--- In tsh-users@yahoogroups.com, "G. Vincent Castellano" <gvc@...> wrote:

> Are there any tricks to dealing with drop-outs? If I pair someone
> with player 0 for the remainder of an event, will I have trouble
> with generating pairings?

In general, the only times you should have to manually pair someone
with 0 are when they have been included in computed pairings that
won't be modified by their absence, and it's only the affected rounds
where the pairings need to be adjusted.

Otherwise, quoting from http://tsh.poslfit.com/doc/trouble.html :

> If a player gives you notice that he will be missing one or more
> games, or you end up determining that he is a no-show after the
> tournament has begun, you can prevent them from being considered
> for pairings using the "EditScore" command. If player 4 in division
> A should no longer be paired, enter "es a 4" to begin editing the
> player's scoresheet, then enter "off -50" give them forfeit losses
> whenever pairings are computed. ("off 50" will give them a 50-point
> bye, and "off 0" will record a missed game without assigning a win
> or loss). If the player subsequently returns to the tournament, you
> can re-enable their pairings by entering "on" while editing their
> scorecard.

John
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