[eDebate] Announcements about JV Novice Nasts

[NEIL BERCH]

I want to commend Chief and Andy for coming up with tab procedures that are 
both fair and efficient!!
--Neil Berch
West Virginia University



>From: "Andy Ellis" <andy.edebate at gmail.com>

>To: edebate <eDebate at www.ndtceda.com>

>Subject: [eDebate] Announcements about JV Novice Nasts

>Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:58:29 -0500

>

>Hello there are some annoucnments in this mail that are important

>

>please ask if you have any questions

>

>1) Registration. Please Make sure every thing is done by today, teams,

>judges, constraints and all of that. This will ensure we can get the prefs

>up and running and start putting registration packets together.

>2)Prefs- Should be up and open some time tonight or tomorrow morning they

>will likely be due by the time registration starts friday night.

>3)No Room Movement requests- We have two of these in right now if there are

>more please get them into cheif and i as soon as possible

>4)Pairings will be released saturday morning 1)at the hotel 2) on campus 3)

>on edebate 4) on the web

>5)We will be using twitter this weekend any of those of you who are already

>signed up through BCD tournaments should be ok for the rest of you....

>

>If you already have a twitter account from wake (or you are just cool like

>that and already have one)

>I believ the instruction is simply

>

>1. Send a text message to 40404 that contains the message "follow

>bmoredebate"

>

>Do not include the quotes

>

>If you don't have a twitter account

>Here's the quick and easy way to get the messages on your phone: (from 

>ross)

>

>

>1. Send a text message to 40404 (it doesn't matter what's in the text

>message)

>2. You will then receive a text from twitter (40404) asking you to send

>your name to confirm you want a twitter mobile account (this may take a

>minute); reply to this message with your name.

>3. Send a message to 40404 that contains "follow bmoredebate" (as written

>exactly here with a space between follow and bmoredebate, without the

>quotes)

>4. You should receive a confirmation text from twitter saying that

>you'll receive bmoredebate updates

>

>You can learn more about Twitter and sign up to send an receive via AIM

>and other computer channels at twitter.com

>

>

>6)Tabbing Procedures

>a) The first default will be to let the computer make decisons

>b) If manual decisions are required that involve chief or my teams we will

>recuse ourselves and let the other one do it. If it is both of our teams

>debating each other then we will pick a detached third party(mike davis i

>think this might mean you)

>c) We will use the feature of TPRC that allows you to set the critical 

>point

>of the bracket during each round. This feature allows protection and

>preference to be given to those teams who are not yet eliminated when

>applying the computers tabbing procedures. Ideally this should protect

>against harsh pullups etc.

>d) we will utilize the most highly preffed judges with small commitments

>toward the end of the tournament.

>e) we will release the bracket after the start of the first outround sunday

>night.

>f) access to the tab room will be restricted to cheif and myself and one

>designated representative from each region. If your region has still not

>designated a representative please do so soon and notify us of who that

>person will be

>

>7)Look for more announcents on the way




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