Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 16:37:47 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 19:16:44, Dann Corbit wrote: >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. But this can happen anyway. Any program can get around the requirement of having the real author attend by having someone with a lesser role in the program being designated as one of "the authors". For instance, the guy who helped prepare the opening book qualifies as an author. I assumed the issue of requiring author attendance limited participation rather than increased it. If that is not the case, then my suggestion would not make sense in that case. How about requiring the primary author attend a minimum of 4 rounds? This would amount to only 2 days if 2 rounds a day are played. They could show up on the weekend. This would offer some flexibility to them without denying a chance for the other authors to meet and talk with them.
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