Posted by Bruce Harper on July 28, 2008, 17:50:26
Author - Suttles bk Vancouver

Buried in a thread below is a heated exchange which still raised some useful issues. I have a simple question which either Peter Stockhausen or Bob Gillander may be able to answer quickly: What is the cost to the CFC to rate games? Specifically, if this helps answer the question: - How much time does it take? - Does the form in which the events are submitted matter? - Are junior events more difficult (i.e., more costly) to rate than open (adult) events? - How many games are rated each week, on average? - Is it practical to automate rating games (so that a properly submitted event would be rated without the need for an adminstrator to do anything)? I ask this question because the rating system seems to be *the* core service provided to members (the other being the FIDE connection, which is less tangible to the average player). Unless the information is secret, it would be useful to know how much it costs the CFC to rate games, as the basis for figuring out how much the CFC should charge for that service.