jillybean Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Hi, There is a <80 player restriction on new (free) tournaments, wondering why and for how long? tyjb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uday Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Lifted. Just a bug. But, this allows me to mention that I do plan to introduce limits on tourney size. The primary purpose will be to prevent some newbie (new to TDing) from launching a 200 table game with a single playing TD. Not clean how we'll do this but the idea will be that only experienced TDs will be allowed to run huge tourneys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Lifted. Just a bug. But, this allows me to mention that I do plan to introduce limits on tourney size. The primary purpose will be to prevent some newbie (new to TDing) from launching a 200 table game with a single playing TD. Not clean how we'll do this but the idea will be that only experienced TDs will be allowed to run huge tourneys. Hi Uday I like the idea of limiting the ratio between TDs and players. While I agree that this is especially important for TDs who are new to online bridge, I think that it should extend to all tournament directors. One possible implementation would be the following: Step 1: Determine a schedule that govern the size of tournament that "X" directors are able to handle. For example 1 director = 40 pairs2 directors = 90 pairs3 directors = 200 pairs.... Establish some function that discounts the "value" of a novice TD. TDs that have directed 0-10 games are worth 25% of an normal TDTDs that have directed 11-20 are worth 50%TDs that have directed 21-30 are worth 75%Anyone who has director 30 or more tournaments is a pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uday Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 I know what the host has typed into the TD field. Unless I ask each of those TDs to confirm that they really are going to be TDs, I can't be sure that the host isnt making up TDs in order to increase max T limits. But I agree w/the principle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted October 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 TDs that have directed 0-10 games are worth 25% of an normal TDTDs that have directed 11-20 are worth 50%TDs that have directed 21-30 are worth 75%Anyone who has director 30 or more tournaments is a proHi, This sounds a little like ACBL MP's :rolleyes: quantity is no indication of quality here. When I started I could run as many individuals as I liked but still had little understanding of the rules of bridge. To have a fair rating system what would be needed is a process where TD decisions are scrutinized. jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uday Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 We're not trying to rate TDs ; what I'm trying to prevent is only inadvertent abuse of the system by rookie TDs chewing off more than they can swallow I think 10-20 tables is a reasonable limit for "unknown/unproven" TDs. I think "highly experienced" TDs should be limited only by system contraints (currently ~200 tables, i think) since they know what they are doing. And perhaps there is room for something inbetween. ( I am not worrying here about the quality of rulings, etc. Just the quality of the mechanics of TDing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miron Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 I don't like this idea. Huge unclocked tournament (esp. indys) can be made with single TD (had no problem ever). The limitation makes sence only for clocked tourneys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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