Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:24:51 02/17/00
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On February 17, 2000 at 11:21:15, Andrew Dados wrote:
> In case of OTB tourney a player himself is responsible for showing up on time.
>Now, for internet-based tourneys, that may mean he can be forfeited if his ISP
>is down. However, since tourney organizers put effort into installing arbiter
>with each player during the game ('serious event'), that arbiter can see that
>player has shown on time and is ready for the game. In that case organizer
>should be held responsible for any alternate connection in case ISP is down
>(simply phone connetion would do here) or for rescheduling. Forfeit *should not*
>be granted if player is phisically on time and in the place where he's supposed
>to be and it's verifiable.
>
>-Andrew-
At the world champs who was responsible in my case?
The problem the first game was at an ISP somewhere in germany, NOT in paderborn,
and it was NOT my ISP.
The problem the first game was elsewhere in paderborn, some dude had turned
OFF the computer in the weekend, and that computer was always inside my route
to the crafty machine.
In both cases the organization nor me could be blamed.
Yet i had to play a game... ...what do i do?
It's a technical sport, just like motor and car racing. If your machine
is broke for whatever reason, then it's your fault simply. You can complain
loud on fora like these, but it doesn't change that you have a problem
during that game to find another machine.
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