Reflections on the Org race league situation
Reflections on the Org race league situation
I express time in seconds because it’s simpler for coding. A value of 84.23345 seconds is much easier to manage than a decimal like 1:24.23345, which spreadsheets often misinterpret as minutes. Most spreadsheets focus on the second value and panic when they see the minutes, so I’d list times like 2:34.79 as 154.79 seconds. This way, the elapsed time in seconds is recorded accurately instead of relying on the significant figure. Thank you for clarifying!
Show time in minutes but implement it in seconds. Small races can use seconds; longer events like lapro endurance races may benefit from displaying in minutes (e.g., 1.54 minutes).
An Update. Currently I'm waiting on a local development server to come on line, but expect this to be online soon. Once it's up and running it shouldn't be long before I have something redembling a functional site. I have a few questions though. Would we rather use a system where entries are posted on the site directly by racers. or an middle man spread sheet where results are posted then approved persons would enter them on the site. while the first method would be quicker for everyone, it could lead to false data being reported easily. the second is more secure but a lot more work. I can do things either way. I would love to be able to pull data from the game directly but at the moment there is no public api system in place.
I prefer to provide direct feedback on the site. It works quicker and is simpler for all users. The "middle sheet" offers minimal extra security but requires significant effort.