| NAME | W | L | Win % | rating | rating | score | bingos | club rating | |||
| Marc | 4 | 4 | 50 % | 1759 | 399 | 1.5 | 1795 | ||||
| Steve | 20 | 6 | 76 % | 1709 | 432 | 1.6 | 1680 | ||||
| Matthew | 54 | 22 | 71 % | 1627 | 1616 | 416 | 2 | 1724 | |||
| Will | 34 | 10 | 77 % | 1597 | 427 | 1.8 | 1503 | ||||
| Ken | 3 | 2 | 60 % | 1404 | 388 | 1 | 1406 | ||||
| Jim | 23 | 24 | 48 % | 1310* | 342 | 0.9 | nr | ||||
| Joe | 8 | 7 | 53 % | 1150 | 370 | 1.2 | 1169 | ||||
| Martha | 3 | 5 | 37 % | 1135* | 331 | 0.3 | nr | ||||
| Betty | 40 | 28 | 58 % | 1082 | 1110 | 372 | 1 | 947 | |||
| Eric | 5 | 2 | 71 % | 1105 | 365 | 1.1 | 1086 | ||||
| Margaret | 7 | 11 | 38 % | 964 | 366 | 1 | 968 | ||||
| Victoria | 32 | 32 | 50 % | 952 | 955 | 359 | 1.3 | 863 | |||
| Wendy | 4 | 3 | 57 % | 949 | 368 | 1.3 | 931 | ||||
| Lisa | 5 | 6 | 45 % | 916* | 343 | 0.5 | nr | ||||
| Kelly | 2 | 7 | 22 % | 879 | 325 | 0.6 | 894 | ||||
| Jan | 23 | 47 | 32 % | 701 | 695 | 324 | 0.3 | 652 | |||
| Janney | 12 | 37 | 24 % | 422 | 414 | 311 | 0.1 | 312 | |||
| Cheryl | 4 | 29 | 12 % | 333 | 288 | 0.1 | 311 |
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Results, 9/28
Matthew 3-1 +290
Betty 3-1 +183
Victoria 2-2 (257)
Jan 1-2 (59)
Janny 0-3 (157)
Victoria 362 Jan 358 Betty 411 Janny 329 Jan 340 Janny 335
SENSATE INFANTES
STEELED
Matthew 550 Victoria 265 Betty 366 Victoria 330 Matthew 451 Janny 381
TRODDEN STEALER GIRLIES DARKLING LASTING
ANGELUS
MEANIES
OUTFIRES
SLEDDING
Matthew 442 Betty 406 Victoria 361 Jan 301 Betty 448 Matthew 347
RETINOL ENTICES AILERON ENDORSE OVERPAST
ADROITLY PROBATES RANDIER CLEANER
IDEALISM LOWERED
Betty 3-1 +183
Victoria 2-2 (257)
Jan 1-2 (59)
Janny 0-3 (157)
Victoria 362 Jan 358 Betty 411 Janny 329 Jan 340 Janny 335
SENSATE INFANTES
STEELED
Matthew 550 Victoria 265 Betty 366 Victoria 330 Matthew 451 Janny 381
TRODDEN STEALER GIRLIES DARKLING LASTING
ANGELUS
MEANIES
OUTFIRES
SLEDDING
Matthew 442 Betty 406 Victoria 361 Jan 301 Betty 448 Matthew 347
RETINOL ENTICES AILERON ENDORSE OVERPAST
ADROITLY PROBATES RANDIER CLEANER
IDEALISM LOWERED
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Update from Advisory Board Meeting
In case you haven't seen the emails or NASPA Facebook page, I thought I'd summarize the salient items from the NASPA Advisory Board conference call earlier this week:
1) John Chew and Chris Cree (NASPA co-presidents) acknowledge that there are numerous errors in the current TWL2014 word list. John Chew is working with the rest of the Dictionary Committee to to identify and correct the errors. They agree that this must be done before an electronic version of the list can be made available for tournament players. A printed errata list will be made available at some point (within a week or two was Chew's hope).
