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Rounded XC Times in Performance lists ... should really update that "bug"

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Don Passenger posted on 11-10-2009 2:05 PM

31. 11 Alex Standiford 15:54 MI Matt Oct 3 Bulldog Invitational
32. 12 Austin Alcala 15:54.5 MI Ioni Sep 19 Sparta Invitational
33. 12 Sean Bone 15:54 MI LOCS Sep 19 Nike Holly Invitationa...
34. 12 Blake Allison 15:54.0 MI HaCo Oct 31 MHSAA D2 D3 D4 Regiona...
35. 12 Michael Blaszczyk 15:54.7 MI Novi Oct 31

MHSAA D1 Regional 6-1 ...

This is a problem ... though intended originally ... sort of.  You "round" or "truncate" times in some manner that makes little sense to anyone.  All of these people ran 15:54 and some change ... or no change.  These are not alphabetically sorted, sorted by date, and definitely not time sorted to the average eye (you sort on a different data set than you display obviously, and then is it random, first in, first out despite date of the event, etc.??)

We really do have FAT cross races in Michigan with times to 00.xx and even hand times are permitted to the tenth.  This just makes the data look unreliable.  While I understand there is little functional difference between any of these, why is 54.5 i front of 54 and 54.0 ...

I think the time may be now, as you increase data, to accurate reflect times as reported ...  I can find many better examples say around 16:30 where there are many many mixed up times.

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The behavior was caused by a bug that had crept into our system.  It has been located and exterminated.  The cross country system is now back to recognizing differences down to a tenth of a second.  We can evaluate if it should be changed to recognize differences in the hundredths.

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David Bowdoin:
We can evaluate if it should be changed to recognize differences in the hundredths.

I think perhaps you already did.

Seems to be doing it already ...

        499     Billy Neri      16:14.0         Blis    2006    12
        500     Thomas Thornton 16:14.00                CeSp    2003    99
        501     Alex Standiford 16:14.1         Matt    2009    11
        502     Stefan Morell   16:14.2         Lkla    2009    12
        503     Kevin Hagen     16:14.2         Okem    2006    12
        504     Josh Moskalewski        16:14.3         Alle    2008    12
        505     Jesiah Rodriguez        16:14.3         Erie    2006    12
        506     Nicholas Krol   16:14.30                Lahs    2005    99
        507     Trevor Denton   16:14.4         Ches    2008    10
        508     Duncan Spitz    16:14.4         Cant    2008    12
        509     Ryan Sucharski  16:14.5         Dako    2002    12
        510     Shawn Jordan    16:14.5         Cons    2002    12
        511     Sam Passenger   16:14.55                GRWC    2004    11
        512     Mike Carson     16:14.60                Jeni    2004    12
        513     Tyler Noble     16:14.7         ShPu    2007    11
        514     Mike Falvey     16:14.7         AAGR    2008    11
        515     Qais Alkirsh    16:14.7         Ford    2008    12
        516     Matthew Hanko   16:14.7         CoCh    2005    99
        517     Chris Scott     16:14.70                TCWS    2003    11
        518     Steve Pace      16:14.75                Belv    2005    99
        519     Garrett Romero  16:14.8         EaJo    2002    12
        520     Nick Flietstra  16:14.9         Pott    2008    11
        521     Micheal O'brien 16:14.9         HCC     2007    12
        522     James Bleicher  16:14.90                GrBl    2003    99

Seems to be right in order to the hundredth!
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