@n00b100 said:

5. As for the Hall of Fame "eligibility" period, a) we're talking jams, not humans (as has been somewhat angrily pointed out to me before when I analogized concerts to NBA sports teams), and b) the "eligibility" period makes no real sense when we're talking about *the best of the best jams*. Are Phish going to play anything in the remainder of their career that is SO FAR above the Tahoe Tweezer to render it along the lines of, I dunno, a random 2010 Disease or 1996 Mike's Song? No, probably not (though I'd love it). Let's say we ARE talking about humans - what good does it do to make Pedro Martinez wait 7 years for the Hall when he could die then? Isn't he a Hall of Fame pitcher from the moment he retires? Nobody's talking about sticking the 7/16/13 CDT (which I adore) in the Phish HOF - the two jams that made it are almost certainly the most famous and beloved jams of this iteration, give or take a Gorge Rock & Roll or Miami Disease.

By the way, does this mean we can get a 25 year waiting period on voting for jams from 1.0 and 2.0?

A waiting period definitely makes sense because there is naturally more hype surrounding something that occurred recently. That's just human nature, regardless of whether we're talking sports or jams. I have little doubt that in 10 years, the Tahoe Tweezer will NOT be voted #1 jam of all-time by Phish.