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Subject: Well there seems to be some confusion.... opinions?

Author: Peter Skinner

Date: 03:40:12 02/10/05

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On February 10, 2005 at 06:06:11, Joshua Haglund wrote:

>On February 10, 2005 at 03:37:21, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>Good morning all,
>>
>>Andy MacFarland has put up a news item on ICC for the event:
>>
>>http://www.chessclub.com/news/1791
>>
>>And we are now posted on the Chess.fm website:
>>
>>http://www.chessclub.com/chessfm/
>>
>>Peter
>
>Man, I spent hours getting Squash ready for CCT7. I have a 1 month test account
>on ICC for it. I went to register after pulling an "all-nighter"...
>
>finger Squash
>
>Maybe next year,
>
>Joshua Haglund
>toneewa@yahoo.com

Well hold that thought...

There seems to be some confusion over the final registration date as pointed out
by another hopeful.

In the rules it is stated:
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5. No entries will be accepted 2 days prior to the start date of the tournament.
This is to ensure that advertising, websites, and any promotional tools are
accurate at start time. This is also to ensure participants have enough time to
test their program on the ICC servers to ensure it is able to play.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When I originally wrote this rule, I automatically assumed people would read it
like I wrote it. That two days before the event would be February 10. I did not
implicitly state _when_ during that day registration would end. It seems this is
where the confusion lies.

I have posted here several times stating that there would be no entries allowed
after February 9, 11:59pm EST. Apparently some either failed to read the updates
I have been posting, or just assumed the end of registration would be at the end
of the day on February 10.

I am unsure what to do as I would like everyone to participate that would like
to, but I already cancelled a person to operate GNUChess due to an uneven number
of participants. Someone entered and withdrew within about an hour time frame
due to a family emergency.

If I allow more to enter, there is the possibility that I could wind up with an
uneven number again and no one to operate GNUChess. This would create a bye
round for some, and this was highly expressed as something that would not be
wanted.

So...

Peter



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