I think this year is the first year that cities get to challenge each other because Nano is keeping regional stats. About two days ago, Asheville, NC challenged Nashville in a word count competition that's lasting until the 28th. Right now, I'm feeling pessimistic about my hometown. Too much country music and not enough writing!
Asheville, NC - 616,052 Nashville, TN - 597,872
And to top it off, my city has even fallen in rank from 93 to 95 sometime between yesterday and today. Perhaps, you might say, that I should try to calculate word count totals regardless of whether or not people have put down regional affiliations and see where that gets us. But just take a glance at the raw numbers and you can tell where the real ranking is.
Nashville has 100 participants while Asheville only has 36.
Asheville has: 3 people in the 40k range 7 people in the 30k range 2 people in the 20k range 7 people in the 10k range
Nashville has: 1 person over 100k 5 people in the 50k range 4 people in the 40k range 12 people in the 30k range 9 people in the 20k range 13 people in the 10k range
Or, you could just say that I'm acting bitter. Whatever. I just think this is one example of how flawed the current regional ranking statistics are.