2) There was a lot of discussion on the time frame of when the new list will take effect. The main thing this depends on is the development of the Zyzzyva update. The code base needs to be updated before the integration work with the new word list can begin. NASPA is still sizing up the scope and schedule for this work. All they can say right now is that the list will NOT be in effect on the original target date of Dec. 1. It will be at least 2 months after the electronic list is available, which, again, is a moving target at the moment. Personally, I'd be surprised if it goes into effect before February, but we'll see.
3) In compliance with their license with Hasbro and Merriam-Webster (the copyright owners of the new wordlist), NASPA is working on a reasonably secure version of the new list in Zyzzyva. NASPA members would log in to the new app with their UserID and password to access the list. As for other study apps, like Quackle, Elise, Aerolith, etc., the expectation is that an API will be available for those developers to access the Zyzzyva database with their programs (I personally think this is critical to acceptance of the TWL update by many higher-level competitive players).
There were other issues discussed, but the dictionary update was by far the main topic. If anyone would like, I can share/discuss the other items, or the dictionary stuff in more detail. Just email me at bush3262@yahoo.com or pull me aside next time I'm at club.
1) John Chew and Chris Cree (NASPA co-presidents) acknowledge that there are numerous errors in the current TWL2014 word list. John Chew is working with the rest of the Dictionary Committee to to identify and correct the errors. They agree that this must be done before an electronic version of the list can be made available for tournament players. A printed errata list will be made available at some point (within a week or two was Chew's hope).
2) There was a lot of discussion on the time frame of when the new list will take effect. The main thing this depends on is the development of the Zyzzyva update. The code base needs to be updated before the integration work with the new word list can begin. NASPA is still sizing up the scope and schedule for this work. All they can say right now is that the list will NOT be in effect on the original target date of Dec. 1. It will be at least 2 months after the electronic list is available, which, again, is a moving target at the moment. Personally, I'd be surprised if it goes into effect before February, but we'll see.
3) In compliance with their license with Hasbro and Merriam-Webster (the copyright owners of the new wordlist), NASPA is working on a reasonably secure version of the new list in Zyzzyva. NASPA members would log in to the new app with their UserID and password to access the list. As for other study apps, like Quackle, Elise, Aerolith, etc., the expectation is that an API will be available for those developers to access the Zyzzyva database with their programs (I personally think this is critical to acceptance of the TWL update by many higher-level competitive players).
There were other issues discussed, but the dictionary update was by far the main topic. If anyone would like, I can share/discuss the other items, or the dictionary stuff in more detail. Just email me at bush3262@yahoo.com or pull me aside next time I'm at club.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Standings, stats and ratings, 9/21
| old | new | avg | avg. | first | |||||||
| NAME | W | L | Win % | rating | rating | score | bingos | club rating | |||
| Marc | 4 | 4 | 50 % | 1759 | 399 | 1.5 | 1795 | ||||
| Steve | 20 | 6 | 76 % | 1709 | 432 | 1.6 | 1680 | ||||
| Matthew | 51 | 21 | 70 % | 1610 | 1627 | 414 | 2 | 1724 | |||
| Will | 34 | 10 | 77 % | 1597 | 427 | 1.8 | 1503 | ||||
| Ken | 3 | 2 | 60 % | 1404 | 388 | 1 | 1406 | ||||
| Jim | 23 | 24 | 48 % | 1310* | 342 | 0.9 | nr | ||||
