Next we'll be hearing that the ABSP Committee will be allowing Plenarty Challenges Allan In a message dated 01/04/2005 08:35:05 GMT Daylight Time, ... Allan...
My favourite Scrabble related April Fool's trick was one that appreared on the front cover of the APSP newlsletter as it would have been called back then (it...
In a message dated 01/04/2005 10:03:12 GMT Daylight Time, Chawk756@... ... It was April 1994 Newsletter - the full text is repeated below. Two members'...
I'm just glad that today didn't fall on a Monday or Heaven's knows what sort of Category of the Weeek we'd have got:-) Ray. ... <David.J.Sutton@u...> wrote: I...
With the inexplicable oversight of Mr Mark Nyman, (arguably?) the UK's greatest ever exponent of the game being overlooked in the Queen's Honours list yet...
In a message dated 01/04/2005 11:02:43 GMT Daylight Time, hakam@... ... Congrats on the OBE I'll be at Durham so you can park it next to my numberplate...
... I'm currently investigating venues with a view to organising the event during May/June/July. Finding a date that isn't going to upset any potential...
Oh very good - I haven't actually seen or heard an April 1 story all day This definitely has a smell of old fish on it.............. Mike ... From: David...
Hi all, Thanks for some interesting replies. I'll answer several points in one message... To those who I don't answer, I read your replies too. The upshot...
You would have to convert the ratings one way or another to see if there were great disparities in the first place. Also I do not think the ABSP/ISC comparison...
In message <d2k30d+js1f@eGroups.com>, "Joey (the budgie)" <dark_elf_1998@...> writes ... True. People have done NSA/APSP comparisons in the past, and...
Based on the March 31st 2005 ratings and at least 30 ABSP-rated games from April 1st 2004 to March 31st 2005, the following 16 players have qualified for the...
... I suppose I could add kurtosis as well :) ... all ... exorbitant, ... Yeah, I thought of this. Well, not exactly the scenarios above, but the general...
According to http://www.scrabble-assoc.com/cgi-bin/ratings-byname.pl I am rated 1571 (US) and according to http://www.absp.org.uk/ratings/050331r.html I am...
Graeme/Nick ... I was deliberately throwing my data into the ring because I know it is inconsistent. I would expect my International SOWPODS rating to ...
I think that's unfair to Bob. The international ratings are a good guide, but in many cases there isn't enough information to give an accurate guide, ...
It seemed strange at Exeter this year with Josh not being there so in the first match when I played WAITERs at i14a leaving the s (blank) on O14 my opponent...
Just to let you know that all is back to normal with the universe after the little blip at the weekend - I had my standard two-wins-and-a-loss at the...
Perhaps Nick Ball's trans-world ratings system could also incorporate a mechanism for purchasing rating points in exchange for AirMiles, Nectar points, Tesco...
Hi all, Was playing a fellow helper in French on the ISC. I won. The Person commented after the game that it was impressive that I played so well in French as...
Ashamed to say Scrabble has dropped off my radar for now, but it will return... ...to make the films I make requires me to be totally involved in the subject,...
