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Subject: What to do?

 What do the subscribers to this list think about this scenerio.

In a bridge building competition, a student entered a bridge that di not qualify
it to compete. The rules for the competition stated that if any part of the
bridge did not fit the requirements, then the bridge will be disqualified. The
student who had her bridge disqualified missed not one but two of the
requirements and the judge had to disqualify it and give zero points. The judge
was new in judging the event this year, but from past judgings whenever a bridge
was disqualified no points were given.

At the awards ceremony, team A and team B (the team with the disqualified
bridge) were tied at first place. Team B however whined and complained to the
judge that they should get one point at least for "working hard on it", but
 that would make team B the
winner. The judge soft heartedly gave them that one point. But this was after
the judging of the event.

This scenerio is similar to what happened at the Wisconsin State Science
Olympiad competition. Now Team A is placed in second place and cannot go to the
national competition held at University of Arizona just because of the one
point. Incidentally Team A has gone to Nationals 8years in a row. What do you
think team A should do? Do you think the point given to team B after the
judgings was fair?

I hope to see a discussion on this.

MJ
CHI(College Honors Involvement)
Email: CHI@vms2.macc.wisc.edu
BITNET: CHI@WISCMACC.BITNET