The contest, as I recall, is a Mid-Realm thing.  I'm here on the
Aethelmearc/MK border.  I know there has been a problem in these parts
with some poorly behaved Laurels who just *lived* for entering
competitions against novices just so they could have easy wins and, of
course, be really poor sports about the whole thing.  It lead to events
simply setting up categories so that novices weren't competing against
Laurels.

This is probably related in that mindset.  I think Judith Martin has
written a lot about this phenomena of having to make rules when people
can't/won't behave.

Morgana



















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