Reposting this at John's request.

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--- In tsh-users@yahoogroups.com, Stewart Holden <stewart@...> wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: tsh - Durham 2007
> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:40:51 +0100
> From: Stewart Holden <stewart@...>
> To: John J. Chew III <jjchew@...>, Anand Buddhdev
> <arb@...>
>
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for your help in making Durham 2007 a success. The problem with
> Round 11 not printing was simply because we had the 'max rounds' config
> line set to 10 by mistake.
>
> Here are some other notes I typed up during the weekend:
>
> Notes on tsh from Durham 2007
>
> When entering a bye in the RR groups with a spread of 0, the result is
> initially shown to the user as 0-5.0.0 or similar, indicating that the
> player has been given a draw. Checking the standings then shows this is
> not the case. The need to enter a result for the BYE player seems
> unnecessary. In each case the group is left with 1 player whose result
> has not been entered; can a spread be pre-determined in the config which
> is automatically applied to all BYE players in this kind of group? When
> having to enter the 0 spread it is necessary to use the 'missing'
> command in order to see the correct player number, this is especially
> inconvenient when not being able to limit 'missing' by division.
>
> ABSP tournaments often have a 'ratings prize' which is determined by
> dividing players into groups A and B by pre-tournament rating (top half
> A, bottom half B). The highest-placed B-class player who does not finish
> in the prizes (usually top three) is giving the 'ratings prize'. Can
> this be built in to tsh? In larger divisions the players are sometimes
> split into three or four groups (ABCD) with more than one ratings prize.
>
> A more advanced, accurate form of 'ratings prize' would be for the
> program to simply calculate who has put in the best tournament rating
> above their starting ABSP rating. Can we also have a command for
doing this?
>
> Please add 'sum of opponents ratings' to the individual scorecards in
> the sdsc printout, it makes it easier for people to calculate their own
> ratings after the event. Ability to display an individual's tournament
> rating onscreen would also be handy (mainly for after the event), just
> something to add to the basic scorecard.
>
> Some of the table numbers were missing from the sdsc printouts, this
> seemed to be a random problem and I couldn't see why they weren't
complete.
>
> Otherwise it was all fine, I look forward to running many events with
> TSH in future. I'm doing the PC for three weekenders in July so you'll
> probably hear from me a few times then! In the more short term I'll also
> use it at a one-day tournament this coming Saturday.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Stewart
>