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Subject: Re: 12th WCCC, Bar-Ilan University: why not to go.

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 01:23:43 12/10/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 14:38:01, Matthew Hull wrote:

>The real point (which has been made numerous times already, and unaswered by
>proponents of the status-quo) is that there is absolutely no need for a 1.5 >week event.  Two or three rounds per day is perfectly workable, especially with
>auto-play.  So many more people would then be able to participate (and
>spectators could view ALL MATCHES LIVE via ICC/FICS/etc.)
>
>But who cares anyway.  The obsolete, clunky, imcompetence-infested ICGA events
>will continue to shrink into irrelevance while CCT-type events will continue to
>grow.  Out with the old, in with the new.

3 rounds per day -> 15 hours

I don't think that's workable.

And I'm certainly not interested in an authors-not-present event. I can
run those matches at home.

--
GCP



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