Perhaps not... It may be preferrable to be first in the beginners list rather than 10th in the veterans. I think automatic progression (of some sort) is a good idea.
ty > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 10 May 2002 01:56 > To: Perl golf mailing list > Subject: Re: Request for a new category. Thoughts? > > > On Wed, 8 May 2002, Rick Klement wrote: > > > > Other alternatives: > > > > 1) Automatically promote all beginners whose score would place them > > in the top half of the veterans. > > > > Isn't the possibility of an O'Reilly book sufficient > motivation for people > to promote themselves? > > -- > Stephen Turner, Cambridge, UK > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adelie/stephen/ > "This is Henman's 8th Wimbledon, and he's only lost 7 > matches." BBC, 2/Jul/01 >