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7-Sep-2012 At 9:11:12 AM anthonycuskelly

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On 6/09/2012 Wendy wrote:
>I think part of the problem here is we have the only grading system that
>covers this grade range in any detail. So everything is going to be a bit
>skewwhiff when you move to working on a system that only has 4-5 grades
>covering that range. Anything you jump on could be 2 of our grades either
>sides but fit perfectly reasonably into 5a or 5.6. Have I previously mentioned
>we also have the only grading system that really makes sense?

Oh, well, in UK parlance I'd say they've got E, M, D, HD, VD, MS, S, HS, MVS. Depending on the area you can also add MVD, HVD, or MHS. The real weirdness is that low grades never change, so something given S when S was the hardest grade is still S, and their variation between areas is even worse than ours. Oh, and very little graded E or M still makes the guidebooks, and HD, MS, HS and MVS are inconsistent. So, they cover it with plenty of grades, just not with any real accuracy.

I don't think any grading system really makes sense, but at least they indicate if I'm likely to get my arse handed to me or not.