Subject: [issue]
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 09:56:00 -0700
From: Arne Bister <a.bister@fz-juelich.de>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

[issue]
Double Grand Prix in database fixed

Dear Frank,

As I am able to present evidence dispelling the myth of the DCI being
slow or not taking action, I would like to do so. Recently, I quoted
from a mail the DCI sent in reply to my pointing out that GP Zuerich had
been entered into the database twice. In that mail it appeared that I
was being asked to pay for the rectification of the problem. Obviously,
that has been a misunderstanding: today I received the following mail
from the DCI:

[quote]
Thank you for reporting the duplication of the GP Zurich results. We
have
removed the duplicated matches from the system and invalidated the event
record. All involved player ratings will be updated when we publish
ratings again on Monday.

As you were informed in the response to your initial query, all fees
have
been waived due to the nature of the problem. The tournament was
mistakenly reported to the DCI under two different event numbers.

Gordon Culp
Organized Play Database Administrator
Wizards of the Coast

[unquote]

I am truly impressed. THIS is the DCI that we have wanted to have all
along. Just thought you might want to publish this.

- Arne Bister
DCI level II honest fool