I am looking for the BOC 2017 results which were previously at http://theboc.org.uk
However this appears to have been completely wiped and now only be a holding page for the 2018 event. (I would have thought the idea of the single URL would be to provide an archive of results from previous years too?)
I can find the individual results via the results section of the BOF website, but I can't find the relay results anywhere......anyone got any idea where they might be?
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Going back to the original point.
So you find your way, as a non-orienteer, to 'Search Event Fixtures'. The first box asks for your name, so you fill it in. After that, unless your name is Jan Kjellstrom, you get "Sorry we couldn’t find any events" even if you set the radius to 150 (miles? km? light years?).
You have to know how it works to use it; there is surely a danger that people give up after a couple of goes.
So you find your way, as a non-orienteer, to 'Search Event Fixtures'. The first box asks for your name, so you fill it in. After that, unless your name is Jan Kjellstrom, you get "Sorry we couldn’t find any events" even if you set the radius to 150 (miles? km? light years?).
You have to know how it works to use it; there is surely a danger that people give up after a couple of goes.
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
I hadn't thought of that problem.
The whole search event page is a pretty bad user experience really. I don't mention it in our club publicity, instead pointing people to the nice simple listing on our club page https://www.saxons-oc.org/events
Continuing the complaining
(please skip to next paragraph if you want
- the newcomer will be put off by the competition selection box - which doesn't include most of the competitions anyway,
- the user will click on the calendar icons, and think that the calendar doesn't work
- many newcomers will be put off by closing dates, not knowing that most events are EOD.
- newcomers wont know what the region abbreviations mean.
- they'll be put off by type, they won't know what type they want.
- they'll probably filter out regional events, even though most have EOD suitable courses for them.
- if they filter by the icons on the bottom such as "suitable for children" they'll filter out most events, because many club officials don't fill in these details (because they don't know, or don't have time).
- same goes for postcode. Many clubs don't fill in the postcodes, so events won't be found.
The only search options that can find my club's next local event on Saturday is search by region or event type.
Unless we start forcing clubs to enter data such as postcodes, and dogs allowed etc as mandatory fields in the event registration process (not popular I guess), then most of the search options cause more harm than good.
I would recommend a search page aimed at newcomers/infrequent orienteers that has just three boxes, association, from and until. Except that I wouldn't call it association, I would call it region, and I wouldn't use abbrieviations like WMOA, I would display it as "West Midlands (WMOA)". We could have a separate "advanced search" page that looks a bit more like the one we have now, but still I wouldn't have the options that have proven not to work in practice, such as suitable for children etc.
This could be done cheaply as it's hiding functionality rather than writing new funtionality.
Bit off topic I guess, sorry![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
The whole search event page is a pretty bad user experience really. I don't mention it in our club publicity, instead pointing people to the nice simple listing on our club page https://www.saxons-oc.org/events
Continuing the complaining
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
- the newcomer will be put off by the competition selection box - which doesn't include most of the competitions anyway,
- the user will click on the calendar icons, and think that the calendar doesn't work
- many newcomers will be put off by closing dates, not knowing that most events are EOD.
- newcomers wont know what the region abbreviations mean.
- they'll be put off by type, they won't know what type they want.
- they'll probably filter out regional events, even though most have EOD suitable courses for them.
- if they filter by the icons on the bottom such as "suitable for children" they'll filter out most events, because many club officials don't fill in these details (because they don't know, or don't have time).
- same goes for postcode. Many clubs don't fill in the postcodes, so events won't be found.
The only search options that can find my club's next local event on Saturday is search by region or event type.
Unless we start forcing clubs to enter data such as postcodes, and dogs allowed etc as mandatory fields in the event registration process (not popular I guess), then most of the search options cause more harm than good.
I would recommend a search page aimed at newcomers/infrequent orienteers that has just three boxes, association, from and until. Except that I wouldn't call it association, I would call it region, and I wouldn't use abbrieviations like WMOA, I would display it as "West Midlands (WMOA)". We could have a separate "advanced search" page that looks a bit more like the one we have now, but still I wouldn't have the options that have proven not to work in practice, such as suitable for children etc.
This could be done cheaply as it's hiding functionality rather than writing new funtionality.
Bit off topic I guess, sorry
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Sorry the website is not up to usual standards but please note that most information is on the current Scottish Orienteering webpages https://www.scottish-orienteering.org/s ... ships-2018 or through SIEntries directly.
The cheapest rates for entry close on the 14 February so get that Valentine gift sorted now.
The cheapest rates for entry close on the 14 February so get that Valentine gift sorted now.
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Thanks for the heads up Freefall. I can always apply for a refund when/if my wedding invitation arrives. ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Pre-BOC sprint in Ballater details and entry now available here
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
GGs Pre-WOC Sprint is also now listed on the website.
Great news today - it is confirmed that the BBC Adventure Show will be filming over the BOC weekend.
Note that the website address http://www.theboc.org.uk/ is up and running but only links to the SOA site.
Great news today - it is confirmed that the BBC Adventure Show will be filming over the BOC weekend.
Note that the website address http://www.theboc.org.uk/ is up and running but only links to the SOA site.
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Just a reminder that the closing date is today - entries are pretty healthy though we could do with more in the Relays and TrailO. Final details are drafted and will be published next week. Note that the vehicle pass for Balmoral parking can be downloaded from the SOA website now.
We will potentially take entries after the closing date but no guarantee of a map or time slot. Details to follow...
We will potentially take entries after the closing date but no guarantee of a map or time slot. Details to follow...
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Just wanted to check if we are allowed to visit Balmoral castle for a tour the week preceding the BOC without breaking the embargo?
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
From the website "Visits in the immediate vicinity of Balmoral Castle, gardens, exhibitions, gift shop and coffee shop are permissible."
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Final details now published. See https://www.scottish-orienteering.org/s ... ships-2018
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Don't forget the sprint race in Ballater the day before BOC organised by Masterplan Adventure and planned by Chris Smithard.
Long and short courses available, limited entry on the day.
Details on the 'Other Events' page on http://www.masterplanadventure.uk.
Entries close Sunday night.
Long and short courses available, limited entry on the day.
Details on the 'Other Events' page on http://www.masterplanadventure.uk.
Entries close Sunday night.
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Novel way of presenting the relay course distances/climb.
And by novel, I mean bad.
And by novel, I mean bad.
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Re: British Orienteering Championships website
Use of all marked crossing points is mandatory but for clarity a purple overprint has not been used on fences
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