
102% of the winner's time).
Mark (who waited until his 10th nationals to bring home his first
trophy, which was 7th place)
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