[Dixonary] Round 2058 DEASIL defs ---now vote

[Scott Crom]

Rats! I didn't get a definition in. But wasn't the deadline much
shorter than usual?

I'll toss my votes at 8 and 13, please.

Scott

[Millie Morgan]

I'm so sorry you missed the deadline Scott,
but I did set it at approx. 32 hours, which is sort of normal I think?
Hope that's right.

Millie




----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Crom" <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>; <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:37 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2058 DEASIL defs ---now vote


> Rats! I didn't get a definition in. But wasn't the deadline much
> shorter than usual?
>
> I'll toss my votes at 8 and 13, please.
>
> Scott
>

[Christopher Carson]

Millie,

According to the rules, the definition and voting deadlines are set at 24 to
36 hours. That said, a number of dealers tend to stretch those up to 48
hours. I do it myself from time to time if 36 hours would put the deadline
in the middle of the night or if a weekend is involved. My own rule of
thumb is to pick a time that is at least moderately convenient for me to be
on the computer. So your 32 hour deadline falls right into the guidelines.

Chris

[Dodi Schultz]

Millie Morgan wrote:

> I'm so sorry you missed the deadline Scott, but I did set it
> at approx. 32 hours, which is sort of normal I think? Hope
> that's right.

It is. The established range is anywhere between 24 and 36 hours.
(This assures that any player checking e-mail at least once a day
won't miss anything.)

[Millie Morgan]

Thanks Chris and Dodi

.... and that is helpful to have it confirmed that the deadline can be
pushed out a bit longer than the 36hrs, for the sake of convenience.

Millie



----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Carson" <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2058 DEASIL defs ---now vote


> Millie,
>
> According to the rules, the definition and voting deadlines are set at 24
> to 36 hours. That said, a number of dealers tend to stretch those up to
> 48 hours. I do it myself from time to time if 36 hours would put the
> deadline in the middle of the night or if a weekend is involved. My own
> rule of thumb is to pick a time that is at least moderately convenient for
> me to be on the computer. So your 32 hour deadline falls right into the
> guidelines.
>
> Chris
>

[Scott Crom]

Hi Millie,

In response to my complaint about a short deadline, you wrote:

>From: "Millie Morgan" <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
>To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
>Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2058 DEASIL defs---now vote
>Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:58 +1100
>
>I'm so sorry you missed the deadline Scott, but I did set it at
>approx. 32 hours, which is sort of normal I think? Hope that's
>right.
>
>Millie

My file copy of your posting the word was date-stamped 3:32 pm on
Wednesday, the 18th (Central Standard Time) and the deadline for
submitting definitions was the following morning, at 7:00 am.

That's a good bit less than 24 hours, and I guess I blamed that
fact for the smaller-than-usual number of definitions.

But I may well be misreading or miscalculating time zones.

And I have heard people say, "It's only a game..."

Scott

[Millie Morgan]

Hmmmm that is indeed a puzzlement Scott ...

I did in fact post the new word at exactly 3:32 pm on
Wednesday the 18th but that was my local Melbourne time (Australian Eastern
Daylight Saving), which I think, by my calculation, should have been 10:32pm
Tuesday for you.

Millie



----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Crom" <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu>
To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>; <croms (AT) beloit (DOT) edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:09 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2058 DEASIL defs ---now vote


> Hi Millie,
>
> In response to my complaint about a short deadline, you wrote:
>
> >From: "Millie Morgan" <milliemmorgan (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
> >To: <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
> >Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Round 2058 DEASIL defs---now vote
> >Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:55:58 +1100
> >
> >I'm so sorry you missed the deadline Scott, but I did set it at
> >approx. 32 hours, which is sort of normal I think? Hope that's
> >right.
> >
> >Millie
>
> My file copy of your posting the word was date-stamped 3:32 pm on
> Wednesday, the 18th (Central Standard Time) and the deadline for
> submitting definitions was the following morning, at 7:00 am.
>
> That's a good bit less than 24 hours, and I guess I blamed that
> fact for the smaller-than-usual number of definitions.
>
> But I may well be misreading or miscalculating time zones.
>
> And I have heard people say, "It's only a game..."
>
> Scott
>
>