| Joe | 8 | 7 | 53 % | 1151 | 1150 | 370 | 1.2 | 1169 | |||
| Martha | 3 | 5 | 37 % | 1135* | 331 | 0.3 | nr | ||||
| Eric | 5 | 2 | 71 % | 1105 | 365 | 1.1 | 1086 | ||||
| Betty | 37 | 27 | 57 % | 1079 | 1082 | 370 | 1 | 947 | |||
| Margaret | 7 | 11 | 38 % | 964 | 366 | 1 | 968 | ||||
| Victoria | 30 | 30 | 50 % | 939 | 952 | 362 | 1.3 | 863 | |||
| Wendy | 4 | 3 | 57 % | 949 | 368 | 1.3 | 931 | ||||
| Lisa | 5 | 6 | 45 % | 916* | 343 | 0.5 | nr | ||||
| Kelly | 2 | 7 | 22 % | 879 | 325 | 0.6 | 894 | ||||
| Jan | 22 | 45 | 32 % | 734 | 701 | 324 | 0.3 | 652 | |||
| Janney | 12 | 34 | 26 % | 414 | 422 | 309 | 0.1 | 312 | |||
| Cheryl | 4 | 29 | 12 % | 333 | 288 | 0.1 | 311 |
Results - Sunday 9/21
Matthew 4-0 +321
Betty 3-2 +216
Victoria 3-2 +215
Joe 3-2 (76)
Janney 1-3 (296)
Jan 0-5 (380)
Matthew 514 Joe 365 Victoria 510 Janney 291 Betty 425 Joe 326
CRUSADE DEFANGER* NATTIER BARTENDS
ATONIES ORDEALS SEATINGS
NUDGERS JINGLED UNLIVES
Victoria 383 Betty 376 Janney 309 Jan 296 Matthew 406 Jan 302
LEAVERS LOITERS SECONDO SAUSAGE
DINNERS SOOTIER
Betty 343 Janney 317 Joe 372 Jan 332 Matthew 367 Victoria 337
UNRENTED INVERTS GENOISES NEAREST
Joe 399 Janney 335 Victoria 440 Jan 353 Joe 433 Victoria 365
VERSIONS REEQUIPS - 97! STINGER REPORTED DAUTIES
TRENAIL POINTES
Betty 421 Jan 285 Matthew 442 Betty 404
SIENITE ANTECEDE GENDERS
ANOINTED SOUNDER
FAIREST
Betty 3-2 +216
Victoria 3-2 +215
Joe 3-2 (76)
Janney 1-3 (296)
Jan 0-5 (380)
Matthew 514 Joe 365 Victoria 510 Janney 291 Betty 425 Joe 326
CRUSADE DEFANGER* NATTIER BARTENDS
ATONIES ORDEALS SEATINGS
NUDGERS JINGLED UNLIVES
Victoria 383 Betty 376 Janney 309 Jan 296 Matthew 406 Jan 302
LEAVERS LOITERS SECONDO SAUSAGE
DINNERS SOOTIER
Betty 343 Janney 317 Joe 372 Jan 332 Matthew 367 Victoria 337
UNRENTED INVERTS GENOISES NEAREST
Joe 399 Janney 335 Victoria 440 Jan 353 Joe 433 Victoria 365
VERSIONS REEQUIPS - 97! STINGER REPORTED DAUTIES
TRENAIL POINTES
Betty 421 Jan 285 Matthew 442 Betty 404
SIENITE ANTECEDE GENDERS
ANOINTED SOUNDER
FAIREST
Sunday, September 21, 2014
I vote we stick with TWL2 for six months, and then adopt Collins, because I believe that Collins will eventually become the global standard anyway. (We US'ers need to get out of our silo on this and join the bigger world. Not that I want to have to so many more words, but, you know my opinion of NASPA and by extension, Hasbro too.)
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Seeking Input
Hi everyone,
I'll be participating in the NASPA Advisory Board's monthly conference call next Thursday (9/25). One of the hot topics of discussion will be the implementation of the TWL3 word list (the tournament version of OSPD5, both of which were released during Nationals in August) for tournament play. The originally announced plan for implementation was to be December 1 of this year, giving tournament players 3+ months to become familiar with the new words before they become official.
If you follow the NASPA page on Facebook (and if you're on FB I strongly encourage you to do so), you already know that this has been quite a controversial issue, for two major reasons. The first is that the updates contain many errors and obvious omissions, and an errata list is already in the works. It is not clear (to me at least) when the errata will be published and become "official".
The second issue (and more significant to most players) is that Hasbro and Merriam-Webster are exerting their corporate muscle in claiming copyright ownership of the word list, and will be no longer allowing free use of electronic versions of the list. This means that the current versions of Zyzzyva, Quackle, Zarf, Aerolith, and other apps/sites that Scrabblers use for study and word adjudication will not automatically be able to update to the new list. This had the consequence of, among other things, throwing the December 1 rollout of the new list into jeopardy.
