i was one of those (if there were others) that went into vacation due to wi fi problems at home. but to be honest about it, i never knew of such tourney rule (NO VACATION) to begin with. i was a last minute replacement, and it's no surprise i'm not aware of such policy.
rest assured, however, that it wasn't done to put my opponent at a disadvantage. until now i'm experiencing connection problems, but i'm committed to this tournament i even go to internet shops just to submit my moves.
i'm sorry if my UNINTENTIONAL non-compliance had stirred a controversy of sorts. this is as much a learning process for me as it is for the admins and TD. i'm pretty sure we all reap more good than bad with these kind of rookie mistakes.
cheers, everyone! let's just all have a good time....
Dear fellow admin & team players,
It has come to our attention that some players of the ongoing tourney have been asking about the no vacation policy that we mention as part of our tournament rules. I myself was asked the same thing by prinzdhavid of team diningding because his mirror obviously have gone for vacation but just after 2days she comes back again.
I just explain to prinzdhavid that the tourney, as our 1st tourney together is not yet perfect & it has it shares of flaws. I also assure him that we learned from this mistakes & rest assured not to be repeated again. I myself has many times study the tournament settings and cant find the no vacation setting nowhere to be found. Only just recently that i notice that the no vacation setting can only be found in individual tournament and not team match like the one we are doing now. Now it is not wise to be rigid about this rule and we cant control the players going for vacation because of technicality issues.
I just want this tourney to start smoothly and end successfully with the awarding of prizes, so i really regret to inform all of u my brethren that we are no longer implementing the no vacation policy and assures u that me and my fellow admins can serve you better in the 2nd Olympiad. Many thanks for your cooperation and participation.
Your sister in christ
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