BOF fixtures list loophole

[King Penguin]

Two observartions ;

OD website says something along the lines of "Full list of OD events here".
This links to the BOF site events list using filter "club = OD".
It does not export data from BOF site via xml (or any other way) but does achieve a single listing.

As far as keeping event information up-to-date is concerned, I have heard several people comment that once they have registered an event they (club reps) can no longer update details and have to request that one of a limited number of other people do this for them. This may or may not be the full story, but in today's electronic age speed of update is all important and constraining this by a bureaucratic process should be avoided.

[seabird]

All Club Fixtures Secs and a declared deputy can update race/event details whenever. Never ghad any difficulty with this. (Of course I could not quietly change a Level C event to Level B when these come into operation!)

Re: Which fields to fill. I always do all of them. Agree some could be pruned.

Gradually discovering more and more methods of determing post codes, mainly thanks to this forum. What help is available to non-Nopers regarding this?

Even when I have given a post code the event car park view function still ends up 50-60 miles west in Cumbria. So I assume that the GR is the main reference used (inaccurately) by Bing.

[Paul Frost]

As a developer of several club websites I nearly always end up modifying the format/content of the fixtures/events pages in line with the "uniqueness" of each club.

So a standard entry form will never suit every club or event type. A few examples below:

Tinto: Have the Tinto-Twin, a night and a day event that are separate but joined. So there is a lot of common info but also a lot of individual details.

Stag: Glasgow Parks Champs, is 3 events in one day, but connected.

Maroc: Some fixtures are part of a local league so there needs to be a field to store that info.

I have been requesting an API to extract data from the central list for at least a couple of years now so that regions or clubs can display the info from within their own website. It is not good to immediately send people of to a third party site when they have come to the local region/club site for information.

[Paul Frost]

When setting up the fixtures entry form on a new club site I try and keep the format in line with current practice. If you change the workflow too much it causes confusion and people don't like change.

You have to mix the need for lots of individual fields (that also remind you what info is required) with flexibility to cope with variable types of events.
For example:
The issue of dogs is probably irrelevant for urban events.
The course/class info is considerably different for different levels of events.
Public transport options.

Another thing that I usually add is a field for a terrain description, as I think this may be important in the decision making process.