Important glorious shining sun of benificence announcements section
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE "WE SIGN UP" or "ROSTER TO COME" type posts which are devoid of any actual sign-up. They serve no purpose other than to take up space and will do you no good anyway. You also should not edit in your sign-up into an existing post as chances are I will miss it.
0712 UTC, 12 July
Signups are now even more closed than they were before. The (IC) opening ceremony will take place on 12 July, and Day 1 of scorination will be 13 July. Please use this thread for OOC now. Thank you for your cooperation. Oh yes, and I was able to accommodate the late entries too, so it's your lucky day fellas.
0242 UTC, 10 July
As you will know if you're keeping up with this thread, I'm behind on the entries and 12 or 13 July is more likely as the start date. This hasn't been helped by people not adhering to the specified format given in the example below, by the way - one egregious example which I'm still working on now departed so far from the format that it has almost doubled the time I needed to process it. Also, there have been several entries for an event called "Women's 25m rapid fire pistol" which isn't being held. In real life this is part of the "Women's 25m pistol" event, and that's how it will be for these Olympics. Those entries have been disregarded in all cases.
2354 UTC, 2 July
Please see this post regarding demonstration sports. We'll have rugby sevens and maybe netball.
0224 UTC, 26 June
Alright now, the opening ceremonies will be, tentatively, held on 9 July with day 1 of scorination being 10 July. I will open the RP thread next week and the schedule will be posted there. This is UNCONFIRMED; in the event that you lot decide to flood me with 500-entry signups on the 5th, it will have to be delayed ;)
0519 UTC, 7 June
I have specifically said to put skill modifiers in round brackets for a reason - it allows me to simplify the process of processing signups by using the find and replace tool. Please use the bloody things. I'm sorry if my tone is rather annoyed, but I have specifically stated this and several other things in the instructions - bolded, even - and was clearly a fool to believe everyone would read them; even if the text was too dense for you, there's a very clear example signup provided as well.
Also, it's just a minor fun little thing, but if your nation has a different name in French (for instance, Germany is Allemagne in French), please do make a note to that effect. ICly, the march-in will be done by alphabetical order of teams' French names, with Kelssek, as host nation, coming last.
0139 UTC, 6 June
You must name relay teams, doubles teams, etc. It's only the team sports (like football, water polo, field hockey, handball, etc.) that don't require all competitors to be named. If you've got a badminton doubles entry or a 4x100m relay where you've put in "roster to come" or the like, it has been and will be disregarded.
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Welcome to the signup thread for the Games of the V Olympiad. We in Outineau are glad you could make it, même des impérialiste anglais barbares. If you're new to sports roleplaying, this should be of some help.
How to sign up
Firstly, a definition that will help with one potential source of confusion: you're going to hear me refer to "entries". Each entry is an athlete or a team which is competing in an event. One runner competing in the 100m, 200m and 400m counts as three entries. A squad of 14 water polo players is one entry. 4 people in a relay team is one entry. The actual number of athletes doesn't matter for the purposes of signing up, it's entries we're dealing with.
Copy and paste the events list below. The numbers appearing next to each event is the maximum number of competitors each national Olympic committee may enter in the event. Put in the names of your athletes and a skill modifier for them within the range of 0 to 1, where 0 is the least skill and 1 the most. Please do not use modifiers with more than 2 decimal places. Entries without a skill modifier will be given 0.5 by default. You must have a name for every entry, except for team sports like water polo or football where it says (1 team) or the like; for those you do not need to name everyone on your team, but posting a team roster in the roster thread will help you and others RP. You do need to name competitors for doubles, relay events, or anything where you see something like [x teams of y]. You may specify a three-letter nation code in your signup; one will be chosen for you if you don't. Omit any events for which you are not entering athletes. Please make sure you disable smilies when you post! If you type in (0.8) with smilies on, I see a guy with sunglasses instead.
If you change anything after posting your sign-up, please make a new post for the changes. Try to keep this to a minimum if you must do it at all.
