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Concerning more recent things : I went through a period of less time and motivat
ion and AREA went fallow for some months. Then I got back to it and am pretty mu
ch up to date now. I still have to enter a couple of tournaments (VASL, Bitter E
nd, French Forum and March Madness). And I still lack data from some others (Win
ter Offensive, Winter War, West Coast Melee).
All in all, I have collected 1485 games for 2016 and 191 for 2017.
-B.
Nitro, I understand the problems to run such a site where hundreds of persons look each week in the hope to see what they expect!
informatics is not my job, but I think it would be great if AREA allows to a crew of registered and certified members to add the results of the tournaments without the need of your work. It could be simple once in a year for each TDs find the time to record the event.
I think for example to the few TDs of the most important events in the world that could, optionally, make by themselves the work. So You would have more time to add the results of the minor events quickly and act like a sort of manager/supervisor of the site.
At least ASLOK, ASO, VASLeague and Albany, for example, could be added in a short time after their end by the respective TDs.
But probably the site should be rewritten and made more friendly user before. As the data are public and at disposal, everyone with informatic skill at 75% or better could try to create something of this kind right now. With your permission of course.
Is it a viable option? your opinion?
We all love your work and it would be a pity if the mass of data stored in AREA becomes obsolete or, worst, the life of this HUGE and WONDERFUL ASL resource remains linked to only ONE person.
I could be wrong, but even ROAR now has a "parachute" system that allows to the site to live and grow indefinitely beyond its original father.