USFA rankings - good for how long?

[TBean]

Which probably means that it's doomed to be ignored (unfortunately).

That was a given, but props to Omar anyway for an elegant fix.

[peet]

Granted, a simple tweak won't come anywhere near solving all of the problems with our current system (that would require a completely replacement). However a complete replacement will require time to develop and implement and in the meantime we'll most likely have to get by with our existing system (flawed as it is).

If we're going to be stuck with the existing system for at least the next few years then there's little justification (outside of bureaucratic inertia, and any new system will have to overcome that as well) for not implementing a simply tweak that would eliminate one wrinkle that has been confusing people for the last quarter-century.

There's actually a fair amount of pain and friction with any change at all*, so if you're going to make a change in a couple years anyway†, sometimes it's better to change only once.


* Particularly for those who have to *ahem* program the computer systems to handle the changes
† Not a statement of any actual USFA plan, just a hypothetical.

-p