Originally Posted by
Big Uncle
I would like to see Wyoming change the party system to eliminate the point averaging. It is not very fair to guys trying to get points the right way. Maybe someday it will get fixed but right now that is the way it works.
The term slug does not refer to the little crawling creature but rather it was picked up in D.C. to be the same as a fake coin that could be put into a vending machine. I have not heard the term used in other cities for this form of commuting. I just thought it was funny and appropriate when someone used it in connection with the Wyoming party system.
It actually works both ways because when a party averages their PPs and gets drawn they all go back to 0 the following year, so it actually can also speed up someone trying to get drawn the following year because all in the party are at 0. It's my understanding that the G&F did averaging to try and get more people in the field, especially families.