Games of the XI Olympiad—OOC thread

[Sargossa]

I too must confess to a slight naming snafu.

If possible, could Roque De Almeida be amended to Roque De Santa? He’s in Athletics, Men’s 200m.

[CoraSpia]

Maybe if people are keen to gather experience someone helpful and experienced can give them some training so they can put their hand up to help that way new people can learn.
He offered his assistance and instead people have been snarky and told him to go host a small event.

Maybe he wants to assist with the Olympics and unless something dodgy is going on where they only want certain qualifiers so they in turn can ensure their mates win spots in all the qualifiers.

Cant someone simply say sure. You can help me with some of the basic stuff.

The reason why you cannot simply do that is because of how much work these events can demand. It is expected that you be on top of handling the scorinator and make sure that you are not going to make mistakes, or if you do....fix them accordingly. This is to ensure that even if things might go catastrophically on an event, it would not screw up great parts of the Olympic Games overall.

In order to ensure, that you need to have such scorination experience well in advance. Scorination and hosting experiences, especially to the point where you'll be able to reach that level of expectations successfully, don't come so handily in such a short matter of time.

That would be the case if I was asking to host the football. I'm not. I'm asking to host the American football, a demonstration event which doesn't even count towards your skill modifier.

[Liventia]

The reason why you cannot simply do that is because of how much work these events can demand. It is expected that you be on top of handling the scorinator and make sure that you are not going to make mistakes, or if you do....fix them accordingly. This is to ensure that even if things might go catastrophically on an event, it would not screw up great parts of the Olympic Games overall.

In order to ensure, that you need to have such scorination experience well in advance. Scorination and hosting experiences, especially to the point where you'll be able to reach that level of expectations successfully, don't come so handily in such a short matter of time.

That would be the case if I was asking to host the football. I'm not. I'm asking to host the American football, a demonstration event which doesn't even count towards your skill modifier.

I think that's a fair argument, since it doesn't affect medals. However CH's made his decision and I don't think going on about it will change his mind. As has already been said, the best way to put yourself out there is to host smaller tournaments first. We all had to do that before getting the big gigs.

On a separate note, however, you mention on the previous page that you, I quote, "don't take part in many events on ns sport because I am studying for a law degree, work full time and am writing a book, while also having a boyfriend, a social life, musical commitments, and membership in other rps as well as gameplay". Hosting takes a lot of time and effort, and requires full dedication. I would suggest that if you are indeed that busy with everything, hosting should not necessarily be that high on your to-do list. As West Phoenicia correctly points out, it is a lot of work for very little return.

[Eonstar]

Stupid question from someone who hasn't participated in several years. Does anyone have a link to a roster template?

[CoraSpia]

That would be the case if I was asking to host the football. I'm not. I'm asking to host the American football, a demonstration event which doesn't even count towards your skill modifier.

I think that's a fair argument, since it doesn't affect medals. However CH's made his decision and I don't think going on about it will change his mind. As has already been said, the best way to put yourself out there is to host smaller tournaments first. We all had to do that before getting the big gigs.

On a separate note, however, you mention on the previous page that you, I quote, "don't take part in many events on ns sport because I am studying for a law degree, work full time and am writing a book, while also having a boyfriend, a social life, musical commitments, and membership in other rps as well as gameplay". Hosting takes a lot of time and effort, and requires full dedication. I would suggest that if you are indeed that busy with everything, hosting should not necessarily be that high on your to-do list. As West Phoenicia correctly points out, it is a lot of work for very little return.

If I didn't think I could host it, I wouldn't have said I would host it. It'd be really easy for CH to rectify (he just edits a post or two.)

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Stupid question from someone who hasn't participated in several years. Does anyone have a link to a roster template?

There is no particular template for rosters, so it's up to you on how to make it as you want

I think that's a fair argument, since it doesn't affect medals. However CH's made his decision and I don't think going on about it will change his mind. As has already been said, the best way to put yourself out there is to host smaller tournaments first. We all had to do that before getting the big gigs.

On a separate note, however, you mention on the previous page that you, I quote, "don't take part in many events on ns sport because I am studying for a law degree, work full time and am writing a book, while also having a boyfriend, a social life, musical commitments, and membership in other rps as well as gameplay". Hosting takes a lot of time and effort, and requires full dedication. I would suggest that if you are indeed that busy with everything, hosting should not necessarily be that high on your to-do list. As West Phoenicia correctly points out, it is a lot of work for very little return.

If I didn't think I could host it, I wouldn't have said I would host it. It'd be really easy for CH to rectify (he just edits a post or two.)

