Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:26:14 02/17/00
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On February 17, 2000 at 11:24:51, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>On February 17, 2000 at 11:21:15, Andrew Dados wrote:
>
>> In case of OTB tourney a player himself is responsible for showing up on time.
>>Now, for internet-based tourneys, that may mean he can be forfeited if his ISP
>>is down. However, since tourney organizers put effort into installing arbiter
>>with each player during the game ('serious event'), that arbiter can see that
>>player has shown on time and is ready for the game. In that case organizer
>>should be held responsible for any alternate connection in case ISP is down
>>(simply phone connetion would do here) or for rescheduling. Forfeit *should not*
>>be granted if player is phisically on time and in the place where he's supposed
>>to be and it's verifiable.
>>
>>-Andrew-
>
>At the world champs who was responsible in my case?
>
>The problem the first game was at an ISP somewhere in germany, NOT in paderborn,
>and it was NOT my ISP.
>
>The problem the first game was elsewhere in paderborn, some dude had turned
^^^^^ ^^^^
last game
>OFF the computer in the weekend, and that computer was always inside my route
>to the crafty machine.
>
>In both cases the organization nor me could be blamed.
>
>Yet i had to play a game... ...what do i do?
>
>It's a technical sport, just like motor and car racing. If your machine
>is broke for whatever reason, then it's your fault simply. You can complain
>loud on fora like these, but it doesn't change that you have a problem
>during that game to find another machine.
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