Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 16:54:45 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 19:40:23, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 19:37:47, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >>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. > >That would probably be OK. I'd prefer the guy who wrote the engine, but the >book author would also be intereting to talk to. > >>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. > >I don't think that saves anything. If you are flying halfway across the world, >you may as well make it a full week. If you are right, then it doesn't hurt to offer the option then. > >> 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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