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The specific case I'm thinking of is Yugoslavia. The NR is held by Joszef Borsos, and is unlikely to be beaten since the Yugoslavia that existed at the time broke up around 1991. There is no easy one-to-one correspondence, either, because its territory is now divided up among more than 5 countries.
So, what should the WCA do in such an event? It seems kind of silly for me to keep someone listed as having a record for a country that no longer exists, especially when we don't list results from an event (old multiBLD) that was discontinued only a few years ago. There are a bunch of different possibilities, all the way from letting people like Joszef keep their record forever to deleting those people from the database entirely. What would you guys prefer?
Personally, I would vote for the following: when a country (e.g. Yugoslavia) breaks up, records are no longer kept track of for that country, although there may still exist competitors from that country if they haven't updated their location. So, Joszef would still be listed as representing Yugoslavia, but it would not be possible to search for competitors from Yugoslavia and he would not be listed as having a current NR. On his WCA profile page, I imagine the country listed as "Yugoslavia", and his best solve would still have a "NR" next to it, but a "-" would be listed for the national ranking instead of a "1". So basically for all intents and purposes he, and his time, would be treated as having no associated valid country.
So, what should the WCA do in such an event? It seems kind of silly for me to keep someone listed as having a record for a country that no longer exists, especially when we don't list results from an event (old multiBLD) that was discontinued only a few years ago. There are a bunch of different possibilities, all the way from letting people like Joszef keep their record forever to deleting those people from the database entirely. What would you guys prefer?
Personally, I would vote for the following: when a country (e.g. Yugoslavia) breaks up, records are no longer kept track of for that country, although there may still exist competitors from that country if they haven't updated their location. So, Joszef would still be listed as representing Yugoslavia, but it would not be possible to search for competitors from Yugoslavia and he would not be listed as having a current NR. On his WCA profile page, I imagine the country listed as "Yugoslavia", and his best solve would still have a "NR" next to it, but a "-" would be listed for the national ranking instead of a "1". So basically for all intents and purposes he, and his time, would be treated as having no associated valid country.