joey
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Why did you DNF average again?
Michael said that he was paying attention during the FMC round and that the only thing he saw was sign language communication between Shane and Christopher Philips during the first 20 minutes of FMC. He thought that Shane was explaining the rules of FMC to Chris. He did not see any cell phone usage. I'd say he isn't any less attentive than any other FMC judge. What makes the most sense is to only DNF Christopher Philips for cheating by communicating with Shane. I could not see how Chris could have possibly cheated to get the solution unless Shane told him the solution.
Michael said that he was paying attention during the FMC round and that the only thing he saw was sign language communication between Shane and Christopher Philips during the first 20 minutes of FMC. He thought that Shane was explaining the rules of FMC to Chris. He did not see any cell phone usage. I'd say he isn't any less attentive than any other FMC judge. What makes the most sense is to only DNF Christopher Philips for cheating by communicating with Shane. I could not see how Chris could have possibly cheated to get the solution unless Shane told him the solution.
You obviously didn't notice when he started judging 4x4 towards the end of FMC. That disqualifies him from being 'attentive'.
WCA regs said:E2) Procedure for Fewest Moves Solving:
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E2f) The competitor must be able to give a clear explanation of the solution.
Did anyone happen to find a stackmat timer with the button covers removed?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Dave Campbell has it. His is missing, unfortunately.
He may have been given a cube that was scrambled incorrectly, and is thus the scrambler's fault, technically.
I'd say he isn't any less attentive than any other FMC judge.
You obviously didn't notice when he started judging 4x4 towards the end of FMC. That disqualifies him from being 'attentive'.
Dave Campbell had a lot of organization experience. We should have discussed the plans at the beginning of the day.
I wanted to collect puzzles before the round starts. Dave wasn't so happy about that; he clearly liked to be in control, so I ended up judging a lot of people off to the side.
It is true, i have a timer that fits your description. You will, however, have to come to Canada to get it back. And yes, my timer disappeared, along with my sense of security at cubing competitions. It was labelled, so it would be hard to mistake it.
It is true, i have a timer that fits your description. You will, however, have to come to Canada to get it back. And yes, my timer disappeared, along with my sense of security at cubing competitions. It was labelled, so it would be hard to mistake it.
I have a stackmat that's not mine labeled "canadian cubing" that somehow ended in my bag.
I have a stackmat that's not mine labeled "canadian cubing" that somehow ended in my bag.
THIEF!
LOL TIM!! I will trade you for a stackmat with two missing buttons, how about that? At least i can get my sense of security back now.
WCA regs said:E2) Procedure for Fewest Moves Solving:
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E2f) The competitor must be able to give a clear explanation of the solution.
Should Christopher have competed in FMC in the first place if he's unable to give a clear explanation of his solution because of his disability?
1. While it was not the conventional way to do things, what we did for the first event could have worked for everything else.
I expected to just call out that an event is starting. People will line up to write their names and put down their puzzles. The scramblers could immediately start scrambling while people write their names. They can make 4 lines at the registration table and that shouldn't take more than 3 minutes. Apparently that's not the way things work now, but it seems possible that this can become a good system.
1. While it was not the conventional way to do things, what we did for the first event could have worked for everything else.
I expected to just call out that an event is starting. People will line up to write their names and put down their puzzles. The scramblers could immediately start scrambling while people write their names. They can make 4 lines at the registration table and that shouldn't take more than 3 minutes. Apparently that's not the way things work now, but it seems possible that this can become a good system.
Being receptive to new ideas is one thing, but someone with Dave's experience would know that this isn't going to work for events with more than a few competitors. 50 competitors swarming a scrambling table is just a bad idea.
1. While it was not the conventional way to do things, what we did for the first event could have worked for everything else.
I expected to just call out that an event is starting. People will line up to write their names and put down their puzzles. The scramblers could immediately start scrambling while people write their names. They can make 4 lines at the registration table and that shouldn't take more than 3 minutes. Apparently that's not the way things work now, but it seems possible that this can become a good system.
Being receptive to new ideas is one thing, but someone with Dave's experience would know that this isn't going to work for events with more than a few competitors. 50 competitors swarming a scrambling table is just a bad idea.
There were plenty of empty tables at the other side of the room. I could have taken the scramble sheets and started to scramble there.
1. While it was not the conventional way to do things, what we did for the first event could have worked for everything else.
I expected to just call out that an event is starting. People will line up to write their names and put down their puzzles. The scramblers could immediately start scrambling while people write their names. They can make 4 lines at the registration table and that shouldn't take more than 3 minutes. Apparently that's not the way things work now, but it seems possible that this can become a good system.
Being receptive to new ideas is one thing, but someone with Dave's experience would know that this isn't going to work for events with more than a few competitors. 50 competitors swarming a scrambling table is just a bad idea.
There were plenty of empty tables at the other side of the room. I could have taken the scramble sheets and started to scramble there.
I could have gotten a sub 15 average...did I?