Author: Amir Ban
Date: 06:56:10 10/14/97
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On October 14, 1997 at 07:11:45, Chris Whittington wrote: > >On October 14, 1997 at 05:41:32, Amir Ban wrote: > >> >>WMCCC participants received an email from Tony about clock handlind. I >>replied with a suggestion that I am posting here for the forum's >>consideration >> >>Amir >> >>----------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Tony, >> >>Here is a suggestion: >> >>Let us reverse the rule here. Require all operators to keep their >>program clocks up-to-date whenever they wish, in such a way that it >>is not more than two minutes behind or ahead of the official clock. > >Not agreed. this opens up the possibility of 'cheating' near the time >control. > Why and how ? >A little story from the past ... > [snip] > >Two move before the time control the operator adjusted the internal >clock of the Fidelity machine, telling it that it had 2 minutes left. >The real time it had left was 5 minutes. I forget the exact times, but >you get the drift; by a non-reality clock adjustment it went from a >situation where it was going to lose on time, to one where it coudln't >possibly lose on time. > [snip] >Chris > But my suggestion would make that practice illegal, since the clock is more than two minutes off, and the TD can instruct to set the exact time remaining. Maybe I didn't make my suggestion clear enough. It is simply: - Set the CORRECT time whenever you wish. - Don't set or leave INCORRECT time. Here it is as a catchy slogan: "Correct time GOOD ! Incorrect time BAD !" (repeat 6 times). Amir
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