why is pointing out the very real RL legal and other issues that must be taken into consideration, assumed to be 'hate'?I don't get why there is so much hate anytime a new idea is suggested.
why is pointing out the very real RL legal and other issues that must be taken into consideration, assumed to be 'hate'?I don't get why there is so much hate anytime a new idea is suggested.
Because MOM its never presented like that a positive response to an issue would be
1.) I like your idea...but here are some problems with implementing it...
2.) Here are my suggestions with improving your idea...
To be bluntly honest mom it sometimes hard to have a constructive conversation with you because I feel your position is always what you feel TPCI is regardless of the issue.
Had Dave or Brad come on here and suggested this you would be praising them on their amazing idea and boldness on moving the game forward.
why is pointing out the very real RL legal and other issues that must be taken into consideration, assumed to be 'hate'?
For example, one such way to overcome this issue is to upload a first name, last initial, and a player ID. This may not work for Juniors (as some are too young), but I'm pretty sure that Seniors and Masters are able to identify a 6-digit number associated with themselves if there are people there with the same first name and last initial.
Why can they post pairings for Worlds and not for other events?
Edit: This is what I'm talking about:
http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/2012/results/tcg/#0_0_0
They even include first and last names for juniors.
Don't the players/parents have to sign their lives away when they check in? (Honest question, I've never been there when players have been checking in)
Nope. I literally walked to the desk, they asked for my name, they checked off a list on a clipboard, and they handed me my "Worlds Competitor" badge.
Nope. We're not allowed to publish player IDs, and especially not alongside the names associated with them.
Don't the players/parents have to sign their lives away when they check in? (Honest question, I've never been there when players have been checking in)
There's only two ways I see this being allowed for use not-TPCI PTOs:
1) TOM is rewritten to have an option to strip down the last names to an initial. Knowing how much of spaghetti and black magic is required to keep it working right now, I don't see that happening.
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Its taken me three years to get the UK masters able to write down their dates of birth correctly.. remembering their player ID (or more likely the last four digits) could be too much to expect
Nope. We're not allowed to publish player IDs, and especially not alongside the names associated with them.
Sure. Then what about first initial and last name? It's very unlikely for there to be duplicates of a first initial and last name, and even if there is, those people can just look at the printed pairings. Moreover, posting first initial, last name, and current record is possible as well.
The point of cutting it down to a first name / last initial isn't just to cut down one of the names, it's to cut out the last name. It's a whole lot easier to track down somebody if you have "X Yyyyyyyy" than if you have "Xxxxxxx Y."
The point of cutting it down to a first initial / last name isn't to make it easier to track down somebody. It is to cut down one of the names to get around the legal shenanigans.
What I'm trying to get a response to is whether a first initial / last name combination is legal.