Sheila's Hash Rating Criteria
John Scheeler (sheilamh3@usinternet.com)
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 14:31:39 -0500
Ratings: -10 to +10
a. 10 either way is never given because of the following
(1) If -10 the Hare would have been lynched.
(2) If +10 then the rater is lying. No Hare is perfect
except for the rater.
b. 0 can be ither a + or - and even a plain 0 for no reason.
Ratings are based and judged entirely on the following criteria:
CRITERIA VALUE
A. BRIAR PATCHES
(1) Thick 4
(2) Thin 1
(3) Large Area 5
(4) Combinations
(a) 3 + 1 9 x Size of the Thorns
(b) 3 + 2 6 x Size of the Thorns
(5) Number of times thru x any of the above
(6) No briars or thorns -10
B. WATER
(1) Frozen 1
(2) Liquid 4
(3) Depth or Thickness
(a) Very thin ice 10 (ice water underneath)
(b) 4" or more 1 (no difficulty)
(c) Knee deep 2 (no difficulty)
(d) Waste deep 3 (little effect
(e) Armpit deep on 6' person 8 (now we're getting serious)
(f) 8' or deeper 10 (best choice)
(4) Multiply any of the above by the temp of water & air. MINUS
rating is best here.
C. HILLS
(1) None -10
(2) Small (2 to 8% rise) 1
(3) Medium (9 to 20% rise) 2
(4) Large (20 to 60% rise) 5
(5) Shear Cliff 10
(6) Multiply by length, then by the number of times had to be climbed.
D. RAILROAD TRACKS
(1) Cross them 1
(2) Run down/up them 3
(3) Multiply (1) by number of times had to cross them.
(4) Multiply (2) by the length x the # of times had to run up or
down them.
(5) None -10
E. TRAFFIC
(1) Horse & Buggy or None -10 (too easy)
(2) Cars 1
(3) 18 Wheelers 3
(4) Multipy by:
(a) Sparse traffic 1
(b) Light traffic 2
(c) Medium traffic 3
(d) Heavy traffic 4
(e) Rush Hour Traffic 5
(f) Further Multiply by
(A) e times any
(B) The Above by:
1. Good Visibility 1
2. Poor Visibility 2
3. Bad Visibility 3
4. Further Further Multiply by:
a. Daylight 2
b. Night 10 (if no moon, otherwise by 5)
F. WEATHER
(1) Good 0
(2) Fair 0
(3) Poor 0
(4) S**ty 1
(5) Monsoon Rain or Blizzard of 10
the century
(6) Multipy by:
(a) Temperature
1. 70 to 105 0
2. 106 plus 4 (damn hot)
3. 40 to 69 1 (for 69)
4. 0 to 39 2
5. -10 to -1 3
6. Anthing below -11 5
(b) Winds
1. Calm 0
2. 0 - 10mph 1
3. 11 to 25 mph 2
4. 26 to 35 mph 3
5. 36 to 45 mph 4
6. 46 to 70 mph (ideal) 10
G. LENGTH OF RUN
(1) Distance
(a) 1 to 3 miles 5
(b) 4 to 6 miles .5
(c) 6 plus miles -10 (too damn far)
(2) Time to Run:
(a) Multiply distance by min. of running time.
Largest positive number is preferred.
H. BEER STOPS
(1) 1 to 3 5
(2) 4 plus 8
(3) Multiply by:
(a) No Lite Beer 200
(b) Lite Beer Only 5
(c) Non Alcoholic Beer -100
(should not be allowed)
(d) Whiskey or Other Spirits 10
(e) Multiply the above by the amount per person avialable.
(4) No Beer Stops: -200
(Hares should be
burned/tared/feathered/bent/spindled/mutilated and anything
else the Hashers would like to do to the inconsiderate SOB'S)
I. TRAIL MARKINGS
(1) Spacing
(a) 1 to 5 feet -100 (blind person could follow)
(b) 5 to 50 feet 0
(c) 50 to 100 feet 3
(d) 100 feet plus 5
(e) Multiply by:
A. Easy to see 0
B. Difficult to see 2
C. Hard to see 5
D. Impossible to see 0
(2) False Trails
(a) None -5
(b) 1 to 5 2
(c) 5 or more 5
(d) Multiply by:
A. No effect 0
B. Little Effect 1
C. Significant effect 5
D. Stopped the FRB's in their tracks +100
SAMPLE RUN RATING:
A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I = +9 OR A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I = -9
If the total does not equal less than +10 or more than -10 then divide by
whatever number is needed to get it there dummy.