Several of us had problems that forced us from attending last Tuesday's race. As a result we've fallen behind considerably in over-all points. Shortly afterwards Silverfox posted this:
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Originally Posted by silverfox71
After this week I dont think we should be able to make up any more races unless you have a really good reason...like you died tue. morning!
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At the time I was dealing with my own issues and didn't think I'd be able to finish the series anyway, so it didn't really affect me. In fact, I wrote Silver to tell him that I was sorry...but I would not be finishing the series.
Ok, so by the grace of God things are now looking better at home. Therefore unless I'm faced with another tragic turn-of-events...I will be participating in all future races.
Here's my question:
This is our 3rd series and up until now nobody has made-up a race, yet I think we can all agree that the scoring was always done fairly. Here's why. Prior to this series we postponed all races in-where one of us had something scheduled, however, if someone simply didn't show up...they were given last place points. We also made adjustments to the points when people joined the series late.
Examples:
The Green Guy's honeymoon. During that time the race was put on hold until he returned.
When Fred joined our group we were right in the middle of our first season and therefore it wasn't possible for him to earn enough point to win, but he was still given the points he earned...they just didn't affect any of the other players. The same thing was done for other players that would occasionally pop in for a race or two.
Silverfox's haunted house project. He was awarded last place points because he didn't tell anyone that he wasn't going to be there. If we had of known, we would have most certainly rescheduled the race for him.
The only exception was in Greyfox's case. He missed week 5 and was therefore awarded last place points, but none of expected him back...so he was dropped from the weekly lineup. He did however return in week 8 and stayed for the remainder of the series.
Getting back on track:
At the end of our "B" class race a few weeks ago, we all agreed that there would be no more make-up races. Furthermore we agreed that Silverfox would only be permitted to make-up one race. A short time later I received a PM from Todd asking me if it was ok for him to make-up the races he missed. I told him that it wasn't up to me and for him to contact Silverfox or HveHitter. Not long afterwards Todd posted photos of his times along with a note telling me that HveHitted approved his make-up races. I in-turn updated the results.
Now I'm not trying to start any problems here, but what's fair for one has to be fair for everyone else. I had a family emergency last week, making it impossible for me to attend the race. Fred also had a family emergency. In Todd's case it was his wifes birthday. Did any of us die...no, but clearly these are all valid reasons for missing the race. That said, I think we should be permitted to make it up.
