Dodi Schultz
August 29th, 2008, 11:53 AM
Well, that's two SNAFUs in a row, albeit for different reasons: Last
round's was technical. This time, your dealer wasn't paying attention when
a player submitted a def publicly; two players noticed the repeat when the
list appeared. Then, we found we'd lost another player's (privately
submitted) def entirely.
As noted below, we've made some arbitrary decisions (the dealer can DO
that) in an attempt to remedy the situation.
Lessons for all of us as future dealers: (1) Pay attention to "from" lines
and make sure you don't use defs that have been posted publicly. (2) Do not
lose properly submitted defs.
In any case, the next dealer, with a fairly and squarely won natural score
of 6 for his dessication def (#5), is Mike Shefler; the very close
runner-up, with five points for his archaic book(s) (#8), is Dave
Cunningham. One player, Tim Lodge, picked the real def, #11.
It's all yours, Mike--and good luck! Me, I'm going out to play.
--Dodi
* * *
1. to ponder.
Submitter: Scott Votes: 4 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Emery
2. [OE] a purse.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 9 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
3. a removable collar.
Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 8 & 12 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick
4. _Obs._ noble; honorable.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 8 & *11* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Scott; Widdis
5. to dry out; to dessicate.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Scott; Stevens; Hirst; Emery; Crom; Carson
6. _Obs._ to browse or peruse.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
7. to set aside for future use.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 5 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shefler; Savage
8. _Archaic_ a grammar book; a book of magic.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 16 & 17 0 + 5 = 5
Voted for by: Shepherdson; Lodge; Hirst; Crom; Widdis
9. a low-growing plant of the portulaca family.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Bourne; Madnick
10. to aim for or achieve that which will suffice.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 9 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shefler; Savage
11. dark grayish blue or purple [ME _pers_, from Old French]
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D1
Voted for by: Lodge
12. an old word for peach [French _pomme perse_, Persian apple]*
Submitter: Keating Vote: N/V 0 + 2 + 2DP = 4
Voted for by: Shepherdson; Weltz
13. _Archaic_ Eng/Fr name for the language of Persia, changed by later
usage to Farsi.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 12 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
14. a dark blue dye used for royal garments in Media and Persia, made
from wild plums, _Prunus tenella_.
Submitter: Barrs Vote: DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
15. 1. a strip of contrasting color inlaid near the periphery of a table-
top or such. 2. to inlay such a strip.
Submitter: Heimerson Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Bourne; Carson
16. an opening in a medieval fortification, usually in the form of a
cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
Submitter: Hirst Votes: 5 & 8 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Stevens; Cunningham; Weltz
17. a style of fishing net constructed so that the bottom edge can be
gathered, as with a drawstring, to close the net.
Submitter: Emery Votes: 1 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Cunningham
18. a gemstone which in ordinary light looks like a plain pebble but
which under ultraviolet light appears incredibly beautiful.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 5 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
No def: Carson Votes: 5 & 15 2DP (def lost)
No def: Widdis Votes: 4 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
*Paul's def was posted publicly, but I didn't notice (neither did anyone
else, apparently) and failed to so advise him so that he could send a
replacement privately; two players DID notice when the list appeared.
Earlier, I'd concluded that the votes for his def shouldn't be counted, and
I awarded him two dealer points. I've changed my mind; the two who voted
for his def were clearly unaware of its earlier appearance, or they'd have
picked something else. But because others--including one of those who
recognized the repetition (the other also recognized the real def and was
DQ)--might have voted for it, my oversight earns him the promised dealer
points as well.
* * *
Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 6 N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Barrs ........................ 14 DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Bourne ....................... 2 9 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 5 & 15 0 + 0 + 2 DP = 2
Crom ......................... 18 5 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 8 16 & 17 0 + 5 = 5
Dictionary (Amer. Heritage 4). 11 N/A D1
Emery ........................ 17 1 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Heimerson .................... 15 N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Hirst ........................ 16 5 & 8 0 + 3 = 3
Keating ...................... 12 N/V 0 + 2 + 2 DP = 4
Lodge ........................ 4 8 & *11* 2 + 2 = 4
Madnick ...................... 10 3 & 9 0 + 2 = 2
Savage ....................... 9 7 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Scott ........................ 1 4 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Shefler ...................... 5 7 & 10 0 + 6 = 6
Shepherdson .................. 3 8 & 12 0 + 1 = 1
Stevens ...................... 7 5 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Weltz ........................ 13 12 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Widdis ....................... 4 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
round's was technical. This time, your dealer wasn't paying attention when
a player submitted a def publicly; two players noticed the repeat when the
list appeared. Then, we found we'd lost another player's (privately
submitted) def entirely.
