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Old August 14th 04, 12:17 PM
Guy Byars
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Is this a function of using SeeYou to score the contests or is it just

that those Baltic Nations know how to use the Internet?


Couldn't this be done at the U.S contests or is this wishful thinking?


Winscore, the program used to score most US contests has the ability to
quickly and easily export a .zip file containing all the flight logs for the
day. This .zip file has the logs in .igc format and also contains an .xml
file with all the task and contest information. Contestants who don't want
their log included in this export can easily be excluded.

The main issue with US contests is infrastructure. Many contests are held at
remote airports which have only a single phone line. This same phone line is
often in use as the retrieve line as well. It is not feasible to
continuously upload logs on a dialup connection.

The second issue the lack of a sense of urgency to report the contest news.
The time and effort to email a preliminary scoresheet is minimal, yet often
days go by without any news from a site. Even no contest/rain days should be
reported, but often are not.

Maybe when each contest has its own webserver in the scoring office with
personnel who are trained and motivated, such things might be possible, in
the meantime, I think it is wishful thinking.

Guy Byars