The question is: Whether you have the experience or not.

With the hosting job, it's not as easy as you may think on rectifying it. Editing a post or two isn't just what happens out there, unless you're thinking of a host's job as granted, because you need to do more than that. If those with experience may experience hosting at times, why should you be trusted when you have gazillions of RL/other NS commitments and very few, if any, hosting experience?

[Commerce Heights]

Apologies for the delay, but the qualifying draws will be posted and input files delivered to the event hosts within the next few hours.

Just one note my Women's Volleyball team is listed as taking part in the AO qualifying part rather than the Rushmore qualifying part.

Yes, I accidentally marked all the Rushmori nations as AO in the post for that event. It’ll be correct in the actual draw.

I just want 'Sian Suthers' to become 'Maria Schtenko.'

Now that the draws are up, would it be too late to request a minor change of the names for one of my women's beach volleyball entry Alisia De Santigo/Alisia De Santigo to Alisia De Santigo/Sissie Abujamal? I mistakenly copied and pasted Alisia De Santigo's name twice for the team.

I too must confess to a slight naming snafu.

If possible, could Roque De Almeida be amended to Roque De Santa? He’s in Athletics, Men’s 200m.

All done.

I'd suggest TGing CH the details. Don't forget to tell him the event Sian/Maria is entered into; such a minor change should be OK (though I can't speak for CH, obviously), but at this point in time the host has a lot of data-related admin to do, so full details would make things that much quicker for both of you.

I prefer to address issues like this here rather than by TG.

If I didn't think I could host it, I wouldn't have said I would host it. It'd be really easy for CH to rectify (he just edits a post or two.)

It’d be even easier for me to go jump off a bridge, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to do it.

Please keep this thread clear of pointless arguments so that they don’t interfere with people trying to report actual issues.

[Commerce Heights]

As Liventia pointed out to me, the draw for men’s beach volleyball had originally listed Tom Maxwell/Chris Hart (ETM) as both the second and third team in Group L3. In fact, the third team in the group is Giannis Newton/Matthew Le Goff (EFL).

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Sorry for scorination taking longer than expected, guys. I had some unexpected matters to clear halfway through the process, and that took a while to clear. From next MD's scorination it'll take lot less time hopefully.

[San Llera]

My athletes were omitted from Men's 1500m, Men's 10000m, Women's 100m, and Women's 400m heats, and the Women's 10000m semifinal. The athletes were in the heats in the OP, but not in the scorination. To quote my signup:

Men’s 1 500 m (3)
Oscar Serezello;SAN;39
Francesco Capella;SAN;38
Prosper Sosa;SAN;36
Men’s 10 000 m (3)
Oscar Serezello;SAN;40
Francesco Capella;SAN;36
Prosper Sosa;SAN;44
...
Women’s 100 m (3)
Isabel Murillo;SAN;58
Francesca Llava;SAN;44
...
Women’s 400 m (3)
Isabel Murillo;SAN;50
Luisa Bonifacia;SAN;29
Women’s 10 000 m (3)
Rosetta Millet;SAN;68
Emiliettina;SAN;44

Edit: It is my mistake. I failed to see that there would be multiple lots of heats. Thank you West Phoencia and Liventia, sorry to the hosts for bothering you.

[West Phoencia]

They will be included in another lot of heats. Just like mine.

[Liventia]

My athletes were omitted from Men's 1500m, Men's 10000m, Women's 100m, and Women's 400m heats, and the Women's 10000m semifinal. The athletes were in the heats in the OP, but not in the scorination. To quote my signup:

Men’s 1 500 m (3)
Oscar Serezello;SAN;39
Francesco Capella;SAN;38
Prosper Sosa;SAN;36
Men’s 10 000 m (3)
Oscar Serezello;SAN;40
Francesco Capella;SAN;36
Prosper Sosa;SAN;44
...
Women’s 100 m (3)
Isabel Murillo;SAN;58
Francesca Llava;SAN;44
...
Women’s 400 m (3)
Isabel Murillo;SAN;50
Luisa Bonifacia;SAN;29
Women’s 10 000 m (3)
Rosetta Millet;SAN;68
Emiliettina;SAN;44

The men's 1500m heats in Orean have not yet taken place, nor have the 10,000m heats or the women's 100m heats. Isabel Murillo was in Heat 4 in the women's 400m and came 2nd; Luisa Bonifacia came 5th in Heat 5. Rosetta Millet finished 14th in the women's 10,000m Heat 2 while Emiliettina came 9th in Heat 1.

