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Subject: Re: Crafty playng at WCCC??? (NT)

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 01:53:33 07/28/00

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On July 26, 2000 at 18:23:43, Alessandro Damiani wrote:

>On July 26, 2000 at 09:51:22, Jason Williamson wrote:
>
>>On July 26, 2000 at 09:16:44, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On July 26, 2000 at 02:44:35, pavel wrote:
>>>
>>>>oh baby I love your way..........
>>>
>>>
>>>Probably not.  ICCA has a rule that says the primary author must attend.  I
>>>can't during the middle of classes, and even without classes going on, it is
>>>an expensive trip.  Since it is never held in the USA, it is simply too
>>>expensive to try to make each and every one of them.
>>
>>Whats the purpose of this rule in todays day and age of high speed internet
>>connections, wireless modems, etc.
>
>Perhaps making the event more attractive?
>
>Alessandro

How does it make the event more attractive if by such a rule you bar
partcipation of alot of players from places far away.  Perhaps I could
understand it if the rule aplied to the professional engines, but Amateurs tend
not to have large companies backing them and paying their airfare, etc.




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