The results show that 15% (3/20) of the contested Class/Division wins were decided by less than 3 seconds. One of them was for a National (Division) title.

The number of DQs at the last (5) Indoor and Outdoor National/World matches averaged 5.6 with a variance of 1.4.

Is it really surprising that a thread discussing the merits of, or justifications for, discretionary interpretations of the already subjective process of assessing 3 second penalties - or rationalizing (15) DQs - generates lively discussions?

SOs give freely of their time.

Good rules are obvious and work with them and for competitors - not against either.

Craig