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Darren R

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backontrack said:
Wilnecote and the points. :lol:
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Next leg to start at Willington
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Paul Sidorczuk said:
HOLD

What do the rules say about how matters like this should be dealt with ... and any striking-through?
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A new leg having been started, the rules state that the previous leg cannot be edited. However, the leg that ended (erroneously) at Wilnecote will be subject to a 25 point deduction - i.e. in this case it will score no points at all.

Having (presumably) posted Derby as a reply to fishquinn's post #83547 Birmingham New Street, Tim subsequently struck-through the post. By coincidence, however, Derby was a valid post in response to the new starting station of Willington. Fishquinn quoted and responded to it in post #83553 before Tim had struck it through, and play continued on the new leg. At 1725 Tim reinstated Derby as it was valid. By the time I rejoined the thread at around 1730, having reviewed what had happened, it was clear to me that it was too late to bring the leg to a halt.

There have been several instances recently of players claiming the points and starting a new leg precipitately. The rules are clear at the consequences of this: a 25 point deduction from that leg.

However, if players left a reasonable time for queries to be raised before posting a new starting station, this would not keep happening. In this specific case, less than two minutes elapsed between the points being wrongly claimed and a new leg being started. I would suggest this is NOT long enough. Even if someone had played Water Orton immediately after Wilnecote had been posted, a new leg would already have been started.

I appreciate that players are keen to move the game forward quickly, especially when there are several people making posts in quick succession as was the case this evening. However, I think it is not unreasonable to ask that players wait a few minutes before starting a new leg, or to seek confirmation that they have won, as Paul Sidorczuk did earlier this afternoon.
 
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clagmonster

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Latest scores:
Paul Sidorczuk 14815
Buttsy 14637
Robinson 12353
clagmonster 11676
gnolife 5458
TimSYoung40145 2553
Darren R 2472
DasLunatic 2422
backontrack 1805
Eagle 1648
DanTrainMan185 1524
Trainfan344 1494
fishquinn 1427
Class172 1107
Lampshade 992
Rich McLean 865
Quakkerillo 695
CallySleeper 663
SWTH 597
AndrewR232 563
MattE2010 516
STKKK46 367
Statto 282
Ivo 265
ooo 258
Temple Meads 174
Anon Mouse 170
pjnathanail 165
Strathclyder 144
GNERman 135
crispy1978 123
harry42 115
43074 111
Northern Pacer 79
Manchester77 76
Jatos 74
headshot119 66
sonic2009 54
BradNufc 54
LM 170 50
GatwickDepress 46
richard1976 36
150222 34
alexf380 31
Mojo 28
t_star2001uk 11
James Wake 7

Please accept my appologies for the delay to this month's league table.

Also, please may I formally announce that, as some of you may be aware or have noticed, Tim S Young has now been appointed to the position of co-opted adjudicator until the New Year with a view to becoming a permanent deal.
 
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Darren R

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backontrack said:
East Croydon
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Thanks for the scores update, clagmonster. I don't like the look of that small gap 'twixt me and DasLunatic, especially since I ain't gonna get chance to add to my tally for a month! :lol: Looks like I'll have dropped down the league a bit by Christmas! <D
 
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