Lawrence do you not think something should be stated clearly in the members news about this ?

If you look back you will see I first thought I had a problem before actually finding out what was happening, so look after the ordinary Joes....I`m in IT they may not be.

Please state what is going on clearly, none of the invalid units shows when clicked that it`s just a high claim........I know it`s just a fudge but please, please....... communication.......

Hi carl.h,
What happened was a sudden storm in the forum. Quick, hasty action was taken to deal with it. I think that a carefully planned response would have done things differently (and better) - - but in this case speed was essential. We now have more action planned in this area (BOINC 5.8) so I expect that some additional changes will be made in a slower, more thoughtful, manner. I don't expect the Invalid status kludge will stay there forever. But most of our effort is going to the 'upcoming project', HPF2 bugs, graphics. . . . There is a long list of things we really need to take care of someday. (Doing them last year would have been ideal. )

Lawrence

I understand the need to move quickly at times and priorities too......But delegation and communication are key....A quick mail to a CA for him to post etc......



I am not altruistic about my participation at all, I firmly believe if we cure one thing another will come up or overpopulation would cause more violence / deaths.....I believe in balance, there will alway`s be good and bad and they both must be.

My 4 dual machines, all recent upgrades, come to a few bob but I don`t crunch for the science side or even to say I was part of a potential cure ( though I do often sell it like that to others). I crunch for the team, the social side of things and the human side of me, that I need to belong to some clan/team somewhere in my life. I also crunch for the competition though I may not be in the Premier league so points are important perhaps more so than I feel the science is.

I am not alone in these thoughts.

I hate bodges and even more so I hate bad communication, there is no need for it in this day and age. I abhor being criminalised though I may run my life close to the line therefore I need to know the rules, straight , pure and simple. If someone moves the goalpost`s without my knowledge and then punishes me I`m not happy. It`s like having yellow lines painted under your parked car that weren`t there when you parked.

I`m a volunteer, I was in given guidelines afaik, then I`m being punished...... WHY ???

The need to deduct points was/is a totally unnecessary point it`s just going to pee people off.

Someone tell me why there was a NEED to punish me ?

I have approx 90 invalid WU`s a loss of points equalling ....???

What has the project gained from it ?

I dumped work totalling upto 40 CPU hours ! Why ????

It's like that hydra of Greek mythology

No one person is being picked on and no points have been deducted

The playing field is just less angular than it used to be across BOINC Land

There's only so many ways you can say this.

I'm outta here looks like this will run and run folks


Night from the UK

Dave

I beg your pardon ?



Of course points have been deducted, any significantly(???) high credit claim is awarded only half the correct amount !

That is any who may be running crunch3rs client as they have done for eons, it was previously dealt with by the quorum.

Now it is penalised and for your money you are getting half points, kinda puts you in a linux bracket which WCG are trying to solve. A lower bracket of deliberate intent, unnecessarily !