[FSPA] Preplays are better

[Matt Wycoff]

And for those that don’t tell SLOs or arrive a few minute late?

On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 11:59 AM Deb Kapke via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> You could still do a “15-minutes late” thing. If the person lets league
> officers know they’re en route and will be there, etc… Then they get
> included in a group.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 30, 2021, at 11:44 AM, Stephen Jonke via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
> 
>
> I like these ideas and agree that drop 2 doesn't seem compatible with
> our current format, but no big changes can be made this season. If next
> season we adopt a groups are formed based on who shows up approach, it
> seems to me there has to be a hard cutoff for when you can show up, and
> that includes no 15 minutes if you let them know ahead of time rule - what
> if you then don't show up in time, then we have a missing player again. So
> it seems to me the groups have to be formed with who is actually present at
> a set time, Probably we require everyone to check in 15 minutes prior to
> league start (or however much time early is needed) to show they are here.
> If you don't check in on time, you get 0s.
>
> Steve
>
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 10:16 AM Elliott Keith via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Even though I had to drop out of MOM's league this season due to personal
>> stuff, I felt the need to chime in with a 'simple' solution.
>>
>> Pretty much every other league I've played in besides FSPA had a drop 2
>> format, with no headache. The difference with FSPA seems to be that you
>> guys try to 'pre-make' your groups of 3, which obviously causes scrambling
>> when people don't show. The 'drop 2' and 'pre-made groups' just don't seem
>> compatible to me. Most all other leagues randomly dole out groups at the
>> start of the night, and Crabtowne's league had a 'division split' halfway
>> through so you'd play with people somewhat around your skill level.
>>
>> My solution idea is that instead of trying to 'pre-make' groups, why not
>> just keep track of ladder position? Like, after confirming who's not there,
>> the top three present are group 1, next three group 2, etc. all the way
>> down, with the last group being a 4 or 2 if necessary. Keeps the similar
>> skill level thing going, and seems pretty easy to implement, since you guys
>> keep track of that anyway.
>>
>> Just my two cents. Hope to be back in a league next season, and happy 4th!
>>
>> -Elliott
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:57 AM Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <
>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 9:38 AM Daniel Northover <northovr at verizon.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just ribbing you Rob your doing a awesome job
>>>>
>>>
>>> After last week my ribs are pretty sore. ;)
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