Revised February 6, 2003.
ABOUT VARIABLES
The following variables are used in the System.
The 'tweaking' of these variables help to maintain a steady course;
not too high a rating, and not too low.
Let's take the lines one by one from a pretend run.
Explanatory text is preceeded by '~'.
~Line 1.
~-------
008
~The System run number. The number of months on the Internet.
~Lines 2-n.
~----------
CHARLIE MITCHELL 2000
GEORGE GODFREY 2000
GEORGE ROOKE 2000
JOHN FLOOD 2000
JOHN L SULLIVAN 2100
~The above lines are seeds. We've got to start somewhere!
~The seeds can vary, but the format must be the same.
~There can be any number of seeds.
~Next are some self-explanatory comments:
~Lines 1-5 following 'seeds'.
~----------------------------
**(Above are 'seeds')***********************************************
** This System inspired by Bob Bordier... Some highlights:
-NOT counted absent during war years (11914-1919 & 1939-1945).
-"**PHANTOM FITE**"s have been insertedd to retain fiters!
The following variables are used ...
~More self-explanatory comments. The number following the colon (:) can vary.
~Lines 6-9 following 'seeds'.
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-PROC-YEAR:2003 Last year processed in the run.
-SIXMTHS-ABSENT:0015 Reduce Rate for eaach 6-Months idle by this.
-REPORT-AFTER:0004 Report above AFTER this many 6-Months.
-DELETE-AFTER:0012 # of 6-Months idle until fighter deleted.
~Line 10 following 'seeds'.
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-DEREGISTER-AFT:0000 # R-fights til derregister if RATE at RATE-INC.
~After nnnn Registered fights with Rate at or below '-RATE-INC' the fighter
~will be "deregistered"; in other words, removed from the System.
~After that he will have to draw with or beat a Registered fighter in
~order to be Registered again.
~The purpose of this is to get rid of fighters who are inveterate losers,
~and thus drag the Rates down.
~Line 11 following 'seeds'.
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-RATE-REDUCTION:4008 Reduce after (nn) Rated Fites up to (nn) Max.
~ When Rated Fites exceed 40, subtract 1, then 2, 3, etc. for each Rated
~ fight up to 8 (the maximum for this setting). Then keep subtracting 8
~ for each Rated fight.
~ This is done on the theory that a fighter deteriorates with age.
~ It seems to be working.
~Line 12 following 'seeds'.
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-START-MAX:2200 New man starts no higher than this rate.
~(See INTRODUCTION for a full explanation.)
~Line 13 following 'seeds'.
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-START-MIN:1650 New man starts no lower than this rate.
~Line 14 following 'seeds'.
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-RATE-INC:1650 No man goes lower than this rate.
~If he goes lower he'll be 'de-Registered' depending on Line 10.
~Lines 15-16 following 'seeds'.
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LOSER-BONUS:0000 Added to LOSER's Rate after Rate calculated.
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