Re: repeats
Robert J Abbot (rabbot@juno.com)
Mon, 06 Oct 1997 19:11:24 EDT
On Mon, 6 Oct 1997 11:44:25 -0700 (PDT) Christopher Hill
<cehill@u.washington.edu> writes:
>
>
>> On 6 Oct 97 at 7:23, Earl Perry wrote:
>>
>> > My perspective was, and is, that a call-in system and repeat users
>are a
>> > pure boon. It takes considerable practice and ability to put
>together a
>> > Grand trip, and life circumstances change beyond our ability to
>envision or
>> > predict. This would mean lots of wasted dates, if there were not
>people
>> > who could move on short notice. Repeat users aren't taking
>anything away
>> > from those of us with congealed lives; they make use of
>opportunities we
>> > don't. Other than envy, what's the problem?
>
>Envy figures into it. But Earl Perry's sentence above "Repeat users
>aren't taking anything away from [the rest of us]" is only true under
>the
>current system. It would be easy to design a system where the permits
>currently picked up as cancellations would go into the wait-list pool
>instead. If NPS anticipated that a third of permit holders would
>cancel,
>then they could hand out 50% more permits. One third of those cancel,
>and
>you've got 100% use by people on the waiting list. The waiting list
>moves
>50% faster. Easy. And much fairer.
>
>The status quo favors people who've been down before, who have the
>experience to put together a trip quickly, but there's no logical
>reason
>the system has to work that way.
>
>Chris Hill
>Everett, WA
>cehill@u.washington.edu
>
>Wow not a bad idea! But I would hate to have to wait on stand-by on the
Lees Ferry ramp do to every one showing up. Don't laugh this happens at
the airport all the time.
And for you repeats maybe we could have frequent boater miles. (just
kidding)
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