How about refunds for cancelled sixth events?

I have heartburn with the POLICY (not RULE) that no refund is given when a swimmer’s sixth event is dropped by the championship committee. When this policy is invoked, the affected swimmers are essentially taxed through no fault of their own or the meet host. I’m not familiar with any other type of event where a person pays to participate, is denied participation and is not returned the entry fee even though the event occurs. Is there a reasonable reason why this policy exists?
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  • Former Member
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    Perhaps we should refund the entry fee for that 6th event MINUS the real-world cost of processing it and sending it out (postage, envelope, check, labor, administrative overhead etc). Unless I miss my guess, the total expense would exceed the $4. I've never understood why we charge by the event. We should simply have one entry fee that covers all events. It would eliminate a number of unnecessary headaches (and heartburn).
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  • Former Member
    0 Former Member
    Perhaps we should refund the entry fee for that 6th event MINUS the real-world cost of processing it and sending it out (postage, envelope, check, labor, administrative overhead etc). Unless I miss my guess, the total expense would exceed the $4. I've never understood why we charge by the event. We should simply have one entry fee that covers all events. It would eliminate a number of unnecessary headaches (and heartburn).
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