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Subject: Re: Another CCT question: prizes

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 21:36:36 09/21/03

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On September 21, 2003 at 22:38:49, Edward Seid wrote:

>Have there ever been any prizes for the CCT winner(s)?
>If there were an engine tourney held on a server with prizes, even if it were
>for something small like free membership or a book, do you think it would
>increase the interest and participation in that tourney?

Two points: the ICC-CCT tournaments have always been very well attended, and
people enjoy the experience (programmers especially).

I can't recall any prize having been offered, though the topic has come up.
With an online tournament, any significant prize would encourage cheating, imo.
Any scheme to defeat cheating would either fail or cause people not to attend.

The existing rules are pretty good, I think.  I am happy with amateurs and
perhaps a commercial or two.  If no commercials attend, that's ok too.

Will



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