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Callum Todd I'm sorry you feel that way.

These tournaments take a lot of time to organise and maintain, and your game was one of many decided on at the same time. The deadline has been publically available since before the tournaments were even announced, so the information from which this eventuality was easily deducible had been open to you for weeks prior to its occurrence. Personally I believe this means you were already 'informed' of this. However I can understand why some people may disagree and if your perspective differs to mine then I respect that.

I hope this experience hasn't spoiled your view of apterous tournaments and hope you participate in more in the future and enjoy them.

Best wishes.

Andy SC In Elizabeth's defence, the deadlines were a bit confusing to understand and several others have detailed this, as they thought the deadline was what the end date was on the tournament page and possibly never thought they would be on the spreadsheets. Nevertheless, these tournaments have been bloody good fun.

Callum Todd I also aptomailed everyone a week in advance of the deadline specifying the deadline. If people didn't read that aptomail, or the spreadsheet, that's fine. But nobody can say the information wasn't available to them.

Andy SC Aye that certainly is true.

Keith C Williams As one who had matches decided against him in a similar fashion to Elizabeth, I agree the deadline could have been clearer on the tournament page itself, although I suppose that is a factor of having all of the various tournaments of different types "linked" rather than successive rounds. Although the aptomails were fair, maybe a list of deadlines in the notes would make things a little clearer for those of us who are more scatterbrained :)

In any case, just a small bit of feedback, which I hope does not undermine the kudos for putting together such a massive (and much-appreciated) undertaking, Callum!