Why not run the stats similar to d.net? Everyone has their own personal
individual stats, but they can join a team for the team rankings.
In a message dated 10/13/98 5:14:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi Nico,
>
> At 11:05 AM 10/13/98 CEST, Nico Sterk wrote:
> >I would like to create a new really competitive team for GIMPS all
> >across the Internet.
>
> You are more than welcome to do so. Perhaps the mailing list is
> a good place to see if there is interest in forming a variety of
> teams that a new (or existing) user could join.
>
> >Therefore I need to bring in new members using
> >the GIMPS mailing list,
>
> I don't generally hand out the email addresses.
>
> > news group (which ones?), persuading friends etc.
>
> If there is interest, perhaps Scott could create a web page containing
> team names, user ids, and passwords.
>
> >Is it fair to put my own name as the name of the whole team,
>
> Probably not. You will get more recruits by combining people with
> a common affiliation. Such as "Team Europe", "Team MIT", "Team Linux",
> "Team Cat Lovers", etc. I don't think many will join a "Team Nico Sterk".
>
> >or should I rather discriminate
> >my private contribution in the computer ID?
>
> An excellent way to track your personal contribution to the team total.
>
> >Please, do you have suggestions for making this reality,
>
> See if there is much interest in your idea by reading the followup
> posts to this mailing list. See if Scott Kurowski weighs in with
> any potential problems. If there is interest, gather suggestions for
> team names (maybe by private email, maybe take a vote). If Scott
> cannot maintain a web page of team names, create your own web page
> and we'll link to it.
>
> >and what's more do you have ideas
> >for a good userID, password and Name?
>
> Keep the userID and password short and sweet. Keep the name descriptive.
> The three must be made available on a web page.
>
> >The password should be spread
> >across Internet among all members of the team to use it. As for as I
> >know, the only "confidential" thing to be protected through a password
> >is the current account status report.
>
> I don't think there is anything confidential to protect. The only danger
> I see is malicious unreserving of exponents. I, as a Team USA miscreant,
> go to Scott's web pages and unreserve all of Team Europe's exponents...
>
> Regards,
> George
>
