Author: Walter Koroljow
Date: 18:31:47 02/16/00
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On February 16, 2000 at 21:02:36, Robert Hyatt wrote: >This shows an _incredible_ level of "network incompetence". The _first_ >question that needed answering was "what do we do if we have a serious network >problem on either (or both) ends while a game is in progress?" When we were >discussing the ICC tournament, this was the _first_ issue discussed. Because >the internet is not reliable. Small countries like Israel have serious >drawbacks as they don't have the hundreds of internet connect pathways we have >in North America (for example). Someone _must_ figure out what to do in case >such a problem occurs... and they _must_ figure this out _before_ the event, not >with a bunch of wild hair-pulling after the problem occurs in a critical game. > >This was ridiculous. The people making the decision ought to be raked over >the coals for such a ridiculous happening. And the person that made the >decision to forfeit Junior ought to be taken out back and beaten with a mop >handle. :) > >And we wonder if there will be more computer-allowed events? right... > > Amen, Walter
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