Olympic Softball

[3SPORT]

Just looked it up in wikipedia. They use the Page Playoff system. Basically used for curling tournaments.

From Wikipedia -
Page playoff

The top four teams advance to the Page playoff. In what's sometimes called the quarter-finals, the first- and second-placed teams and the third- and fourth-placed teams play each other. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game gets a bye to the final. The loser of the 1 vs. 2 game plays the winner of the 3 vs. 4 game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final plays the winner of the 1 vs. 2 game in the final, with the winner of that game winning the competition.

This has the effect of allowing the top two teams to lose a game and still win the tournament, producing a similar effect to a double-elimination tournament. This gives the top two teams a large advantage over the next two

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by 3SPORT

...This has the effect of allowing one of the top two teams to lose a game and still win the tournament, producing a similar an effect to not at all like a double-elimination tournament. This gives the top two teams a large advantage over the next two, but can result in a team with a worse won-loss record being declared the champion (as opposed to winning the championship).

There. I fixed it.

Those of you who rely on wiki should know it can be an unreliable source and frequently has articles written by authors who are pushing a particular point of view.

[socalumps]

Sounds like yourself?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by socalumps

Sounds like yourself?

I don't know what your point is beyond the shallow, drive-by kind of trolling, but this quote is from wikepedia about itself:

Because Wikipedia is an ongoing work to which, in principle, anybody can contribute, it differs from a paper-based reference source in important ways. In particular, older articles tend to be more comprehensive and balanced, while newer articles more frequently contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this to obtain valid information and avoid misinformation that has been recently added and not yet removed (see Researching with Wikipedia for more details).

In addition to that I would add, "not to mention advocacy pretending to be objective information." Much of this stuff gets disputed, but even so, it can easily be "corrected" back to the advocate's position. The comment about the kind of playoff format used as being "similar to double elimination" was obviously opinion, and obviously not factual, since it is actually not very much like double elimination at all in very important ways.

[socalumps]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I don't know what your point is beyond the shallow, drive-by kind of trolling, but this quote is from wikepedia about itself:In addition to that I would add, "not to mention advocacy pretending to be objective information." Much of this stuff gets disputed, but even so, it can easily be "corrected" back to the advocate's position. The comment about the kind of playoff format used as being "similar to double elimination" was obviously opinion, and obviously not factual, since it is actually not very much like double elimination at all in very important ways.

I guess my shallow drive-by kind of trolling was that, in my opinion, you excercised the same liberties that you condemed the other poster and wikepedia for exercising.

It just struck me as ironic.....no biggie...i still care as much about you as I always have!

5'10.....180 lbs.

[Dakota]

No irony there; I don't claim to be an encyclopedia.

And besides, I did not "condemn" wiki - I pointed out the truth about wikipedia; a truth that they also publish on their site.

What "other poster" did I condemn?

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by Dakota

There. I fixed it.

Those of you who rely on wiki should know it can be an unreliable source and frequently has articles written by authors who are pushing a particular point of view.

Ain't that the truth! Hell, someone claimed that Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island smoked weed!

[Dutch Alex]

Originally Posted by 3SPORT

Just looked it up in wikipedia. They use the Page Playoff system. Basically used for curling tournaments.

From Wikipedia - ....(No need to copy that)....

I never believe what's writen on Wikipedia! It's a free and open encyclopedia. Everybody can write on it what he wants. I believe that if you look very good there might be written that Elvis is still alive, Hitler never invaded France and the Netherlands will win Olympic Softball in 2012 (London)...

If you're giving facts, please don't use Wik-liar-pedia as your source...
Who believes Bild Zeitung or the Sun Newspaper? Only the Wik-users!

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by 3SPORT

Just looked it up in wikipedia. They use the Page Playoff system. Basically used for curling tournaments.

How come there is no forum here for Curling referees?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

How come there is no forum here for Curling referees?

Probably because so many prefer a flat iron.