The new code base for the site has been live for a week now, and all the minor styling bugs should be fixed – we think we even have things in better shape than we had with the old code. If you think you see a problem, though, please let us know. Our main focus is now on the biggest beer pong tournament you’ve ever seen, but we’re also very close to implementing some new site features that we’re sure you will love.
Now, on to something that will probably grab your attention a bit more. As you may know, III comes after II, so you heard it here first – the third WSOBP™ will be<--more--> called The World Series of Beer Pong™ III (the “WSOBP™ III”). We believe things are almost in place (we hope we need no more than one more week of testing), but we wanted to set a few “ground rules” for this year.
Because of some changes, things may not be as flexible as in the past. For example, deadlines may not be flexible for reasons beyond our control. Thus, if we say the deadline to sign up is December 1, you must be completely signed up by the end of December 1. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to sign up early and not wait until the last minute to pay in full. If you don’t and then there is a problem with your credit card, we may not be able to let you play (again, for reasons outside of our control).
Understanding that nothing is completely set yet (and therefore DO NOT buy plane tickets based on this information), start thinking about being in the Vegas area during the first week of January (namely, January 1 through January 5, 2008). Also, start thinking about an event unlike any you have ever seen before (even if you’ve been to The WSOBP™ I or II). It might be taking us longer to put this one together, but trust us – it’s for good reason.
One last thing, though. Since our flexibility is limited this year, we’ll need your help to tell everybody you know about the event as soon as we start taking sign ups. In the past, we’ve had people that have found us a week or so after sign ups were supposed to start. We let them play. This year, however, we may not have that flexibility. (We’ll try, but do not count on it this year.) Therefore, we need people to know everything ASAP.
