Tyson, YOU never said 'a few years', but someone else did, and it sounded a bit weird to me... And I never claimed YOU said 'a few years', so I am not putting words in your mouth. It's just that you are feeling like I am putting words in your mouth.
> And it's not just a "few hours" of our time, it's days. Compared to the 1000's of hours that speedcubers like us put into cubing, I think an event like this is taking just a few hours (for each person involved). You didn't do this all by yourself did you? > It seems to be that you've forgotten that we actually run competitions and put a lot of effort into those ourselves. No, Tyson.. How can I forget? You remind me of this all the time. - Joël. --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Seriously, why are people claiming that I say all these things? If you > review the posts, you'll see that I requested that someone should be > very serious about breaking this record. One way of proving to us that > you're actually serious is to break the record yourself unofficially at > home. I feel this is a reasonable request given the number of hours it > requires a team of people to ratify the record. In the United States, > there are libel laws which prevent people from making up false > statements about other people. I never said this record was "banned" > nor did I say the record would never be attempted again NOR did I say > that we wanted to wait a few years. > > And it's not just a "few hours" of our time, it's days. An event like > this disrupts our lives. We take out large portions of our day, rotate > off, and then we end up having to sleep. It's disruptive, we lose at > least a day of not being able to do homework, and everyone feels > miserable afterwards. Furthermore, you make it sound like we don't do > any acts of selflessness for the cubing community. It seems to be that > you've forgotten that we actually run competitions and put a lot of > effort into those ourselves. See, I guess I forgot that I'm obligated > to do those types of things. They have it in my contract, because a > cuber spends years cubing, then I have to take my time to fuel their > obsession. > > My friends and myself put a lot of effort into running competitions. > We've donated well more than our share of time to the cubing community. > What's a few hours to you? > > Tyson Mao > Astrophysics '06 > California Institute of Technology > > On Feb 20, 2006, at 5:11 AM, Joël van Noort wrote: > > > Ok.. But what is a few hours, compared to all the time people like > > us put into cubing? > > > > I agree that it's inconsiderate for someone to break this record > > next week, but in a few years...? I mean, records are there to be > > broken. Cubers do it all the time. > > > > - Joël. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <tmao@> > > wrote: > >> > >> Well, it would be very inconsiderate for someone to just do this > > on a > >> whim. Please consider the total number of hours it took our crew > > to > >> assemble this record together. We all have school work, and > > everyone > >> took a considerable amount of time away from their lives to make > > this > >> happen. We had Adam and Matt also drive up to help out with the > > event. > >> It's not something "trivial" and it's not something that you try > > just > >> because you feel like it. > >> > >> Honestly, don't even think about doing this until you've done it > >> yourself unofficially in your own home. > >> > >> Tyson Mao > >> Astrophysics '06 > >> California Institute of Technology > >> > >> On Feb 20, 2006, at 3:18 AM, Joël van Noort wrote: > >> > >>> > >>>> The Caltech Crew would appreciate it if people left this record > >>>> untouched for at least a few years. We're not too eager to do > > all > >>> this > >>>> again. > >>>> > >>>> Shelley > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Is that a serious request? A few years? To me it feels like a > >>> motivation to try this too sometime... :p > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Yahoo! Groups Links > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
