US Nationals 2012 (Las Vegas)

[a small kitten]

Yo I'm here.

 

[Kirjava]

Just got punched in the face.

**** yeah las Vegas.

 

[aronpm]

Just got punched in the face.

**** yeah las Vegas.

i dont blame him

 

[SittinonSukhaya]

Had arrived , anyway where in hotel will the comp be held ?

 

[Cool Frog]

Just got punched in the face.

**** yeah las Vegas.

Can't tell if metaphor, or serious...

 

[5BLD]

Can't tell if metaphor, or serious...

This is what happens when kir does what he does, irl...

 

[Julian]

Hey.

 

[IamWEB]

Herro

 

[mrpotatoman14]

I'm in Vegas. Anyone else staying at the embassy suites?

 

[okayama]

I have a question about the schedule. I heard from Sinpei Araki that
not all the people but only staffs are now competing. I understand it is
a good way to proceed with the competition smoothly, but I worry
whether it violates the regulation:

9l) All competitors must compete in each round during the same time frame.

Even if the scrambles are different, the staffs don't compete at the
same time as other competitors. For example,

-----
555 group staffs
555 group A
555 group B
-----
444 group staffs
444 group A
444 group B
-----

is ok because 555 and 444 competitors compete in during
the same time frame. But is

-----
555 group staffs
444 group staffs
-----
555 group A
555 group B
-----
444 group A
444 group B
-----

ok?

I would like to make sure it is truly possible or not.

 

[Andreaillest]

See ya'll there tomorrow night!

 

[masterofthebass]

I have a question about the schedule. I heard from Sinpei Araki that
not all the people but only staffs are now competing. I understand it is
a good way to proceed with the competition smoothly, but I worry
whether it violates the regulation:

That regulation has been ignored for large competitions since the inception of the WCA. At every World Championships that he was at, Dror was allowed to compete in BLD events on Friday because he considered cubing on Saturday to be in violation of his religious beliefs.

 

[Carson]

So he gets a special privilege to break a rule because of religion? Can +2s be against my religion? I know I'm going to extreme but still.

I don't think you would want to compete in a large competition in which staff competed "at the same time" as other competitors... it would not run smoothly. This isn't done to give staff special privilege; it is done to provide a smoothly run competition for all competitors.

 

[Ranzha]

Were tonight's seminars recorded? Also, will any mosaics be posted?

 

[flee135]

Were tonight's seminars recorded? Also, will any mosaics be posted?

Yes, all the seminars were recorded, and I plan to do the same for the other ones as well. I'll worry about how to upload them later.

 

[Pedro]

That regulation has been ignored for large competitions since the inception of the WCA. At every World Championships that he was at, Dror was allowed to compete in BLD events on Friday because he considered cubing on Saturday to be in violation of his religious beliefs.

It's not like the rule is being ignored. They say competitors must compete within the same time frame. What happens here is that the time frame is just really long, spanning from one day to the other.

That's what Tyson told me a while ago. And, actually, one round of an event isn't over until the next round begins, so it's not like they're cheating.

 

[jla]

Yes, all the seminars were recorded, and I plan to do the same for the other ones as well. I'll worry about how to upload them later.

Awesome, thank you so much!

 

[JackJ]

Good luck to everyone competing this weekend!

 

[Ranzha]

Yes, all the seminars were recorded, and I plan to do the same for the other ones as well. I'll worry about how to upload them later.

Of course! Thanks a lot =)

 

[drewsopchak]

I don't think you would want to compete in a large competition in which staff competed "at the same time" as other competitors... it would not run smoothly. This isn't done to give staff special privilege; it is done to provide a smoothly run competition for all competitors.

My objection is to the idea that one person can use unjustifiable non-sense (working on the sabbath is wrong) to bypass regulation.