Originally Posted by YMCA

ex1: a cat4 trying to get the 20 points needed to upgrade to cat3 might have amassed 12 of those points so far, so his "cat-o-meter" would be 60%

ex2: a cat3 who has already gotten the points needed, but is waiting a bit before upgrading in order to sandbag some races might write, "cat2-o-meter is broken".

ex3: an aging cat1 who has no hope at 42 of becoming a pro might write "pro cat-o-meter abandoned"

I really have no idea who started all this and if I'm on the right page, but hey I call it like I want to.