1st of all I commend anyone that runs a tourny for their time and
effort. It is a whole lot of work.
I see new tournys popping up by the hour it seems like. I would
say about 25% of them end up actually finishing. Mostly this is no fault to the
person running them, other then over estimating the people that play in them.
People join these things before they think about if they actually have time to
complete it. This pretty much throws a wrench in before it gets going. Pairs of
3...forget it. 1 person can mess that up in a heartbeat. There are also so many
going that everyone has commitments all over the place.
I would say. Keep it simple! Dumb it down for people. 2v2 best ball, round robins
all these variations sound like great ideas but are so hard to pull off. 4
people able to get on at the same time, no less not 1 of them having a pc issue
during the round. Good luck with that.
I haven't even broached the subject of just plain bad etiquette.
People hop on a forum and try to sign up halfway through. Wake up people, when
you see scores posted you are too late. People ask questions they can find the
answer too in 30 sec if they just looked. Hey who am I paired with? Check the
link dude! Not everything can be done for you!
Oh that info is 3 pages back; I couldn’t possibly find that on my own.
One tip would be to read that long paragraph
or two on the 1st page. All the info is usually there. When the players educate themselves the whole
thing runs so much smoother.
If I’m coming off like a jerk, I don't mean too. I just see what’s hurting these tournys and
would like to add my 2 cents as always.
mfandrews, ed chavez , Thunderbird
these comments don’t apply to your events. Your tournys are awesome and I look forward
to the next one. I’m sure there are other tournys running smoothly that I’m
leaving out as well.