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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mr. Shupe @ Jul 20 2009, 07:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Some fans are more hard core than others. Having a shorter attention span for a race doesn't make one stupid, just not as dedicated or interested as others. In addition, casual fans may have a harder time "digesting" a longer race as the field spreads out and more riders get lapped, mixing the leaders with the back markers. Casual fans, who may not be up to date on who is who, could possibly lose track of the positions, making the race more difficult to "digest."
Does this make them stupid? No
Do promoters condescend to casual fans when they try to make things more simple? No, they just want to make the spectacle more enjoyable to a wider audience and get more viewers.
Why not make the race three laps then? If you're going to contend the point (by backing up Tom's assertion) that two races are done for the sake of the casual fan to digest the racing, then why have two races (since the casual fan, as you suggest has a short attention span)? Clearly the suggestion is that the casual fan, though not as interested (I'll buy it), and as you suggest, has a short attention span (lol, lol) would suffer at seeing two races (after-all, this was the context of the comment).
In addition, its hard for me to stomach your reasoning that the promoter isn't tweaking the spectacle to make it dumber, but is to make it "simple"? That is a rather convoluted explanation. Whether you admit it or not, the implication here is: "casual" fan must need assistance from the promoter in "digesting" the concept of lapped riders in addition to referencing the casual fan having a shorter attention span. I'm baffled why you have continued this line of reasoning which echo’s Tom. You've gone at length to try and justify Tom's condescending comment with an equally convoluted rational.
The only reasonable answer here is your last sentence, which I have highlighted. That's the only part that is reasonable, and perhaps the only reason a promoter tweaks the competition, which is like you say, to increase the spectacle of it all, that’s miles different then dumbing/simplifying it down, as you have now repeatedly suggested.
Does this make them stupid? No
Do promoters condescend to casual fans when they try to make things more simple? No, they just want to make the spectacle more enjoyable to a wider audience and get more viewers.
Why not make the race three laps then? If you're going to contend the point (by backing up Tom's assertion) that two races are done for the sake of the casual fan to digest the racing, then why have two races (since the casual fan, as you suggest has a short attention span)? Clearly the suggestion is that the casual fan, though not as interested (I'll buy it), and as you suggest, has a short attention span (lol, lol) would suffer at seeing two races (after-all, this was the context of the comment).
In addition, its hard for me to stomach your reasoning that the promoter isn't tweaking the spectacle to make it dumber, but is to make it "simple"? That is a rather convoluted explanation. Whether you admit it or not, the implication here is: "casual" fan must need assistance from the promoter in "digesting" the concept of lapped riders in addition to referencing the casual fan having a shorter attention span. I'm baffled why you have continued this line of reasoning which echo’s Tom. You've gone at length to try and justify Tom's condescending comment with an equally convoluted rational.
The only reasonable answer here is your last sentence, which I have highlighted. That's the only part that is reasonable, and perhaps the only reason a promoter tweaks the competition, which is like you say, to increase the spectacle of it all, that’s miles different then dumbing/simplifying it down, as you have now repeatedly suggested.