Example
Please try to keep to this format as much as possible, since it makes the tedious process of scorinator input easier. Please put the skill modifier in round brackets (they look like the ones around these words and are usually shift-9 and shift-0 respectively) as it will make things easier for me. This example has 9 entries.
SWIMMING
Men’s 100 m Butterfly [2]
Michel Phelps (0.1)
Iain Thorpe (0.6)
Men’s 4×200 m Freestyle Relay [1 team of 4]
Phelps/Loche/Thorpe/van Milliband (0.8)
Women’s 400 m Individual Medley [2]
Annna-Marie Pierse (0.4)
Women’s 4×100 m Freestyle Relay [1 team of 4]
Lenton/Pierse/Manadou/Pellegrina (0.2)
WATER POLO
Men’s [1 team] (0.5)
Women’s [1 team] (0.5)
CANOEING
FLATWATER
Men’s C-1 200 m [1]
Shilt Disterber (0.3)
Men’s C-2 200 m [1 team of 2]
Mike Rophone, Shilt Disterber (0.8)
Events list
AQUATICS
DIVING
Men’s 3 m Springboard [2]
Men’s 10 m Platform [2]
Men’s Synchronized 3 m Springboard [1 team of 2]
Men’s Synchronized 10 m Platform [1 team of 2]
Women’s 3 m Springboard [2]
Women’s 10 m Platform [2]
Women’s Synchronized 3 m Springboard [1 team of 2]
Women’s Synchronized 10 m Platform [1 team of 2]
SWIMMING
Men’s 50 m Freestyle [2]
Men’s 100 m Freestyle [2]
Men’s 200 m Freestyle [2]
Men’s 400 m Freestyle [2]
Men’s 1,500 m Freestyle [2]
Men’s 100 m Backstroke [2]
Men’s 200 m Backstroke [2]
Men’s 100 m Breaststroke [2]
Men’s 200 m Breaststroke [2]
Men’s 100 m Butterfly [2]
Men’s 200 m Butterfly [2]
Men’s 200 m Individual Medley [2]
Men’s 400 m Individual Medley [2]
Men’s 4×100 m Freestyle Relay [1 team of 4]
Men’s 4×200 m Freestyle Relay [1 team of 4]
Men’s 4×100 m Medley Relay [1 team of 4]
Men’s 10,000 m Marathon [2]
Women’s 50 m Freestyle [2]
Women’s 100 m Freestyle [2]
Women’s 200 m Freestyle [2]
Women’s 400 m Freestyle [2]
Women’s 800 m Freestyle [2]
Women’s 100 m Backstroke [2]
Women’s 200 m Backstroke [2]
Women’s 100 m Breaststroke [2]
Women’s 200 m Breaststroke [2]
Women’s 100 m Butterfly [2]
Women’s 200 m Butterfly [2]
Women’s 200 m Individual Medley [2]
Women’s 400 m Individual Medley [2]
Women’s 4×100 m Freestyle Relay [1 team of 4]
Women’s 4×200 m Freestyle Relay [1 team of 4]
Women’s 4×100 m Medley Relay [1 team of 4]
Women’s 10,000 m Freestyle [2]
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
Men’s Duet [1 team of 2]
Men’s Team [1 team]
Women’s Duet [1 team of 2]
Women’s Team [1 team]
WATER POLO
Men’s [1 team]
Women’s [1 team]
ARCHERY
Men’s Individual [3]
Men’s Team [N/A]
Women’s Individual [3]
Women’s Team [N/A]
If an NOC enters three archers in an individual archery event, those archers also compete as a team in the corresponding team event.
