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Old Mon Nov 29, 2004, 07:14pm
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Quote:
Originally posted by Bob Lyle

You said it yourself, "Full beards are discouraged." If they are discouraged, you can bet that someone is acting on that bias. Just because you aren't aware of it, doesn't mean that no one is acting on that bias.
I know there is not a bias because I am on the board, which approves the assignments. The main reason we discourage full beards is because the state guy, who assigns the state semifinals and finals, does. As a local association, we really don't care, as long as it is neat and trimmed.

[Edited by Peruvian on Nov 29th, 2004 at 07:16 PM]