For new bigadv WUs, we have changed how the points are calculated to bring them back into balance with the rest of the points in Folding@home. There are more details in this post: http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=19059 The main jist of the change...
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Heh, I'll bet that this is creating some loud howling from some quarters. But it's a hard call for them. I guess it really all boils down to what their emphasis really is, ie is it more preferable for the project to obtain an early return of work units to aid the research abilities of the project?