ATHLETICS
Men’s 100 m [3]
Men’s 200 m [3]
Men’s 400 m [3]
Men’s 800 m [3]
Men’s 1,500 m [3]
Men’s 5,000 m [3]
Men’s 10,000 m [3]
Men’s 110 m Hurdles [3]
Men’s 400 m Hurdles [3]
Men’s 3,000 m Steeplechase [3]
Men’s 4×100 m Relay [1 team of 4]
Men’s 4×400 m Relay [1 team of 4]
Men’s Marathon [3]
Men’s 20 km Walk [3]
Men’s 50 km Walk [3]
Men’s High Jump [3]
Men’s Pole Vault [3]
Men’s Long Jump [3]
Men’s Triple Jump [3]
Men’s Shot Put [3]
Men’s Discus Throw [3]
Men’s Hammer Throw [3]
Men’s Javelin Throw [3]
Men’s Decathlon [3]
Women’s 100 m [3]
Women’s 200 m [3]
Women’s 400 m [3]
Women’s 800 m [3]
Women’s 1,500 m [3]
Women’s 5,000 m [3]
Women’s 10,000 m [3]
Women’s 100 m Hurdles [3]
Women’s 400 m Hurdles [3]
Women’s 3,000 m Steeplechase [3]
Women’s 4×100 m Relay [1 team of 4]
Women’s 4×400 m Relay [1 team of 4]
Women’s Marathon [3]
Women’s 20 km Walk [3]
Women’s 50 km Walk
Women’s High Jump [3]
Women’s Pole Vault [3]
Women’s Long Jump [3]
Women’s Triple Jump [3]
Women’s Shot Put [3]
Women’s Discus Throw [3]
Women’s Hammer Throw [3]
Women’s Javelin Throw [3]
Women’s Heptathlon [3]
BADMINTON
Men’s Singles [3]
Men’s Doubles [3 teams of 2]
Women’s Singles [3]
Women’s Doubles [3 teams of 2]
Mixed Doubles [3 teams of 2]
BASKETBALL
Men’s [1 team]
Women’s [1 team]
BOXING
Men’s Light Flyweight [1]
Men’s Flyweight [1]
Men’s Bantamweight [1]
Men’s Featherweight [1]
Men’s Lightweight [1]
Men’s Light Welterweight [1]
Men’s Welterweight [1]
Men’s Middleweight [1]
Men’s Light Heavyweight [1]
Men’s Heavyweight [1]
Men’s Super Heavyweight [1]
Women’s Light Flyweight [1]
Women’s Flyweight [1]
Women’s Bantamweight [1]
Women’s Featherweight [1]
Women’s Lightweight [1]
Women’s Light Welterweight [1]
Women’s Welterweight [1]
Women’s Middleweight [1]
Women’s Light Heavyweight [1]
Women’s Heavyweight [1]
Women’s Super Heavyweight [1]
CANOEING
FLATWATER
Men’s C-1 500 m [1]
Men’s C-1 1000 m [1]
Men’s C-2 500 m [1 team of 2]
Men’s C-2 1000 m [1 team of 2]
Men’s K-1 500 m [1]
Men’s K-1 1000 m [1]
Men’s K-2 500 m [1 team of 2]
Men’s K-2 1000 m [1 team of 2]
Men’s K-4 500 m
Men’s K-4 1000 m [1 team of 4]
Women’s C-1 500 m [1]
Women’s C-1 1000 m [1]
Women’s C-2 500 m [1 team of 2]
Women’s C-2 1000 m [1 team of 2]
Women’s K-1 500 m [1]
Women’s K-1 1000 m [1]
Women’s K-2 500 m [1 team of 2]
Women’s K-2 1000 m [1 team of 2]
Women’s K-4 500 m [1 team of 4]
Women’s K-4 1000 m [1 team of 4]
SLALOM
Men’s C-1 [1]
Men’s C-2 [1 team of 2]
Men’s K-1 [1]
Women’s C-1
Women’s C-2
Women’s K-1 [1]
CYCLING
BMX
Men’s [3]
Women’s [3]
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Men’s [3]
Women’s [3]
ROAD
Men’s Mass Start [5]
Men’s Time Trial [2]
Women’s Mass Start [5]
Women’s Time Trial [2]
TRACK
Men’s Keirin [2]
Men’s Madison [1 team of 2]
Men’s Points Race [1]
Men’s Individual Pursuit [2]
Men’s Team Pursuit [1 team of 4]
Men’s Individual Sprint [2]
Men’s Team Sprint [1 team of 3]
Women’s Keirin [2]
Women’s Madison [1 team of 2]
Women’s Points Race [1]
Women’s Individual Pursuit [2]
Women’s Team Pursuit [1 team of 4]
Women’s Individual Sprint [2]
Women’s Team Sprint [1 team of 3]
EQUESTRIAN
DRESSAGE
Individual [4]
EVENTING
Individual [5]
JUMPING
Individual [4]
Note: Entering the maximum number of individuals will automatically enter a NOC in the corresponding team event.
