Subj : Re: Apology to Silver
To   : All
From : The Mad Hatter
Date : Mon Jan 06 2003 11:44 pm

Treat them like mushrooms. Then if you do mess up no one will know about it 
<GRIN>.

The Mad Hatter

>From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: Apology to Silver:
> You got it hatter! And ya releasing settings gets people too uptight, may be 
something to think about for next year. 
 > >From a message by The Mad Hatter about Re: Apology to Silver:
 > > 
 >  > 
 >  > I think he's trying to say that if he does mess up the settings, they 
will stay that way, no matter how much the players whine, moan, bitch, scream, 
quit, throw tantrums, etc.
 >  > 
 >  > Which is a good line to take, because no matter what he does he'll get 
the blame. Let's face it, to be a gameop in a major tournament you have to be 
masochistic, just plain stupid, or a candidate for sainthood. 
 >  > 
 >  > I know where Ghost is coming from on this one. If the settings change 
from what's posted your team (which is probably built to take advantage of 
those settings) is probably toast - even if someone doesn't notice the 
differences immediately.
 >  > 
 >  > Personally if I was running a major tournament I would be tempted to make 
only the General Settings (i.e. MBBS 5K sectors) known in advance. Let the 
players use their brains in the game.
 >  > 
 >  > The Mad Hatter
 >  > 
 >  > 
 >  > >From a message by Kemper3 about Re: Apology to Silver:
 >  > > So you feel that the mistakes in the past were really intentional, or 
 >  > do you feel you are so much better than those who have done 
 >  > tournaments before that you can't make a mistake?
 >  > 
 >  > On 6 Jan 2003 at 21:50, Silver Dragon wrote:
 >  > 
 >  > > 
 >  > > In other words I have learned from the mistakes of others
 >  > > >From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: Apology to Silver:
 >  > > > For one the game wont be corrected mid game because it is correct. 
And I dont see rules being an issue either. Shrug
 >  > >  > >From a message by kavanagh about Re: Apology to Silver:
 >  > >  > > You miss his point.
 >  > >  >  > 
 >  > >  >  > For years, tournies have been screwed up by well meaning game/sys 
ops.
 >  > >  >  > Idiot rules, corrected/adjusted midgame.
 >  > 
 > 
 > 



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