league information from Ron Shepard

[Jennifer Schopf]

OK, i'm in, and can even play this week :)

   -jen


At 03:54 PM 1/16/2004 -0600, Mike Link wrote:
>me too
>
>Craig Stacey <stace at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
>
> > I'm back in.  I suggest we recruit Jen, Ti and Amy.
> >
> > On Jan 15, 2004, at 6:36 PM, Brian R. Toonen wrote:
> >
> > > Enclosed below is some additional information about the ANL pool
> >
> > > league.  I
> > > need to know whether or not each of you will be continuing to
> > play
> > > during
> > > this session so I can round up replacements.  I know we need at
> > least
> > > one
> > > person since we lost Brett.
> > >
> > > I'm still waiting to hear from Chuck Batson with regards to our
> > making
> > > up
> > > the matches we missed last week.
> > >
> > > --brian
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Shepard, Ron L. [mailto:Shepard at anchim.chm.anl.gov]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 18:17
> > >
> > >> One more question: are we starting anew or is this a
> > continuation of
> > >> the session from the Fall?  I ask because we lost one player (a
> > >> student) and possibly one or two others due to scheduling
> > conflicts.
> > >> I would like to replace them if that is allowed.
> > >
> > > Some things are carried over between sessions, and other things
> > are
> > > started afresh.
> > >
> > > 25% (I think that is the right number) of the prize money from
> > last
> > > session is carried over to the spring session.  That prize money
> > will
> > > be added to a 3-week playoff tournament at the end of this
> > spring
> > > session.  The seeding of the teams in the tournament will be
> > based on
> > > the win/loss totals from both the fall and the spring sessions.
> > Also,
> > > all of the skill ratings stuff is carried over from the fall
> > session to
> > > the spring session.
> > >
> > > However, I think those are all of the connections between the
> > two
> > > sessions.  Teams can add, remove, or trade players at this time.
> > > Unplayed matches can be made up for the next four weeks (just
> > like they
> > > could the first four weeks of the fall session).  All of the
> > players on
> > > your team will need to fork up another $5 session fee for the
> > spring
> > > session.  In the past we have even added whole new teams for the
> > spring
> > > session (although I don't think that is going to happen this
> > time, we
> > > had some advance warning when we did it before).
> > >
> > > I'm glad you guys are going to play again this session.
> > >
> > > Regards, -Ron
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Craig
> >

______________________________________________________
Dr. Jennifer M. Schopf
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