FENCING
Men’s Épée [3]
Men’s Team Épée [1 team of 3]
Men’s Foil [3]
Men’s Team Foil [1 team of 3]
Men’s Sabre [3]
Men’s Team Sabre [1 team of 3]
Women’s Épée [3]
Women’s Team Épée [1 team of 3]
Women’s Foil [3]
Women’s Team Foil [1 team of 3]
Women’s Sabre [3]
Women’s Team Sabre [1 team of 3]
FOOTBALL (ASSOCIATION)
Men's [1 team]
Women's [1 team]
FIELD HOCKEY
Men's [1 team]
Women's [1 team]
GYMNASTICS
ARTISTIC
Men’s [6]
Women’s [6]
RHYTHMIC
Men’s Individual [2]
Men’s Group [1 team]
Women’s Individual [2]
Women’s Group [1 team]
TRAMPOLINE
Men’s [2]
Women’s [2]
HANDBALL
Men’s [1 team]
Women’s [1 team]
JUDO
Men’s 60 kg [1]
Men’s 66 kg [1]
Men’s 73 kg [1]
Men’s 81 kg [1]
Men’s 90 kg [1]
Men’s 100 kg [1]
Men’s Over 100 kg [1]
Women’s 48 kg [1]
Women’s 52 kg [1]
Women’s 57 kg [1]
Women’s 63 kg [1]
Women’s 70 kg [1]
Women’s 78 kg [1]
Women’s Over 78 kg [1]
MODERN PENTATHLON
Men’s [2]
Women’s [2]
ROWING
Men’s Single Sculls [1]
Men’s Double Sculls [1 team of 2]
Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls [1 team of 2]
Men’s Quadruple Sculls [1 team of 4]
Men’s Coxless Pairs [1 team of 2]
Men’s Coxless Fours [1 team of 4]
Men’s Lightweight Coxless Fours [1 team of 4]
Men’s Coxed Eights [1 team]
Women’s Single Sculls [1]
Women’s Double Sculls [1 team of 2]
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls [1 team of 2]
Women’s Quadruple Sculls [1 team of 4]
Women’s Coxless Pairs [1 team of 2]
Women’s Coxless Fours [1 team of 4]
Women’s Lightweight Coxless Fours [1 team of 4]
Women’s Coxed Eights [1 team]
SAILING
Men’s One Person Dinghy [1]
Men’s Two Person Dinghy [1 team of 2]
Men’s Keelboat [1 team of 2]
Men’s Windsurfer [1]
Women’s One Person Dinghy [1]
Women’s Two Person Dinghy [1 team of 2]
Women’s Keelboat [1 team of 2]
Women’s Windsurfer [1]
Heavyweight Dinghy [1]
Skiff [1 team of 2]
Multihull [1 team of 2]
SHOOTING
Men’s 10 m Air Pistol [2]
Men’s 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol [2]
Men’s 50 m Pistol [2]
Men’s 10 m Air Rifle [2]
Men’s 50 m Rifle Prone [2]
Men’s 50 m Rifle Three Positions [2]
Men’s Trap [2]
Men’s Double Trap [2]
Men’s Skeet [2]
Women’s 10 m Air Pistol [2]
Women’s 25 m Pistol [2]
Women’s 10 m Air Rifle [2]
Women’s 50 m Rifle Prone [2]
Women’s 50 m Rifle Three Positions [2]
Women’s Trap [2]
Women’s Double Trap [2]
Women’s Skeet [2]
TABLE TENNIS
Men’s Singles [3]
Men’s Team [1 team of 3]
Women’s Singles [3]
Women’s Team [1 team of 3]
TAEKWONDO
Men’s 58 kg [1]
Men’s 68 kg [1]
Men’s 80 kg [1]
Men’s Over 80 kg [1]
Women’s 49 kg [1]
Women’s 57 kg [1]
Women’s 67 kg [1]
Women’s Over 67 kg [1]
TENNIS
Men’s Singles [4]
Men’s Doubles [2 teams of 2]
Women’s Singles [4]
