Earlier this season I had pointed out, to the OBC Board, the lack of TT results on the OBC website. I was told, at that time, that it was being developed and we should all be more patient. Since Celia had (and has!) continued to independently produce excellent quality result pages and since it appeared that development of the official TT pages had hardly started, I suggested that, at least until the work was complete, a link be made from the OBC web to Celia's result pages. My suggestion was ignored, and at one point there were no updates to the official TT result pages for more than a month of our competetive season.
We have now had almost a whole season of TT's, and most members of the club have mostly viewed the results from Celia's link that she sends out each week. The reality is that Celia is supporting the club member requirements, and is certainly recognized within the membership for her superb work and dedication, though it seems unappreciated by the OBC board. If the OBC board is unwilling to appreciate the TT results we did have (which I feel were second to none of any bicycle club sites), then I would recommend that the TT keeper position be an elected position. You know where my vote will go. Advantages of Celia's site: colour coded for easy viewing and picking out relative placements; links from each line detail to access other grouping information (by category, name, or speed); timeliness of data onto the site; weather details; proper seed sheets; BAR calculations; ABC results; complete and accurate results (i.e. all categories (I notice the PeeWee is missing from August 8 official results - too bad, as I think it's great to encourage the young cyclists); complete volunteer lists (once again, we can't survive without volunteers, and they should always be recognized)); there may be more issues, but I sure haven't done an in depth search). I am a user of this information, appreciate having it, and knowing that we have had the quality support from Celia, certainly would not expect that we need to take a step backwards as technological capabilities generally takes steps forward. Michael ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