[Sargossa]

Bit of a mix-up in the Women's Beach Volleyball. The Sargossan duo of Danika Candela/Cierra Zayas were drawn to play in Group L1. But Danica Hunt/Maritza Santos of Vettrera (originally drawn in A5) are in there instead.

[Sjovenia]

Sign ups are for sure closed?

[Liventia]

Sign ups are for sure closed?

Given qualifying is already underway, I think it's safe to say that yes, they are:

Signups are now closed.

Signups were open for over a month, so you can't really complain about missing the deadline.

Bit of a mix-up in the Women's Beach Volleyball. The Sargossan duo of Danika Candela/Cierra Zayas were drawn to play in Group L1. But Danica Hunt/Maritza Santos of Vettrera (originally drawn in A5) are in there instead.

Cheers, will fix that now. This has now been corrected in the original post.

[Eonstar]

It's happening! So excited. And happy about beating Electrum.

[Sjovenia]

Sign ups are for sure closed?

Given qualifying is already underway, I think it's safe to say that yes, they are:

Signups are now closed.

Signups were open for over a month, so you can't really complain about missing the deadline.

Bit of a mix-up in the Women's Beach Volleyball. The Sargossan duo of Danika Candela/Cierra Zayas were drawn to play in Group L1. But Danica Hunt/Maritza Santos of Vettrera (originally drawn in A5) are in there instead.

Cheers, will fix that now. This has now been corrected in the original post.

Never complained about missing the deadline, don't assume I was going to because then youll make an ass out of u and me. However if you want to throw the whole month signup in my face and assume id complain id have you know I was busy serving my country. Thanks sod...

[CoraSpia]

Who would like their nation roasting in the Haven's Olympic song?

[The Serbian Empire]

Who would like their nation roasting in the Haven's Olympic song?

I support this idea.

[Kernansquillec]

Liventia, I think there's a problem in MD2 of the women's volleyball (group L4).

Clara Shulman/Kathern Frutos (KRN)                    21  16  15
Annie Millar/Clare Kelly (TLI)                         5  21  17

  Group L4                                           Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts
1 Clara Shulman/Kathern Frutos                         2   2  0    4   1   4.000    4 
2 Annie Millar/Clare Kelly                             2   1  1    3   2   1.500    3
(...)

I don't quite get how Shulman/Frutos can lose their game 2-1 but still have an unbeaten record in the table, unless of course we actually won it 2-1 (21-5/16-21/17-15) as the table suggests.

[Liventia]

Liventia, I think there's a problem in MD2 of the women's volleyball (group L4).

Clara Shulman/Kathern Frutos (KRN)                    21  16  15
Annie Millar/Clare Kelly (TLI)                         5  21  17

  Group L4                                           Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg  Pts
1 Clara Shulman/Kathern Frutos                         2   2  0    4   1   4.000    4 
2 Annie Millar/Clare Kelly                             2   1  1    3   2   1.500    3
(...)

I don't quite get how Shulman/Frutos can lose their game 2-1 but still have an unbeaten record in the table, unless of course we actually won it 2-1 (21-5/16-21/17-15) as the table suggests.

That'll be my error in compiling the manual tables (which I had to do because I removed Group L1 to fix the error with Sargossa's entry, which screwed up all the remaining tables for the other groups in xkoranate). The score is accurate; the table is not. I'll fix that.

[Kernansquillec]

Liventia, I think there's a problem in MD2 of the women's volleyball (group L4).



I don't quite get how Shulman/Frutos can lose their game 2-1 but still have an unbeaten record in the table, unless of course we actually won it 2-1 (21-5/16-21/17-15) as the table suggests.

That'll be my error in compiling the manual tables (which I had to do because I removed Group L1 to fix the error with Sargossa's entry, which screwed up all the remaining tables for the other groups in xkoranate). The score is accurate; the table is not. I'll fix that.

I knew I shouldn't have mentioned it

[West Phoencia]

Who would like their nation roasting in the Haven's Olympic song?

Roast away. My nation is an embarrassment to begin with. Can't get any worse.

[Liventia]

The semi-finals of Quebec's athletics events don't seem to have been drawn properly. Athletes from the same NOC can't be in the same heat. Pointing it out here so people in those qualifiers can take this into consideration when RPing, if a decision is made to retcon the affected results.

[Gregoryisgodistan]

The semi-finals of Quebec's athletics events don't seem to have been drawn properly. Athletes from the same NOC can't be in the same heat. Pointing it out here so people in those qualifiers can take this into consideration when RPing, if a decision is made to retcon the affected results.

I could be mistaken, but it looks like all the affected nations had three athletes in the semifinals. With only two heats, you had to have multiple ones in the same heat.