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Subject: Re: [CAT23-Ngame] The World Cup of Diplomacy
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:04:34 +0100
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outta interest Luis were are you from?


>From: Luis <[email protected]>
>To: Dorian Love <[email protected]>
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>Subject: Re: [CAT23-Ngame] The World Cup of Diplomacy
>Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:46:03 +0200
>
>What's the point? "National" teams? Is there even "national" (state)
>organizations? What about people who, like myself, don't belong to
>internationally recognized "nations"?
>
>Luis.
>
>Dorian Love wrote:
>
> > The World Cup of Diplomacy is soliciting bids for organizations willing
> > to host the First World Cup of Diplomacy. Towards that end the bid
> > document attached has been prepared to aid prospective tournament
> > directors in preparing for the potential issues of running the event.
> >
> > This is a great opportunity for a group with sufficient man power and
> > interest to draw quality players from around the world as the World Cup
> > Council will be working with the successful bidder to promote the
> > tournament.
> >
> > Chris Babcock
> >
> > =====
> >
> > The World Cup of Diplomacy Bid Document
> >
> > 1) Preamble
> >
> > Most sports have a premier event in which national teams contest to see
> > which is the best in the World. Be it the Test Match in cricket, the
> > Rugby International, the Soccer World Cup. There are many face to face
> > and Internet tournaments in Diplomacy. There is a World Championships,
> > but this is a face to face tournament, and many cannot make the journey.
> > There are Internet tournaments which involve players from around the
> > world, and many of these are team events, but there is no single
> > tournament in which nation takes on nation. The Redscape Patriot Games
> > tournament is based on geography, it is true, but not solely on
> > nationality.
> >
> > The dream behind the World Cup of Diplomacy is an Internet tournament
> > based on national teams.
> >
> > 2) The Diplomacy World Cup Council
> >
> > At the end of 2005 discussions started around the question of how to
> > promote such a tournament. A Listserver was set up at:
> >
> > [email protected]
> > <mailto:WorldCupDiplomacy%40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> > and a Charter was adopted which can be read at:
> >
> > http://www.embassysa.co.za/worldcup/worldcup.php
> > <http://www.embassysa.co.za/worldcup/worldcup.php>
> >
> > The Charter makes provision for a tournament to be staged by different
> > host communities, based on approval of a bid to organize such a
> > tournament. No limitation on the type of event is set, save that bids
> > need to be approved by a World Cup Council, consisting of nine members.
> >
> > Many ideas were exchanged, and a World Cup Council elected for the
> > purpose of approving a bid to host the World Cup of Diplomacy. This bid
> > document sets out the parameters that any potential host will need to
> > meet in order to successfully bid to stage the World Cup of Diplomacy.
> >
> > The World Cup Council therefore takes pleasure in calling for all
> > Diplomacy communities to bid to stage the inaugural World Cup of
> > Diplomacy in 2007.
> >
> > 3) The Bid
> >
> > Any bid will need to address the following issues:
> >
> > (3.1) Inclusivity and Eligibility to enter: Who will be eligible to
> > play? How will the host ensure that all are welcome to participate, and
> > none are excluded?
> >
> > (3.2) Nationality: How will the tournament ensure that the focus of
> > the tournament is on the contest between nation and nation?
> >
> > (3.3) The Scoring System: What type of play will be rewarded?
> >
> > (3.4) The Rules for the tournament: What rules will be used governing
> > issues such as:
> >
> > (3.4.1) How will teams be selected? How many teams will be allowed
> > from each country? Will composite teams or regional teams be allowed?
> >
> > (3.4.2) How many rounds will be played?
> >
> > (3.4.3) What criteria, if any, will be used to determine progression
> > through the tournament? Is there a cut? Is there a Top Board?
> >
> > (3.4.4) What Interface will be used? Judges, Hand adjudication,
> > Other? How will the interface be mediated to ensure inclusiveness?
> >
> > (3.4.5) How will consistency of adjudication be ensured?
> >
> > (3.4.6) What appeal panel will be available to settle disputes?
> >
> > Should you wish to make a bid, you need to forward to the World Cup
> > Council c/o Chris Babcock, Chairman of the WCC, a notification of intent
> > to bid, and a Bid document which deals with as many of the above issues
> > as possible, by 1 October 2006.
> >
> > Dorian Love
> >
> > Dorian Love
> >
> >
>
>
>
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