UK Championship 2013
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giorgi
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Has anybody got ideas about future competitions i mean after UK championship 2013? Is there will be another competition in Edinburgh again?
clarkeeyyy how fast are you in 3x3?
clarkeeyyy how fast are you in 3x3?
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Clarkeeyyy
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Right, so I may have registered for some events I'm not qualified to do. I'm sure somebody will filter those out for me! Sucks a bit but I'm just happy to have a go at whatever. I fully appreciate the work of the organisers.
ryanj92
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Is this going from my WCA profile or my PB page in my sig?We are like the same speed on 3x3 through 7x7, I would love to do some races.
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ryanj92
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Okay, goodPB's in sig
yeah, if i'm not busy judging or whatever then I'd love to do races and stuff ^^PeelingStickers
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Yeah 7x7 races!
Pretty sure a lot of us are around sub 6 now, will be fun
Pretty sure a lot of us are around sub 6 now, will be fun
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So, what happens if we only get the same amount of competitors (or less) as last year?
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Register, only able to come on Saturday.
MaeLSTRoM
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Not that I want to put a damper on this, but we will probably need most people who are capable of solving a 7x7 to help judge and scramble, since there will probably be only 1 group.
Honestly, I don't know. We might relax some limits slightly but its likely that they'll still be there.
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Damn, gotta get practising.
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Salt in the wounds! lol
Clarkeeyyy
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I'm quite happy judging and scrambling, the only thing is that I am an absolutely awful scrambler.
PeelingStickers
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Any prizes for correctly scrambling? :3
kinch2002
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The last few pages make me sad.
The majority of the comments we got when we first said what events would be included were complaints at how few events there were. I listened to you and responded by adding 3 events, 2 of which have never been done before at a UK Open/Champs. A schedule has been carefully devised to achieve this within the same time constraints, despite the fact that we are expecting more people than ever before. I did not receive a single word of thanks, but instead get more and more complaints and accusations of elitism because you can't be in the UK Championship final without being super fast. Sometimes I wonder why I bother to try and please you ungrateful bunch of people.
2 years ago, there were 2 UK competitions. People waited up to 8 months between UK competitions. This year there are 8 competitions, most of which had all except 1 or 2 events. You guys are so spoilt and you don't have a clue that you are. It's depressing that all I hear is people complaining about the way I do things.
We are trying to have a set team of judges for finals. This is so that people who aren't competing in events don't have to judge them unless they have volunteered to be helpful in return for some small incentives. In fact in 6 and 7, we will only need half a judging team and no scramblers
You are paying £10 to compete in a UK Championships. You also get a free tshirt and 2 lunches. Please tell me if you don't think that it's good value for money.
Please tell me if I am not fit for the job and that you want to volunteer to guide UK cubing and organise and delegate 8 competitions a year from now on as well as having a full time job.
Otherwise, try to put yourself in my boots just for a few minutes and then consider being just a little bit more grateful for what you have. I care greatly about UK cubing and all the cubers. You guys are really testing my patience.
Thanks for listening
The majority of the comments we got when we first said what events would be included were complaints at how few events there were. I listened to you and responded by adding 3 events, 2 of which have never been done before at a UK Open/Champs. A schedule has been carefully devised to achieve this within the same time constraints, despite the fact that we are expecting more people than ever before. I did not receive a single word of thanks, but instead get more and more complaints and accusations of elitism because you can't be in the UK Championship final without being super fast. Sometimes I wonder why I bother to try and please you ungrateful bunch of people.
2 years ago, there were 2 UK competitions. People waited up to 8 months between UK competitions. This year there are 8 competitions, most of which had all except 1 or 2 events. You guys are so spoilt and you don't have a clue that you are. It's depressing that all I hear is people complaining about the way I do things.
We are trying to have a set team of judges for finals. This is so that people who aren't competing in events don't have to judge them unless they have volunteered to be helpful in return for some small incentives. In fact in 6 and 7, we will only need half a judging team and no scramblers
You are paying £10 to compete in a UK Championships. You also get a free tshirt and 2 lunches. Please tell me if you don't think that it's good value for money.
Please tell me if I am not fit for the job and that you want to volunteer to guide UK cubing and organise and delegate 8 competitions a year from now on as well as having a full time job.
Otherwise, try to put yourself in my boots just for a few minutes and then consider being just a little bit more grateful for what you have. I care greatly about UK cubing and all the cubers. You guys are really testing my patience.
Thanks for listening
bobthegiraffemonkey
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Probably not aimed directly at me since I didn't complain, but just to make it clear that you're awesome. Even though 2 of my favourite events are not being held (5BLD/MBLD), I'm still grateful to have another competition I might be able to go to. Also, if I do go I'll happily judge/scramble as needed for any rounds I'm not in.
Even though some people complain about various details that don't suit them and can get carried away, I reckon (perhaps wrongly) that at least most of us appreciate your efforts (and also of the other people that help organise comps and stuff). Everyone likes to complain from time to time, and it's easy to vent on the internet.
And just to stir things up: if you have to complain about cut-offs, you have time to spend practicing to improve your chances of making cut-offs. But I waste a lot of time on the forums too so even I don't listen to me.
Even though some people complain about various details that don't suit them and can get carried away, I reckon (perhaps wrongly) that at least most of us appreciate your efforts (and also of the other people that help organise comps and stuff). Everyone likes to complain from time to time, and it's easy to vent on the internet.
And just to stir things up: if you have to complain about cut-offs, you have time to spend practicing to improve your chances of making cut-offs. But I waste a lot of time on the forums too so even I don't listen to me.
ryanj92
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Basically, what Matt said.
Sorry, Dan. Didn't mean to come off so harshly.
Was stupid to act entitled. It's a sudden shock, but that's no excuse, really.
I always respect what you're do but obviously it's not said enough. Damn, I feel bad :/
Sorry, Dan. Didn't mean to come off so harshly.
Was stupid to act entitled. It's a sudden shock, but that's no excuse, really.
I always respect what you're do but obviously it's not said enough. Damn, I feel bad :/
KongShou
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Dan,
I think everyone of us know exactly what you have done for the uk community. And I'm sure we are all extremely grateful for that.
Im happy with the way it is now, it was just a bit if a shock when I heard that you need official results to compete. Then I realised that it is for 5 events only and I can definitely understand that.
Damn , I feel guilty now.
I think everyone of us know exactly what you have done for the uk community. And I'm sure we are all extremely grateful for that.
Im happy with the way it is now, it was just a bit if a shock when I heard that you need official results to compete. Then I realised that it is for 5 events only and I can definitely understand that.
Damn , I feel guilty now.
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I know I haven't said before but I SERIOUSLY appreciate what you've done over the past year or so, Dan. When I started I was lucky to get 3 competitions a year, and for 2 of them I had to travel 300-500 miles. (1 UK, 1 German, 1 Dutch). To Be honest I had sort of slowed down a bit due to how far I had to travel and the costs that were involved in international cubing, so I am very grateful to have the opportunity to attend 8 comps in 1 year, and all for a reasonable price (short flight/drive, single night hotel) which would have been unthinkable a few years back.
I think most of us who have been cubing for a few years appreciate the immense effort you've put in, as we know how infrequent competitions were back in the early days. I would even be grateful if you just took over responsibility for organising 1 UKO but I (and many others) really really appreciate how far you've pushed things this year.
I think most of us who have been cubing for a few years appreciate the immense effort you've put in, as we know how infrequent competitions were back in the early days. I would even be grateful if you just took over responsibility for organising 1 UKO but I (and many others) really really appreciate how far you've pushed things this year.
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