One (significant) thing that NASPA has done is purchase Zyzzyva and license a deal with Hasbro and M-W to make it available with the new word list to NASPA members free of charge. On one hand, this gives NASPA a lot of leverage vs. other organizations in being able to offer play with the "official" word list, but on the other hand, the licensure issue puts players' ability to do things they've previously taken for granted, like create and share their study lists (and apps using them), into serious jeopardy.
In response to all of this, some of the most outspoken players (and directors) have suggested a number of options, including:
1) Stay with TWL2 (the current list) until the errata and electronic list issues are resolved.
2) Move to CSW (or "Collins", the larger list used by international players, and gaining increasing acceptance by North American players). Its current version is "free" but there's no guarantee its owner couldn't assert its license in the future, similar to Hasbro/M-W. Also, since Hasbro/M-W do not own the CSW list, NASPA would be unlikely to sanction such a move as an organization (although they do currently allow tournament play with the CSW list).
I've attached NASPA's announcement of their acquisition of Zyzzyva below. Of course, as a representative of the Advisory Board, I welcome your feedback and input on any topic, but I'd like if you could give this issue special consideration, and please let me know if you have any strong opinions on it either way. I'd to have at least some idea of club members' feelings on this issue before the conference call so I can represent their interests as effectively as possible.
Thanks!
Steve
I'll be participating in the NASPA Advisory Board's monthly conference call next Thursday (9/25). One of the hot topics of discussion will be the implementation of the TWL3 word list (the tournament version of OSPD5, both of which were released during Nationals in August) for tournament play. The originally announced plan for implementation was to be December 1 of this year, giving tournament players 3+ months to become familiar with the new words before they become official.
If you follow the NASPA page on Facebook (and if you're on FB I strongly encourage you to do so), you already know that this has been quite a controversial issue, for two major reasons. The first is that the updates contain many errors and obvious omissions, and an errata list is already in the works. It is not clear (to me at least) when the errata will be published and become "official".
The second issue (and more significant to most players) is that Hasbro and Merriam-Webster are exerting their corporate muscle in claiming copyright ownership of the word list, and will be no longer allowing free use of electronic versions of the list. This means that the current versions of Zyzzyva, Quackle, Zarf, Aerolith, and other apps/sites that Scrabblers use for study and word adjudication will not automatically be able to update to the new list. This had the consequence of, among other things, throwing the December 1 rollout of the new list into jeopardy.
One (significant) thing that NASPA has done is purchase Zyzzyva and license a deal with Hasbro and M-W to make it available with the new word list to NASPA members free of charge. On one hand, this gives NASPA a lot of leverage vs. other organizations in being able to offer play with the "official" word list, but on the other hand, the licensure issue puts players' ability to do things they've previously taken for granted, like create and share their study lists (and apps using them), into serious jeopardy.
In response to all of this, some of the most outspoken players (and directors) have suggested a number of options, including:
1) Stay with TWL2 (the current list) until the errata and electronic list issues are resolved.
2) Move to CSW (or "Collins", the larger list used by international players, and gaining increasing acceptance by North American players). Its current version is "free" but there's no guarantee its owner couldn't assert its license in the future, similar to Hasbro/M-W. Also, since Hasbro/M-W do not own the CSW list, NASPA would be unlikely to sanction such a move as an organization (although they do currently allow tournament play with the CSW list).
I've attached NASPA's announcement of their acquisition of Zyzzyva below. Of course, as a representative of the Advisory Board, I welcome your feedback and input on any topic, but I'd like if you could give this issue special consideration, and please let me know if you have any strong opinions on it either way. I'd to have at least some idea of club members' feelings on this issue before the conference call so I can represent their interests as effectively as possible.
Thanks!
