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After considering comments on this past year's game administration, I expect to be instituting one new rule to minimize overcrowding, enhance fairness and to...
Mark Schynert
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Jun 8, 2009
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... Far from arguing against, I find this policy immensely welcome. pe...
Paul Echeverri
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Jun 8, 2009
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Personally, I find the rule a useful one, but for the sake of patching potential problems before they occur, I'll play Devil's Advocate. What about those...
Tim Cook
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Jun 8, 2009
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This Rocks. Todd Westerlund ... From: Mark Schynert <mass22@...> Subject: [dundracon] Change in policy for RPGs To: dundracon@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Todd Westerlund
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Jun 8, 2009
6:06 pm
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I think it has been established that if the total designated number of players has not been reached, the walk-ins can be added in whatever method id deemed...
Mike Eckert
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Jun 8, 2009
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1. To respond to Tim Cook, I will share my ideas about how to make sure you get picked for a game (but not necessarily a particular game). A. Pick alternates...
Tiffany St.
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Jun 8, 2009
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... Speaking for the computer... If your friend entered three or more session requests, then he got into a game last year. The *only* people who did not get...
Roderick Robertson
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Jun 8, 2009
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I also know two people who has signed up for several sessions and gotten into none. Despite claims to the contrary, I would suggest that although anecdotal...
wilson.zorn@...
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Jun 8, 2009
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This is a bit of a drift from the original topic, which is not to say the issue shouldn't be addressed. But to clarify, this new policy will not prevent...
Mark Schynert
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Jun 8, 2009
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Having GM'd at a dozen or so DDC's here's my take I usually run for 6 and allow 2 more to get in (basically if people really, really want into my game and show...
Greg Haslam
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Jun 8, 2009
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I understand your reasoning on this. (There was a lot of responses on this)  But, it seems to me, as just repeating the old rule. The question I have is how...
Donald Delis
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Jun 8, 2009
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I expect this to be self-enforcing. If the GMs and all the players understand the rule (no more than N + 1 players allowed, where N is the posted limit), I...
Mark Schynert
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Jun 8, 2009
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Sounds like the same way we handled wall street ... Sent from AT&T's Wireless network using Mobile Email ... From: Mark Schynert <mass22@...> To:...
Donald Delis
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Jun 9, 2009
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I'm all for limiting the amount of players to the posted number + 1. Would it be possible next year to allow computer entry of game registration to reduce the...
manbeckw
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Jun 9, 2009
12:56 pm
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... I don't go by anecdotes, I go by the files produced by the program. I run Stats after every convention, and can check on players *during* the convention....
Roderick and Ellen Ro...
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Jun 9, 2009
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... I'd love to go all-computer, as bad handwriting in such a pain to decipher. (it won't fix the "entered the wrong number" problem, but solving the "Is this...
Roderick and Ellen Ro...
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Jun 9, 2009
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... How about new registration slips where people can circle digits for their games? Something like: First game: 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9...
rone@...
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Jun 9, 2009
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Hey there People, I think this is a great idea.. though its kinda making people have common sense. I once ran a game where I had 14 players.. no not at a con....
Saul
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Jun 9, 2009
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Hi Mark, Yea, it's a fine policy. I've always followed something like that anyway. If I go over my stated limit of players it's because I have a few extra...
Kristian Miller
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Jun 9, 2009
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Honestly, this dicussion and all these suggestions were made a hundred times right after DDC already LOL  ... From: rone@... <rone@...> Subject:...
Melissa Stevens
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Jun 9, 2009
10:59 pm
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Now I don't expect some thug in black boots to come in and smack around the GM but.. Darn, now I gotta return these nifty black boots. RR He was born with the...
Roderick and Ellen Ro...
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Jun 10, 2009
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Now I don't expect some thug in black boots to come in and smack around the GM but.. Darn, now I gotta return these nifty black boots. RR He was born with the...
Steve Perrin
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Jun 10, 2009
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They go with the naughty stormtrooper outfit... RR He was born with the gift of laughter and the sense that the world was mad R. Sabatini, Scaramouche...
Roderick and Ellen Ro...
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Jun 10, 2009
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A data point for your information, since it's a topic for discussion. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Chris Knight
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Jun 10, 2009
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1424
... Ah, gotta love Yahoo groups. "Non-text attachment" below: Hi Chris, The power failure did corrupt the sort program, though not bad enough to shut it down....
Chris Knight
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Jun 10, 2009
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... I'm confused by this, "he might not have gotten into the game he expected". I assume you mean that staff did their best to interpret an illegible form and...
Chris Knight
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Jun 10, 2009
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... I'm curious, can you look up Tom and his son's last couple years of data: From his post on Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:03 pm, "We signed up for exactly the same...
Chris Knight
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Jun 10, 2009
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Roderick Naughty?? Never!.. at least I can't see it. SM...
Saul
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Jun 10, 2009
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I agree that posting an additional list by registration # would be helpful. A computer can easily handle this, but it does mean more printouts and more space...
sax@...
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Jun 10, 2009
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... (...) ... Which I did, and which was posted not long after the 'Con. If a reposting is desired, I can do so. I don't believe that was the reason for this...
June Delane
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