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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People love to complain about Winter Classic in particular.   I find it really strange.  
1. It is not the custom in PVS that host clubs provide all the timers.  Its literally in the meet announcement- "Participating clubs are requested to provide timers in proportion to their entries.  One timer is 
requested for each 25 entries. 
● Volunteer Sign-Up Form will be distributed to participating teams. "   This is pretty typical language for PVS meets.  If you don't like it- don't participate.
2. GMU uses the gen 7 timing system, it is built into the pool.  In some ways it works better, but it is also glitchy.  The built into the pool part means that facilities staff has to get involved whenever it doesn't work.  
3. The scoreboard is run by the GMU computer- it's not run from the tables.  The table literally takes a thumb drive to the GMU office and has them load the scoreboard.  
4. GMU has a lot to offer as a venue, and also some limitations.  It's not like there is competition to host meets like this, pools are hard to come by.
5. I have no idea whether or not the Marlins 'make money' on the meet.  But, as is true for virtually all meets, there is a lot of stuff they have no control over.  I know they have really strong officials running the dry side this year (I personally am not one of them.)[/quote]

And it’s not custom in PVS to charge a spectator fee. Yet this meet does.[/quote]

Exactly- it is the most expensive holiday meet.  And they are always disorganized!
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KLI charges separately for prelims and finals. So $10/day or $25/all session. [/quote]

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