Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:16:44 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 19:11:44, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 19:00:34, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On July 16, 2002 at 18:58:03, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >> >>>On July 16, 2002 at 17:01:16, Kevin Strickland wrote: >>> >>>>Hello all again, >>>> >>>>This is what I am proposing and looking for feedback on: >>>> >>>>There will be a series of 4 qualification tournaments via ICC. Programs that >>>>enter _must_ be operated by the author or someone involved it the project. >>> >>>Don't do this. The greater the number of participants in the WCCC event, the >>>better. The WCCC with the greatest number of participants will acquire the >>>greater amount of prestige. One big swiss with plenty of rounds is ideal IMHO. >>> >>>The other thing you should not do is require that one of the programs authors >>>attend. This type of rule limits participation for those who cannot afford to >>>attend due money or time constraints. The less you do that limits participation, >>>the better. >> >>OK. I go and buy a copy of Fritz at Wallmart and enter it. After all, the >>author does not need to attend. > >I did not intend that all. That would be ridiculous. > >Of course, there can be only one Fritz/Shredder/Junior/etc entry. One approved >by the author and operated by someone the author designates. They could for >example select someone that is local to the event, which would reduce their cost >of participation by saving on air fare. If we have a bunch of proxies running the programs, that drops my interst in the contest to zero.
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