New Posts For Thread: RPGA Reporting: Is It Still Absolutely Necessary?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/24949609/RPGA_Reporting:_Is_It_Still_Absolutely_NecessaryHi,Personally, I report every single game I DM.  However, I’m wondering is it still necessary to report if the DM doesn’t care about DM rewards?  The system doesn’t track character progress anymore and the admins are even proposing starting aI know someone personally who ordered adventures form the database but didn't report the results for quite sometime now.He got a letter in his mail by Hasbro/WotC that since he didn't report his WPN/RPGA/DCI account has been cancelled.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/24949609/RPGA_Reporting:_Is_It_Still_Absolutely_Necessary?post_id=452064805#452064805I know someone personally who ordered adventures form the database but didn't report the results for quite sometime now.He got a letter in his mail by Hasbro/WotC that since he didn't report his WPN/RPGA/DCI account has been cancelled.Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:08:32 -0500You're missing (or only implying) the bit where the Q-organisation (in)conveniently forgets that the numbers are only a (unknown) fraction fraction of the total and makes decisions based on the assumption thaqt they are total figures (and/or totallyhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/24949609/RPGA_Reporting:_Is_It_Still_Absolutely_Necessary?post_id=451815197#451815197You're missing (or only implying) the bit where the Q-organisation (in)conveniently forgets that the numbers are only a (unknown) fraction fraction of the total and makes decisions based on the assumption thaqt they are total figures (and/or totallySat, 12 Jun 2010 23:02:28 -0500Exactly so, pedr.  I have clients who do this all the time.  Even if they recognize that the data are flawed, they'd rather make a data-driven decision than make a decision using no data at all.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/24949609/RPGA_Reporting:_Is_It_Still_Absolutely_Necessary?post_id=451767273#451767273Exactly so, pedr.  I have clients who do this all the time.  Even if they recognize that the data are flawed, they'd rather make a data-driven decision than make a decision using no data at all.Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:26:34 -0500That is definitely not the only thing that they can conclude. They can conclude that they removed the only incentive to use an outdated, unnecessary and hard-to-use system, and that their players have chosen the path of least resistance, as humans arhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/24949609/RPGA_Reporting:_Is_It_Still_Absolutely_Necessary?post_id=451717285#451717285That is definitely not the only thing that they can conclude. They can conclude that they removed the only incentive to use an outdated, unnecessary and hard-to-use system, and that their players have chosen the path of least resistance, as humans arSat, 12 Jun 2010 09:08:14 -0500That is definitely not the only thing that they can conclude. They can conclude that they removed the only incentive to use an outdated, unnecessary and hard-to-use system, and that their players have chosen the path of least resistance, as humans arhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75854/24949609/RPGA_Reporting:_Is_It_Still_Absolutely_Necessary?post_id=451540193#451540193That is definitely not the only thing that they can conclude. They can conclude that they removed the only incentive to use an outdated, unnecessary and hard-to-use system, and that their players have chosen the path of least resistance, as humans arFri, 11 Jun 2010 01:20:05 -0500