Vancouver Open '10

janelle said:
Awww ): It looks like I won't make the cut off time for 4x4. Oh well :P
Are we able to pay in USD or do we have to change your money to CAD?
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Given that the current exchange rate is less than a 5% difference, we just take it at par. Keep in mind that we won't be able to give change in USD, so if you don't want to get stuck with Canadian cash at the end of the day, you will want to have exact change in either currency.
 
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Hays said:
3 rounds of one handed seems like a bit much.
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Mostly wrong.

Hays said:
2 rounds of 4x4 I think would make more sense.
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Definitely wrong.

Hays said:
Oh well, too late to change it now.
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And to complete the sweep, absolutely wrong.

I am not even sure where you would come up with these statements, it is not like you have seen the registration numbers per event to be informed. They sound a lot like a case of, "hey, i want something for me".

We'll see about the three rounds of OH, we've had discussion on this already. If i feel we have sufficient time, and people are not being disruptive, i will swap it out for one round of 7x7, basically because Ibrahim is awesome. But absolutely no promises.
 
vcuber13 said:
I know it is still far in advance but do you plan on having Square-1 at Toronto Summer?
I understand If we're not I was just wondering if I should practice.
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What does this have to do with Vancouver's competition? I'd suggest practicing a puzzle because you like it. Let's leave the Toronto talk to Toronto threads. We annoy the BC cubers enough as is, with our 5+ comps a year.
 
Dave Campbell said:
I am not even sure where you would come up with these statements, it is not like you have seen the registration numbers per event to be informed. They sound a lot like a case of, "hey, i want something for me".
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You're right, I have not seen the registration numbers, but its not like I can see the registration numbers either. I just thought it would be odd that there would be an equal number of rounds of 3x3 and 3x3 OH. If an extra round was available it seemed to me that it would be most logical to add it to 4x4 as 2x2 and 3x3 OH already had 2 rounds. And yes, it would benefit me, however, its not like I asked for 6x6.
 
Hays said:
You're right, I have not seen the registration numbers, but its not like I can see the registration numbers either. I just thought it would be odd that there would be an equal number of rounds of 3x3 and 3x3 OH.
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I see you have not been to many competitions, one being the small comp in BC last year, and then the big Nats, so your perception is probably skewed, which is fair. But that is actually really common to find. In Toronto, for example, we have equal rounds of 3x3, OH and 2x2 virtually every competition.

Hays said:
If an extra round was available it seemed to me that it would be most logical to add it to 4x4 as 2x2 and 3x3 OH already had 2 rounds.
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The reality is that having multiple rounds of a big cube event takes significantly longer than a subsequent round of OH (where the average time is sub 40) or 2x2 (where the average time is sub 10). So adding in another round of 4x4 is not a logical alteration from an organizational standpoint. Keeping in mind that after the top 3, there is likely to be a significant increase in times for that event.

In a perfect world, we'd have every event and all the time in the world to do them. But we do not. And so we must make choices based on past competitions, and the general interest of the local community. And i have done this many, many times before, so rest assured, they are usually the correct decisions. See you tomorrow.
 
Dave Campbell said:
I see you have not been to many competitions, one being the small comp in BC last year, and then the big Nats, so your perception is probably skewed, which is fair. But that is actually really common to find. In Toronto, for example, we have equal rounds of 3x3, OH and 2x2 virtually every competition.
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Interesting, I definetaly didn't think it would be that common, there just aren't enough big cubers.

Dave Campbell said:
In a perfect world, we'd have every event and all the time in the world to do them. But we do not. And so we must make choices based on past competitions, and the general interest of the local community. And i have done this many, many times before, so rest assured, they are usually the correct decisions. See you tomorrow.
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Agreed, and there would be competitions every month. See you tomorrow.
 
Without resorting to saying "now, now", lemme just say that as one of the primary organizers of this event, I have a much better appreciation of the amount of responsibility and leg-work that goes into planning one of these, especially when trying to balance it against other things (ie: work, life, etc.). More importantly, what I've learned most about this is that it's just as much about the community, both in virtual gathering places like this one and get-togethers like meetings and tournaments. Simply put, it'd be impossible to put this together without the help of all those involved.

So, let's just keep the community strong and self-supporting, then we can do this a little more often, 'eh?
 
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