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09/25/2012 08:27:12 AM · #201 |
Originally posted by MinsoPhoto:
Lets do it, we could always have 2 bye weeks, one during the Thanksgiving holiday and another at Christmas. |
Thanksgiving week could help all of us coming from Europe :) |
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09/25/2012 08:29:30 AM · #202 |
Originally posted by Venser:
I was getting pumped to start something, but if logistics on the year don't work out, it might be best to delay for a more opportune time.
What are other's thoughts in regard to timing and all the holidays approaching? |
Holidays make the timing difficult, but it'd be a bummer to lose this momentum. It's the end of September. To put this off until January we'd end up debating it from every angle all over again.
One idea, though probably too much unnecessary extra work, is to kick off an introductory competition. PREVENSERDOME, set to wrap up before the holidays. You'd find out a lot about the handicapping system, how scoring is working, etc., and fine tune it for full-blown VENSERDOME to kick off after the new year.
A preflight of this would also serve to get the word out that the main event was coming, and that might get some past DC participants back in the mix as well.
Just a thought. Basically, I understand the holiday timing issue, but I think you've got to strike while the iron's hot.
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09/25/2012 08:36:57 AM · #203 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
Originally posted by Venser:
I was getting pumped to start something, but if logistics on the year don't work out, it might be best to delay for a more opportune time.
What are other's thoughts in regard to timing and all the holidays approaching? |
Holidays make the timing difficult, but it'd be a bummer to lose this momentum. It's the end of September. To put this off until January we'd end up debating it from every angle all over again.
One idea, though probably too much unnecessary extra work, is to kick off an introductory competition. PREVENSERDOME, set to wrap up before the holidays. You'd find out a lot about the handicapping system, how scoring is working, etc., and fine tune it for full-blown VENSERDOME to kick off after the new year.
A preflight of this would also serve to get the word out that the main event was coming, and that might get some past DC participants back in the mix as well.
Just a thought. Basically, I understand the holiday timing issue, but I think you've got to strike while the iron's hot. |
Now this is a brilliant idea,go to the top of the class. |
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09/25/2012 09:08:37 AM · #204 |
Originally posted by bohemka:
One idea, though probably too much unnecessary extra work, is to kick off an introductory competition. PREVENSERDOME, set to wrap up before the holidays. You'd find out a lot about the handicapping system, how scoring is working, etc., and fine tune it for full-blown VENSERDOME to kick off after the new year. |
Originally posted by bohemka:
though probably too much unnecessary extra work |
I had the same thought, but came to roughly the same conclusion. But I still like it.
Message edited by author 2012-09-25 09:08:45. |
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09/25/2012 10:13:16 AM · #205 |
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of PREVENSERDOME, but I think I'll wait until the new year. I understand doing this while there's momentum, the timing isn't something I actually thought about until it looked like this could actually fly. The month of December will be crazy over here as well. My wife goes back to work after a year off from maternity leave, my parents are in town for two weeks, I'll be taking a vacation to someplace warm, that my commitment could be non-existent for some period of time.
I know you should do this will people are talking about it, but I'd rather have a well oiled machine than a square wheel. I think kinks and hiccups are more detrimental in the long run. Also, with the number of PMs I've received, I don't think participation is going to wane if we wait until after the holidays.
edit - deleted a paragraph which may lead to confusion
Message edited by author 2012-09-25 10:43:44. |
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09/25/2012 10:38:32 AM · #206 |
I am excited about the competition and seeing the outcome of the tweaks you are making to past competitions. Now or start of the new year -- I will be happy to participate whenever. Thanks for taking the bull by the horns,  Venser.
edit - deleted something I was confused about.
Message edited by author 2012-09-25 11:08:04. |
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09/25/2012 10:43:19 AM · #207 |
Originally posted by markwiley:
Originally posted by Venser:
I've already places the majority of you in teams last night so I can get all the spreadsheet crap out of the way... |
Wait... did I already miss the sign up?
I am excited about the competition and seeing the outcome of the tweaks you are making to past competitions. Now or start of the new year -- I will be happy to participate whenever. Thanks for taking the bull by the horns, Venser. |
No, you didn't miss anything.
Since I'm going to be doing this in the new year, I simply made a mock challenge, only for myself, to observe. Maybe I should omit that part in my response. I just want to see how it's going to work in reality without worrying about it actually working. Or having real competing users as live guinea pigs. |
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09/25/2012 10:57:13 AM · #208 |
Originally posted by Venser:
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of PREVENSERDOME, but I think I'll wait until the new year. I understand doing this while there's momentum, the timing isn't something I actually thought about until it looked like this could actually fly. The month of December will be crazy over here as well. My wife goes back to work after a year off from maternity leave, my parents are in town for two weeks, I'll be taking a vacation to someplace warm, that my commitment could be non-existent for some period of time.
I know you should do this will people are talking about it, but I'd rather have a well oiled machine than a square wheel. I think kinks and hiccups are more detrimental in the long run. Also, with the number of PMs I've received, I don't think participation is going to wane if we wait until after the holidays.
edit - deleted a paragraph which may lead to confusion |
Venser - if you say "after the new year" then that's the way it must and should be.
Sign-ups in January, and league play in February?
Or?
Somehow, we need to keep the momentum going.
Target dates will help with that. |
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09/25/2012 11:00:37 AM · #209 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
Venser - if you say "after the new year" then that's the way it must and should be. |
It only makes sense. I'll be spread extremely thin in December. I have to assume others will be also.
Tentative schedule will be first three weeks of January to sign up, league starting the last week of that month. |
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09/25/2012 12:41:55 PM · #210 |
Originally posted by Venser:
Originally posted by markwiley:
Originally posted by Venser:
I've already places the majority of you in teams last night so I can get all the spreadsheet crap out of the way... |
Wait... did I already miss the sign up?
I am excited about the competition and seeing the outcome of the tweaks you are making to past competitions. Now or start of the new year -- I will be happy to participate whenever. Thanks for taking the bull by the horns, Venser. |
No, you didn't miss anything.
Since I'm going to be doing this in the new year, I simply made a mock challenge, only for myself, to observe. Maybe I should omit that part in my response. I just want to see how it's going to work in reality without worrying about it actually working. Or having real competing users as live guinea pigs. |
I vote for live guinea pigs.
We like being experimented upon -- Art can tell you that. :)
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10/08/2012 08:25:52 PM · #211 |
Ok, I'm very late to this party....but for what it is worth (and not a whole lot)...my vote is for 8 teammates...this way if someone can't participate one wk it doesn't kill the scores...
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07/08/2013 04:26:24 PM · #212 |
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06/12/2014 07:13:17 AM · #213 |
Originally posted by Ja-9:
Ok, I'm very late to this party....but for what it is worth (and not a whole lot)...my vote is for 8 teammates...this way if someone can't participate one wk it doesn't kill the scores... |
+1
Please! |
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06/12/2014 07:24:33 AM · #214 |
| Talk about old thread resurrections! Here I thought DPL was on the table again. |
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06/12/2014 08:04:16 AM · #215 |
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06/12/2014 08:41:47 AM · #216 |
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06/12/2014 08:50:38 AM · #217 |
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06/12/2014 08:54:22 AM · #218 |
| Orange is the new Black, ya know... |
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06/12/2014 10:32:26 AM · #219 |
Originally posted by skewsme:
Bananas who? |
Doctor Bananas is available for sittings. |
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