NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/games/diplomac/676

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From: [e-mail] (Nick Fitzpatrick)
Subject: Re: Dedication points
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Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:39:53 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Josh Smith) writes:
>Joel Furr ([e-mail]) writes:
>
>> I see that adjudicator games are sent turn by turn to the editor of
>> Electronic Protocol
>
>I'm not sure that this is true; does Eric really receive reports from every
>single game played on all four Judges? Even just all EP games would be a
>pretty huge chunk; if so, I'm duly impressed.

Eric gets (is supposed to get) the final results from all EP games.
I have taken the responsibility for the final results of the judge
EP games.  I also collect final results from ALL judge games for
the Hall of Fame  (which probably means I have the largest
collection of EOG reports around, these are normally annotated
versions of the ones the judges produce (Gee, Josh, perhaps
we ought to put those up for FTP too)

>> and thence to the "Boardman Number Custodian" -- who, according to the EP
>> House Rules file, keeps track of all Diplomacy games being played in the
>> world!  (Yes, I know he doesn't keep track of the game that seven people
>> are playing in their basement in Poughkeepsie.)
>
>Actually, if the seven people in Poughkeepsie sent the BNC their results, it
>might add it to its archives. Or does the BNC only track postal games? I've
>forgotten, and am too lazy to look it up right now; I will if no one wants
>to do my homework for me.

I was always under the impression the BNC games were only given to postal
games . . .  And E-mail games.  The truth is that no EP games have
recieved Boardman numbers since 1989 (or Miller numbers either!)  I don't
know what Eric's stand is on that at the moment . . . .  However part
of the reason for the Hall of Fame, is to allow for assigning BNC and
MNC numbers.  I believe that Mark, Eric and myself are all, slowly
looking into this . . .

>
>Meanwhile, there is also something of a "governing body" (insofar as anyone
>governs anything on the net) called EP, which issues the famous "EP numbers"
>to games which meet its standards (moderated, noNMR, DIAS, different-site);
>Nick Fitzpatrick is presently the keeper (and issuer) of the EP numbers. EP
>also maintains a Hall of Fame for EP games (i.e. games with EP numbers),
>with a rating system and all that; Nick maintains that too.

Let me clarify that, I only dish out number for EP games on the judges!
Eric is responsible for the rest.  I also maintain the Hall of Fame,
which is independent from EP.  It contains EP and non-EP games.  At
the moment I am recognizing any games (except excessively NMR) on
any judge, and any non-judge EP game.  However so far, only
post 1990 Washington judge games have been added . . .
However, I have said, that I will add the non-judge game win91,

>
>So, to try to summarize, The Electronic Protocol is a fairly disorganized
>organization that covers both Judge and non-Judge Diplomacy. It assigns
>reference numbers to games played on the Judge or via e-mail which request
>them and which meet its standards; it then keeps records of the end results
>of such games and generates a Hall of Fame based on those results.

No, there is no independent EP Hall of Fame, however once I have
finished rebuildig the EP records, for the Hall of Fame, it would be
a trivial matter to generate a Hall of Fame,  Mark Nelson is working
on a similar project

Nick