Heinrich Boll, another matter

• From: saurabh_gt <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:07:01 -0000
• Message-ID: <bni95l+h1jh_at_...>

Rather than detract from the obviously noteworthy achievements of 
the teams and players listed in my previous message, I want to take 
a separate post for this.

This year's Heinrich Boll was not something I enjoyed. I have run 
tournaments before (and run them well, I'm told), and I have no 
excuse for the logistical flaws that I allowed into this event. So 
first, I want to apologize to the attending teams for these flaws, 
namely the initial time delay; the lack of up-to-date standings; the 
compensatory change in playoff format which I believed was necessary 
to get everyone back on the road at a decent hour; and the general 
sense of an ill-run event.

In the face of all this, I am grateful for well-meaning condolences, 
undeserved though they may be, as well as praise for the question 
quality that I have received from attendees. And, in light of this, 
I offer what reparations I can in the form of the tournament set, 
posted for free download, to the teams that attended.

This was not my best tournament, but it is also not my last. I will 
continue to write and host, and I hope that my peers in the 
southeast and beyond accept my apology and grace the GT 
Instructional Center with their competition in the future.

Sincerely,
Saurabh Vishnubhakat
GT Academic Team