Steve
NASPA Acquires Zyzzyva and Inks Merriam-Webster Licensing Deal
Dear NASPA Members,
In an ongoing effort to serve our members, NASPA has acquired the word study program Zyzzyva from Michael Thelen. The arrangement came about due to new requirements by Hasbro and Merriam-Webster requiring licensing in order to make use of electronic copies of the OSPD5 and OTCWL2014 word lists.
Additionally, after several months of negotiations, we are pleased to announce that NASPA and Merriam-Webster have signed a licensing agreement to permit NASPA members to use Hasbro's OSPD5 and OTCWL2014 word lists with the Zyzzyva program for word adjudication and study purposes.
The OTCWL2014 word list, which was prepared jointly by NASPA's Dictionary Committee and Merriam-Webster's editorial staff under license from Hasbro, is the intellectual property of Hasbro, and subject to U.S. copyright law as a document which was created as the result of a lot of human judgement, not mechanically reproducible. Although we had a large part in its creation, it doesn't belong to us, and we need a license to use it for our competitive activities. Because we have good business relationships both with Merriam-Webster and with Hasbro, we were able to negotiate a license for our membership, which covers OTCWL2012 as well as the School SCRABBLE lexicon OSPD5.
This license arrangement requires a significant investment of both time and capital for NASPA. But we considered this a vital expenditure to ensure that our membership continues to have access to important tools for word study and adjudication.
The arrangement relieves Michael Thelen of liability for any failure to comply with the new requirements for the operation of the program. He has graciously agreed to help with coding improvements to the software, as he is able to do so. Other members, including Ross Brown and Seth Lipkin, have offered assistance as well. NASPA will take the lead in terms of overseeing further development of the software, legal compliance, and working with Merriam-Webster and Hasbro to ensure a longstanding, mutually beneficial relationship.
We now need to make some software changes in Zyzzyva (the desktop and mobile apps) in order to comply with data security requirements in our license. We are hoping to get these implemented very soon, and will make further announcements when we have a clear timeline for their implementation.
Chris CreeJohn Chew Dallas Johnson |
Monday, September 15, 2014
Updates stats, standings rand ratings, 9/15
| old | new | avg | avg. | first | ||||||||
| NAME | W | L | Win % | rating | rating | score | bingos | club rating | ||||
| Marc | 4 | 4 | 50 % | 1759 | 399 | 1.5 | 1795 | |||||
| Steve | 20 | 6 | 76 % | 1698 | 1709 | 432 | 1.6 | 1680 | ||||
| Matthew | 47 | 21 | 69 % | 1615 | 1610 | 413 | 2 | 1724 | ||||
| Will | 34 | 10 | 77 % | 1588 | 1597 | 427 | 1.8 | 1503 | ||||
| Ken | 3 | 2 | 60 % | 1409 | 1404 | 388 | 1 | 1406 | ||||
| Jim | 23 | 24 | 48 % | 1346* | 1310* | 342 | 0.9 | nr | ||||
| Joe | 5 | 5 | 50 % | 1151 | 366 | 1.2 | 1169 | |||||
| Martha | 3 | 5 | 37 % | 1135* | 331 | 0.3 | nr | |||||
| Eric | 5 | 2 | 71 % | 1086 | 1105 | 365 | 1.1 | 1086 | ||||
| Betty | 34 | 25 | 57 % | 1082 | 1079 | 368 | 0.9 | 947 | ||||
| Margaret | 7 | 11 | 38 % | 952 | 964 | 366 | 1 | 968 | ||||
| Wendy | 4 | 3 | 57 % | 949 | 368 | 1.3 | 931 | |||||
| Victoria | 27 | 28 | 49 % | 945 | 939 | 356 | 1.3 | 863 | ||||
| Lisa | 5 | 6 | 45 % | 916* | 343 | 0.5 | nr | |||||
| Kelly | 2 | 7 | 22 % | 879 | 325 | 0.6 | 894 | |||||
| Jan | 22 | 40 | 35 % | 737 | 734 | 325 | 0.4 | 652 | ||||
| Janney | 11 | 31 | 26 % | 414 | 309 | 0.1 | 312 | |||||
| Cheryl | 4 | 29 | 12 % | 333 | 288 | 0.1 | 311 |
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