I think we all know of the many arguments FOR throw outs, just as I think we all know of the many arguments AGAINST throw outs. It reminds me a little of the criteria for the “horse” IE, GOD created a horse and having the desire for a second opinion he formed a committee and asked them to design a horse to the same criteria, - the committee came up with a Camel
I don’t think it is important whether there are throw outs or no throw outs, what is important is that everyone who races in an event KNOWS beforehand just what the rules and conditions are, then it is FAIR to all competitors. If someone doesn’t like the criteria they don’t have to compete, but if they do compete, it’s no point in them saying after the event that some part of the rules were “unfair” to them. As long as it is the same for everyone the person who lost on a throw out (and complains about it) could just as easily have won on a throw out (and then you would hear no complaints), and that should be known and understood by them before they ever entered the event. To say “if it wasn’t for the throw outs I would have won” is like saying “It isn’t fair, if I had only had one number, one digit less, I would have won lotto” A bit like “spilt milk” if you ask me. You don’t expect to win on a “black Jack” hand in a game of draw poker – do you ???