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Sep 15, 2009 10:59

PSi expands iwps field to 96 competitors.

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nerak_g September 15 2009, 16:01:05 UTC
Geebus, seriously?

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sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 16:01:37 UTC
Yup. Check the PSi forums.

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hm cynthia_french September 15 2009, 16:02:22 UTC
we continue to support the disorganization of members while turning around and complaining about it.

i'll never understand. I'm kind of less excited now.

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Re: hm sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 16:04:36 UTC
Yeah, but keep in mind that there were close to 96 people who had money in on time, and the criteria to decide who is in or out are extremely arbitrary.

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Re: hm cynthia_french September 15 2009, 16:12:30 UTC
yeah, i'm sure there are a good number of arguments on both sides.

i don't much care to be honest. i'm more annoyed right now that PSI waited so long telling us to wait with regards to a hotel, and now the hotel only has like 20 rooms with 2 beds available, and we're only getting a whopping $4 off (not to mention the $25 up charge if you tell them you have 3 people in the room).

I'm looking forward to the event itself though. Charles and his crew has been doing an amazing job.

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Re: hm sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 16:14:21 UTC
Well, I suspect some of these things wouldn't be so delayed if PSi didn't rely on Sampson for everything. The prices at the host hotel look pretty good to begin with, though.

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ioncedreamtyou September 15 2009, 16:12:30 UTC
Wonder how ekhabumi feels about this?

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sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 16:14:45 UTC
He is involved, I'm sure, as there is now a fourth venue for prelims.

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theklute September 15 2009, 16:27:32 UTC
I think we need to start limiting this to venue registration only, maybe?

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nerak_g September 15 2009, 16:29:08 UTC
Yeah, I keep feeling like a chump for getting things in on time as a venue...

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gunpowdersmile September 15 2009, 17:43:09 UTC
Seconded.

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sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 17:47:38 UTC
Why? The fact of the matter is that some venues produce multiple strong poets and others don't. Wouldn't you want the best field possible for iwps for the title to be meaningful?

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charmedscorpion September 15 2009, 17:45:31 UTC
Ugh...sounds like an extra $3500 for PSI to me...I'm just sayin

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sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 17:46:25 UTC
Yes, but wouldn't you rather win a title knowing you beat 95 poets than 71?

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charmedscorpion September 15 2009, 18:00:48 UTC
I'd like to tell my children that I once saved a entire flight of passengers over the Pacific, but that doesn't mean I go into every plane ride hoping we have engine failure

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sirenoftitan1 September 15 2009, 18:05:15 UTC
Yes, this will make it harder to get to finals stage.

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