[tournament-org] Things a Tournament Director hates

[Geoff Kaniuk]

I think this is an interesting point which applies to all pairing 
programs.  Very often the issue is that too many people are crowding 
around a draw sheet, and those of us with impaired vision cannot get 
close enough to see the pairing.

I have sometimes been known to ask organisers to space out the pairing 
sheets to reduce crowding.  It also helps to display a copy of the 
pairing in individual rooms if the tournament is organised that way.

GoDraw in particular, does have a larger than normal font.  Increasing 
it further may require layout to be landscape which might cause further 
problems.

One solution that could be considered is to project the pairing on a 
wall - so the font could be made very large indeed.

At some tournaments I have seen players whip out their smartphones or 
tablets and take a picture of the draw sheet, so they can zoom in at will.

So yes, modern IT technology could well come to the rescue.

Geoff

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On 11/04/2023 10:25, Francis Roads wrote:
> Folks:
> 
> If GoDraw is under discussion, I would like to repeat a whinge which I 
> have been making for some years. If the draw is to be posted on a notice 
> board, it should be printed out in a much larger font. This would 
> prevent the bees-round-a honey-pot crush of people trying to see the 
> small print, and in particular would be a courtesy to people like 
> myself whose eyesight is deteriorating. Small print is difficult for me 
> at the best of times. I do not believe that modern IT technology is 
> unequal to the task.
> 
> Regards,
> Francis
>