reset 1vs1 league scores?

[mudfreak]

Hey,

I know this has been discussed before, but what about resetting (or archiving) the history scores/zelos etc. on http://1vs1.bzflag.net/index.php ?
Or perhaps the WebUI could be tweaked so it only displays players that are active?

As is the list of players (http://1vs1.bzflag.net/allplayers.php) and the hall of fame (http://1vs1.bzflag.net/allplayers.php) is very meaningless.

Cheers,
Mudfreak

PS: we could also need more active players. I think most tanks don't even know about 1vs1 at all. Even active players.

[kierra]

Thank you, mudfreak for posting about this.
Sure do miss *some* of those players...

Let me speak/text strayer and catay on this - or at the very least direct their attention to this post.
cheers,

[Zehra]

I am for the notion/proposal/idea for a reset/restart of 1vs1.

For reference the previous discussion: A new year, a new beginning.

You are right, the 1vs1 League is almost 10 years old (as you can check at the stats page). Rebuilding the league and its website won't be done within a week. So why not planning a restart for 2014-07-01? That'll be the 10th birthday for the 1vs1 League and offers the necessary time.

Ideally the best time for a reset would be on the 20th birthday, which would be on 2024-07-01.

Strayer's concerns at the time (over a decade ago):

So you would have enough time to find volunteers for further ideas, planning, implementation and testing. I'll provide you as much as I can.
The only wishes (not necessarily prerequisites!) I have are:
1) a readable / documented code (This is a problem right now. Others than me will have their problems with the current code. I was young and...),
2) an equal or extended feature set (see the plug-in with auto-match-reporting etc. which allows the league to work even without permanent maintenance),
3) the acceptance of current players (which means less complaints about the reset / new website than now),
4) availability of the old match information (via a special page or so) and
5) finding a solution / replacement for the league's biggest issue (in my eyes) - the rating algorithm.

My thoughts on this:
(1). Can be done within a small time frame.
(2). Easily done with simplified logistics.
(3). From the few active players, I doubt any opposition.
(4). Link to static site/archive page.
(5). I nearly worked out this for a FFA league, I didn't continue/finish the algorithm due to lack of overall interest for a FFA league. (Ranking was by wins ratio + strength ratio and strength by activity ratio.)

It would seem viable to have a bare-bones prototype within a week and a fully functional site in a month. (With regards to current technologies.)

[Moroni]

I don't think completely resetting the 1vs1 site is a good idea. I do, however think that putting the current Hall of Famers in the background like leaguesunited.org does with inactive teams and players IS a good idea.

I get that the current Hall of Fame doesn't really seem relevant for today, but I think it's good to be able to see the top Elos so you have a goal to work towards if you are ambitious enough. I agree that the main focus of the site shouldn't be of inactive players, but instead the main page should be displayed in a similar manner as leaguesunited.org.

It's like having a statue put up for someone who is revered. You wouldn't break down that statue once enough time passes by, because you still want a way to remember them.

[Zehra]

To provide clarification on my stance of a "reset".

All old rankings would be "archived" and are available to view via a legacy/archive/history page.

All players would then start from a "clean" slate/state which has no impact/effect on historical rankings.

In this manner, the old records are preserved and are kept similar to how museums or archives function. (In where the old records/items may be studied/researched, but are not used.) This preserves legacy standings and enables new rankings/standings to form with the proper respect and reverence to the legacy rankings.

I believe that there is a window of opportunity to see some optimizations and enhancements made overall. (And IMO address many the shortcomings which exist.)

-Zehra