2007: Competition Rules

[AvGalen]

I don't know what you mean exactly, but for our weekly competition no prove is needed. We just trust each other

 

[MatsBergsten]

Formatting results

As the competition has changed since it started two years ago (more events,
other averages) and the fact that the results now mainly are calculated by a
program, please follow some simple rules in order to minimize errors.

Here is an example:

Mats B
2x2: 33.55 21.08 32.54 17.41 28.38 = 27.33
here you can write any comments you wish
3x3: 44.72 57.13 48.52 51.30 54.14 = 51.32 and here too
4x4: 3:37.48 and even here 4:39.99 3:45.22 or here 3:11.54 3:51.96 = 3:44.89
3x3BLD: DNF 2:37.98 2:51.48 = 2:37.98
4x4BLD: DNF 16:19.88 DNF = 16:19.88
Multi: 3/4 (33:03) = 2
2-4Rel: 5:25.73
MTS: DNF 12:46.64 DNF 4:00.35 DNF = DNF
Fewest moves: DNF

Four rules:
Blind events need to have a bld / blind / blindfolded in the event name.
Multi blind format also needs the time (or dnf) on the result line
Fewest moves needs the number of moves (or dnf) on the result line
The event name must be first on the line and may not be surrounded
by parentheses or curly braces.

But apart from that the format is rather free.
It is nice if you write your name on the first line but your user name is still used anyway.
The order of events is not important.
You may write comments almost anywhere, but not before the event name.
You may use text enhancements like bold or colour or size as you wish
You may write times like 01:30.17 or 90.17 and in case of times over 10 minutes
1.23.45 or 1:23.45 are both ok (but not 1:23:45)
You may write the result on several lines (but please do not )
You do not have to calculate means (or best times in bld), but of course you may.
Event names are ok with a great variety, e.g
FMC
3x3FMC
3x3 FMC
Fewest moves
are all ok.

You may write results in lists if you prefer
3x3: average 17.17
15.17
16.17
17.17
18.18
19.19
but if you place the average first it must be preceded by '=' or 'average' or 'avg'

Memo times (or dnf times) can be added within parentheses for blind events,
but not without them. So this does not work:
4x4BLD: dnf 20:30 memo 10:00 22:00 11:00 dns
but this does
4x4BLD: dnf (20:30, memo 10:00) 22:00 (11:00) dns


Please write results before any other times you enter on a result line.
This does not work (so well):
3x3: 15.24, 18.20 I shall watch tv 20.30 My third time was 16.99 and the rest 17.17 and 18.18.

But this does
3x3: 15.24, 18.20 My third time was 16.99 and the rest 17.17 and 18.18. I shall watch tv 20.30

And finally, please do not enter event names that you do not compete in.
(as long as all results are on a line of its own it works anyway)

 

[Gparker]

You do not have to calculate means (or best times in bld), but of course you may.

So if you have lets say this.


3x3: 21.59, 16.86, 17.84, (23.42), (16.58)

You don't have to put the average? So your system on how you calculate results would say that the average was 18.76 and i didn't even put it there?

Or do you have to do it like this:



3x3: 21.59, 16.86, 17.84, (23.42), (16.58)= 18.76

 

[MatsBergsten]

You do not have to calculate means (or best times in bld), but of course you may.

So if you have lets say this:
3x3: 21.59, 16.86, 17.84, (23.42), (16.58)

You don't have to put the average? So your system on how you calculate results would say that the average was 18.76 and i didn't even put it there?

Or do you have to do it like this:

3x3: 21.59, 16.86, 17.84, (23.42), (16.58)= 18.76

First alternative. The program always calculates the average (as in the beginning (of "my" result-taking-over) Arnaud pointed out that the averages given not seldom are wrong).

Actually the program then checks the average given if there is one but uses it's own anyway. And you don't have to put parentheses around the best and worst cases either.

So to give an average is for your own sake (most people want to know their average result and not wait for the result publication) and then of course for all others who read your post and checks the result. The same with colours, bolding and parentheses. That kind of formatting is nice for humans (but just a nuisance for programs).

 

[MatsBergsten]

Results

When you give your results I have to add one restraint:
You must not quote your results!
(Of course you may quote them later but the first time they must be unquoted).

The reason for that is that the first thing the result calculating program does is to remove all quotes. The reason for that in turn is that people often quote other persons result to comment on them or so. The program then has a hard time to separate a persons own results from the quoted ones.

 

[RubiksDude]

Thanks. I'm new, so that was helpful.

 

[MatsBergsten]

Just a reminder on how to write your posts: please don't enter events
in your post that you don't actually compete in. Or, if you do with the
intention to do them later, edit your post and remove the events without
results when you're done.