As noted below, we've made some arbitrary decisions (the dealer can DO
that) in an attempt to remedy the situation.
Lessons for all of us as future dealers: (1) Pay attention to "from" lines
and make sure you don't use defs that have been posted publicly. (2) Do not
lose properly submitted defs.
In any case, the next dealer, with a fairly and squarely won natural score
of 6 for his dessication def (#5), is Mike Shefler; the very close
runner-up, with five points for his archaic book(s) (#8), is Dave
Cunningham. One player, Tim Lodge, picked the real def, #11.
It's all yours, Mike--and good luck! Me, I'm going out to play.
--Dodi
* * *
1. to ponder.
Submitter: Scott Votes: 4 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Emery
2. [OE] a purse.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 9 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
3. a removable collar.
Submitter: Shepherdson Votes: 8 & 12 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Madnick
4. _Obs._ noble; honorable.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: 8 & *11* 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Scott; Widdis
5. to dry out; to dessicate.
Submitter: Shefler Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 6 = 6
Voted for by: Scott; Stevens; Hirst; Emery; Crom; Carson
6. _Obs._ to browse or peruse.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
7. to set aside for future use.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 5 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shefler; Savage
8. _Archaic_ a grammar book; a book of magic.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 16 & 17 0 + 5 = 5
Voted for by: Shepherdson; Lodge; Hirst; Crom; Widdis
9. a low-growing plant of the portulaca family.
Submitter: Savage Votes: 7 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Bourne; Madnick
10. to aim for or achieve that which will suffice.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: 3 & 9 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Shefler; Savage
11. dark grayish blue or purple [ME _pers_, from Old French]
Submitter: Dictionary Vote: N/A D1
Voted for by: Lodge
12. an old word for peach [French _pomme perse_, Persian apple]*
Submitter: Keating Vote: N/V 0 + 2 + 2DP = 4
Voted for by: Shepherdson; Weltz
13. _Archaic_ Eng/Fr name for the language of Persia, changed by later
usage to Farsi.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 12 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
14. a dark blue dye used for royal garments in Media and Persia, made
from wild plums, _Prunus tenella_.
Submitter: Barrs Vote: DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
15. 1. a strip of contrasting color inlaid near the periphery of a table-
top or such. 2. to inlay such a strip.
Submitter: Heimerson Vote: N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Bourne; Carson
16. an opening in a medieval fortification, usually in the form of a
cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
Submitter: Hirst Votes: 5 & 8 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Stevens; Cunningham; Weltz
17. a style of fishing net constructed so that the bottom edge can be
gathered, as with a drawstring, to close the net.
Submitter: Emery Votes: 1 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Cunningham
18. a gemstone which in ordinary light looks like a plain pebble but
which under ultraviolet light appears incredibly beautiful.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 5 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:
No def: Carson Votes: 5 & 15 2DP (def lost)
No def: Widdis Votes: 4 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
*Paul's def was posted publicly, but I didn't notice (neither did anyone
else, apparently) and failed to so advise him so that he could send a
replacement privately; two players DID notice when the list appeared.
Earlier, I'd concluded that the votes for his def shouldn't be counted, and
I awarded him two dealer points. I've changed my mind; the two who voted
for his def were clearly unaware of its earlier appearance, or they'd have
picked something else. But because others--including one of those who
recognized the repetition (the other also recognized the real def and was
DQ)--might have voted for it, my oversight earns him the promised dealer
points as well.
* * *
Player Def# Voted for Points
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Abell ........................ 6 N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Barrs ........................ 14 DQ DQ + 0 = 0
Bourne ....................... 2 9 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 5 & 15 0 + 0 + 2 DP = 2
Crom ......................... 18 5 & 8 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 8 16 & 17 0 + 5 = 5
Dictionary (Amer. Heritage 4). 11 N/A D1
Emery ........................ 17 1 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Heimerson .................... 15 N/V 0 + 2 = 2
Hirst ........................ 16 5 & 8 0 + 3 = 3
Keating ...................... 12 N/V 0 + 2 + 2 DP = 4
Lodge ........................ 4 8 & *11* 2 + 2 = 4
Madnick ...................... 10 3 & 9 0 + 2 = 2
Savage ....................... 9 7 & 10 0 + 2 = 2
Scott ........................ 1 4 & 5 0 + 1 = 1
Shefler ...................... 5 7 & 10 0 + 6 = 6
Shepherdson .................. 3 8 & 12 0 + 1 = 1
Stevens ...................... 7 5 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Weltz ........................ 13 12 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Widdis ....................... 4 & 8 0 + 0 = 0