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the price of comps 11-Sep-2006 At 2:12:11 PM breezy

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On 11/09/2006 The Elk wrote:
>Having been involved with the running of comps in the past the $100 'penalty'
>seemed to get the point across that if you want in, you get your sh!t sorted
>and pay by the due date.
>People had plenty of warning to pay by the date, and it probably cuts
>back on those who rock up on the day to suss out the competitors in their
>field and then decide to enter based on the skill level. That can happen
>A LOT!

Regardless $100 is excessive. We are not bloody polo playing billionaires who can afford $100 penalty fees.
Saturday's weather as all would know was shite, this would have meant many who planned to climb outdoors may well have shown up on the day to compete a $100 fee kinda discourages this.