But even in the unofficial setting you need 10 people...You can't do all the scrambles yourself, and still have the same effect, and also it may be considered that you are cheating and doing the scrambles backwards...doing it unofficially and officially are the same, except 1 is recognized, and the other isn't...
Craig --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess the way I feel is that people should be willing to go through > the inconvenience of trying the record in an unofficial setting for > themselves before bothering an entire cubing team and inconveniencing > 10 people. If you aren't willing to put in the effort, why should we > help you? > > Tyson Mao > Astrophysics '06 > California Institute of Technology > > On Feb 20, 2006, at 6:00 PM, Craig Bouchard wrote: > > > I agree 100%, not just anyone should prance around trying this, but I > > do disagree that people should have to do it before hand...Of course, > > you guys can use your discretion on who you will let do it too...so, > > its not all one person saying I want to do this... > > > > Craig > > > > --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <tmao@> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi Stefan, > >> > >> Yeah, that's basically the idea. I mean... we have to have some type > >> of standard right? We don't have enough time to give every single > >> cube-solve out there a chance at this record. We especially don't > >> have > >> time to let people "try it" just for fun, if they don't have a good > >> shot at doing this. A record attempt like this is not a trivial work > >> of organization for us and is very disruptive to our lives. > >> > >> I agree, world records are meant to be broken. But nobody's life > >> revolves around cubing, and we need to respect everyone's commitments > >> to other aspects of their lives. > >> > >> Tyson Mao > >> Astrophysics '06 > >> California Institute of Technology > >> > >> On Feb 20, 2006, at 4:57 PM, Stefan Pochmann wrote: > >> > >>> Could it be what Tyson and Shelley actually tried to say is just that > >>> if you want *them* to host your record attempt then you need to > >>> provide some proof it'll be worth their time? > >>> > >>> Cheers! > >>> Stefan > >>> > >>> > >>> --- In [email protected], "Craig Bouchard" > >>> <logitewty@> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Well, I've sat back and waited to post, and I'll try to sum it all > >>> up... > >>>> > >>>> Why not get multiple people to try it at the same time...Like 2 or 3 > >>>> people, as long as they supply the scramblers (as you say) it will > >>>> also add that competitive edge to it. > >>>> > >>>> And about the doing it Unofficially first...You wouldn't be able to > >>> do > >>>> this, because, as you said, it would take the scramblers, the > >>> counters > >>>> and everything for officially, you just wouldn't get the credit for > >>>> it...I can understand why you would say this, but only to some > >>> extent. > >>>> Maybe try a few hours, or something along the lines of this...but > >>> to > >>>> ask someone to do the 24 hours on their own without getting credit > >>> for > >>>> it. Its a good idea, but unreasonable. As you said this takes a > >>> lot > >>>> of time to organize/do, so why do it unofficially, and put yourself > >>>> through it twice, and not go for it officially right from the getgo, > >>>> as Per said... > >>>> > >>>> Craig > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> 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/
