In the MAARC and MCWC, we can run a reduced competition when we have three entries and a full competition when we have six. (If anyone is wondering what the MAARC and MCWC are, you can find them in General Competitions).
When we run a reduced competition, there are two winners. When we run a full competition, there are three winners and they win slightly more Writers' Study competition poiints. Until December 2016, five entries were needed to run a full competition. From the MAARC LXVIII onwards, the rules were changed to require six entries for a full competition.
This thread is a place for us to discuss whether five or six entries should be needed for a full competition.
An argument for keeping the number at six is that some writers might feel that Writers' Study competition medals could be obtained too easily. An argument for returning to five entries is that, when we have three or four entries, this encourages more writers to enter. If six entries are needed and we get five, then only two out of five will win. If five entries are needed and we already have four, then the fifth entrant has the satisfaction of improving the odds for everyone. Perhaps you'd like to comment on these arguments or to suggest others?