I could not disagree more with mcrider007. The situation is between the RM and the participant. Am I curious as to what happened? Sure. Do I feel the RM or participant are obligated to tell me? Absolutely not.
...I think it is inconsistent for the RM to use this forum to promote the event, set up a website to provide daily results, invite everyone to follow the event -- and then refuse to answer questions about the scoring and why some riders lost points.
The RM is an FJR owner and contributor to the forum. He doesn't just use the forum to promote the rally.
These rallies are for the participants. They are not a spectator event. The results/updates are done as a courtesy to those that choose to follow it. The RM certainly has enough to do during the event and, rather than criticize him, we should be thanking him for taking some of his very limited time to provide some updates.
If the admins had an issue with the way the forum was used to discuss the event, then they would handle it and take corrective actions. They haven't, so, no sense in us members trying to say that anyone is abusing the forum.
I can understand the RM's desire to keep some things confidential but he cannot have it both ways.
Why not?
If the RM is required to fully disclose all of the details about anything reported, then, my guess is that he would simply not report anything. I, for one, don't want that to happen.
These events take a lot of time, funds, and efforts both for the organizers and the riders, and anyone considering participation in future events has a right to know exactly what they are getting into -- and I think the questions that have been asked are appropriate and deserve an answer.
Want to know what you're getting into? Well, one of the things is that you can feel comfortable knowing with this event is that things that are requested to be kept between you and the RM will be kept between you and the RM.
If you're not comfortable with the way this was handled, then don't participate in future events. Or, you could organize your own rally. If you do your own, make sure you let the participants know that full disclosure of all happenings could occur to people that have absolutely no association with the event, whatsoever.
Unless I'm missing something, the only people that seem to have a real issue with the way this was handled are those that have never participated in a rally of this magnitude. I think many, like me, are curious, but, they also respect the wishes of the RM and participants to keep things quiet that were requested to be kept quiet.
edit: I wrote this post before seeing George's response. If I stepped on your toes at all, George, I apologize.
