What a stupid thread for the following reasons:
1) F grades are required to judge your true ability, any knob can turn up to a large meeting and simply lie about their ability so they get it!
2) It stops the morons getting into Nationals that can't be arsed with Regionals so only the people willing to make an effort get in!
3) By doing Regionals it helps to generate money for your clubs in your region which is handy when the attendance is low during the holiday period and you get a so called useless F grade!
This is why the hobby is dying because of idiots that come out with stupid comments like "F grades whats the point??" and "I'm not bothering with Regionals" basically just lie about their ability because they can't be arsed to make an effort!!!