[mbohn]

Well if that is the case, which I believe it is, then it seems like the ratings system is mainly for bumping players from Intermediate to Advanced. Thats one of the things I have been griping about lately. Players never get bumped until after they have done alot of non-member, non-rated bagging. Even after they finally become members they still bag the Am2's because TD's don't closely watch the ratings. They could even calc a basic rating based on past performance for non-rated players, but they don't take the time....