From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Fri Jul 10 14:46:45 1998 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) id OAA16230 for britdisc-outgoing; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:30:56 +0100 (BST) Received: from backoffice.ftech.net (backoffice.ftech.net [212.32.16.144]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA14482 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:22:24 +0100 (BST) Received: from server1.paramount.co.uk (pc2.paramoun.ftech.co.uk [195.200.18.131]) by backoffice.ftech.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA03210 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:18:38 +0100 Received: by pc2.paramoun.ftech.co.uk with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id <3S7PQS93>; Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:19:59 +0100 Message-ID: <15691AE2066BD111914100805FEB4028150A91@pc2.paramoun.ftech.co.uk> From: Peter Harvey <PeterH@paramount.co.uk> To: "'Britdisc'" <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: Handi-Crap Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:19:58 +0100 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk id OAA16223 Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk whilst we are all discussing the pros and cons of a potential handicapping system, let us not lose sight of the goal. The reason for introducing such a system is to improve the quality of games and/or give everyone a chance of winning. Is that not the reason why the current tour format was introduced? The way to win [the tour] is by playing to the top of your own game and hopefully producing a team performance greater than the sum of the individual players abilities. Is this not what we are striving for, rather than handing ? I'm sure handicapping would make a fun diversion for a tourney. Alas, I would certainly feel uncomfortable 'beating' a better team who had obviously been more competent, but lost out through any slight misjudgement in a handicapping system. We already have enough trouble with the accuracy current seedings! If you want more even games with an unpredictable result, go play a hat tourney. whats wrong with good old vanilla ultimate? Harv ------------- Pete Harvey - Shotgun ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. .¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>