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> > -----Original Message-----
> > AERC uses the rule that the award placings for wt divisions 
> > go to the top 5% of the members in a wt division or 10 
> > whichever is *lower*.

Kristen A Fisher wrote:
> So doesn't that [to an extent] reduce/eliminate the disadvantage of
> competing in weight division with a greater amount of members?? 

How do you figure?  No matter how few awards are given in one division, it 
doesn't affect how many people YOU have to compete against if you are in a 
different division.  The only way you could "reduce/eliminate the 
disadvantage" of being in a large division would be if AERC said, "Ok.  We 
have 4 wt divisions so we will give out 40 awards and we'll pro-rate the 
number of awards per division based on the number of people riding in that 
division."  That way if you had 100 riding in each FW and HW, 200 MW and 
400 LT, AERC would dole out 20 awards to the LW div (5% of the number of LW 
riders), 10 to the MW div (5% of the MW riders), and 5 each to the FW and 
HW divs (5% of the FW and HW riders).  Thus, no matter what div you rode 
in, you'd have a 1 in 20 chance of getting an award.  THAT would eliminate 
the disadvantage of riding in a division with more riders.

BTW... I am NOT, NOT, NOT suggesting this as a program!!!!!  Just 
addressing the specific comment :)

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