Women’s Doubles [2 teams of 2]
TRIATHLON
Men’s [3]
Women’s [3]
VOLLEYBALL
BEACH
Men’s [2 teams of 2]
Women’s [2 teams of 2]
INDOOR
Men’s [1 team]
Women’s [1 team]
WEIGHTLIFTING
Men’s 56 kg [2]
Men’s 62 kg [2]
Men’s 69 kg [2]
Men’s 77 kg [2]
Men’s 85 kg [2]
Men’s 94 kg [2]
Men’s 105 kg [2]
Men’s Over 105 kg [2]
Women’s 48 kg [2]
Women’s 53 kg [2]
Women’s 58 kg [2]
Women’s 63 kg [2]
Women’s 69 kg [2]
Women’s 75 kg [2]
Women’s Over 75 kg [2]
WRESTLING
FREESTYLE
Men’s 55 kg [1]
Men’s 60 kg [1]
Men’s 66 kg [1]
Men’s 74 kg [1]
Men’s 84 kg [1]
Men’s 96 kg [1]
Men’s 120 kg [1]
Women’s 48 kg [1]
Women’s 55 kg [1]
Women’s 63 kg [1]
Women’s 72 kg [1]
GRECO-ROMAN
Men’s 55 kg [1]
Men’s 60 kg [1]
Men’s 66 kg [1]
Men’s 74 kg [1]
Men’s 84 kg [1]
Men’s 96 kg [1]
Men’s 120 kg [1]
Women’s 48 kg [1]
Women’s 55 kg [1]
Women’s 63 kg [1]
Women’s 72 kg [1]
Limits
The average of all skill modifiers in your delegation must not be more than 0.5. That is, if you have 100 entries, you have 50 points to distribute over your entire delegation. Going over the average will prompt reductions to your skill modifiers, which might lead to some mystery and suspense as to who will underperform... but it also annoys me and that is not advisable.
You may have a maximum of 500 entries in your delegation. Entries in demonstration events do not count against the limits or the average skill modifiers.
Roster thread
Rosters for teams in team events should not be included in your signup; instead get all those rosters together and post them in the rosters thread.
Deadline
The deadline for signups or modifications to them is 23:00 UTC on Monday, 5 July 2010. That's Monday afternoon/evening in the Americas, Monday night in Europe/Africa, and Tuesday morning in East Asia and Oceania (which has always been at war with Eurasia)*. If you think it's going to be a factor, look up your timezone to see exactly what time it'll be for you. Do not expect any signups or modifications to be accepted after the deadline. I haven't decided exactly when we'll start yet, but it should either be later in that same week or the week after. Should I need to push back the start of the Games the deadline will be extended; stay tuned for updates.
Demonstration events
First off, while acknowledging that people like to see certain sports included in the Olympics, I'd like to keep them to a minimum. That said, demonstration sports proposed may be held at my discretion provided sufficient information about the sport (format, etc.) to allow me to scorinate it is provided. Sports which don't already have competitions for them on NS Sports are preferred.
* George Orwell reference. Don't mind me.