Proposal: Video Evidence Should NOT be used to overturn official records

cashis said:

has it been mentioned that maybe all wca solves should be videoed for the sake of consistency?

Click to expand...

that doesn't sound possible to me. just think about it, that would mean the WCA would need
extra money to make sure there are enough cameras for every solve station of every event in the world.
Unless you wanted to narrow it down to like people who have gotten sub-10 or sub-9 averages in the past (3x3).
and even then it would take hours of watching footage after every comp (especially at comps like worlds, nationals etc.)
all that to say, yes its been said in this thread that that would not be a good idea.
EDIT- theZcuber your profile pic is a sick joke XD

antoineccantin said:

What if you set a sub-WR single in the last one? Would it count? And could you intentionally DNF the worst solve of the first 5 (by scribbling on the scorecard or something), to get a better average?

Click to expand...

If a WR were set with the sixth solve then it would not count, at least for my idea. The sixth solve may or may not be used (up to the powers-that-be who DNF averages after the competition's end), and it can only be used if something like video evidence retroactively DNF'd the average due to a misscramble or something. The reason for the sixth solve isn't necessarily there to ever even use that solve for the calculation of the average, but in the case that the WCA does decide one solve in a record-setting average is to be DNF'd then the sixth solve offers an additional alternative action that the WCA can choose if it wants to. The sixth solve will not be entered into the database for any reason even if it is a WR or improves the average, because that would be unfair to the other competitors since it would be an extra solve. It is only there because once the competition ends, an additional solve is impossible. Think of the sixth solve as an insurance policy that can only be used if and only if an unusual circumstance occurs.

It was decided that would be too hard

honestly I like the sixth solve idea, but I think it should count for wr single and should be recorded on the website