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Rationale

Posted By: neilkaz
Date: Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:12 p.m.

In Response To: Rationale (Timothy Chow)

TC "Clocks are introduced with the purpose of making sure that people play fast."

Neil replies that the purpose of clocks is to make sure that people don't play too slowly and create logjams that cause delays and extended waiting times for many in the event.

Messages In This Thread

• When to hand record move?
  Tad Bright -- Tuesday, 29 December 2009, at 11:32 p.m.
  • something is wrong
    alex21 -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 1:21 a.m.
  • When to hand record move?
    Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 3:05 a.m.
    • Rationale
      Tad Bright -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 6:58 a.m.
      • Rationale
        Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:07 a.m.
        • Rationale
          Tad Bright -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:32 a.m.
          • Rationale
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:45 a.m.
            • Rationale
              Tad Bright -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:49 a.m.
            • Rationale
              Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 5:36 p.m.
              • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 6:24 p.m.
                • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                  neilkaz -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 6:40 p.m.
                • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                  Matt Ryder -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:33 p.m.
                  • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                    David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 8:08 p.m.
                • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 9:48 p.m.
                  • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                    Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 10:34 p.m.
                • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                  christian munk-christensen -- Thursday, 31 December 2009, at 9:28 a.m.
                  • Or maybe don't record your matches at all *NM*
                    garyo -- Thursday, 31 December 2009, at 5:19 p.m.
                  • Or maybe don't record your matches at all
                    garyo -- Thursday, 31 December 2009, at 5:21 p.m.
              • Rationale
                Stick -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 6:48 p.m.
                • Rationale
                  Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:14 p.m.
              • Rationale
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 7:12 p.m.
              • Gambling or Strategy?
                Matt Ryder -- Thursday, 31 December 2009, at 4:47 a.m.
                • Gambling or Strategy?
                  Timothy Chow -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 3:13 p.m.
                  • Gambling or Strategy?
                    Matt Ryder -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 5:31 p.m.
                  • Gambling or Strategy?
                    Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 2 January 2010, at 11:32 a.m.
          • Rationale
            Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 12:23 p.m.
  • hand recording upper/lower bounds of etiquette?
    Tad Bright -- Wednesday, 30 December 2009, at 8:38 p.m.
    • hand recording upper/lower bounds of etiquette?
      christian munk-christensen -- Thursday, 31 December 2009, at 9:17 a.m.