It would be nice if it sent an email on weeks with no game, saying "no game"

[Haliboot]

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[random-parts]

Trying to find a suitable way to work this out - taking into account that not all games are 7 days apart. Looking at the overall schedules, some weekday teams get scheduled on the weekend or different days then usual. Currently, I have it checking that there is not a game within the next 11 days days_between_games >= 10 and will schedule a bye week email when that comes up. The problem is the following scenario(or similar):

• There is a Team game on Monday, [week 1, day 1]
• the next Monday, [week 2, day 8] is a holiday
• so, the game is scheduled for [week 2 day 12] (Friday)

it's still week 2, but the days between games is 11.

Would that still call for a bye-week email? What should the check be? What is the cut-off?
[I feel like I may be missing something here]

Its purely a subjective perspective on what constitutes a week or bye-week (as it relates in this context). What if the game were scheduled for Sunday instead of Friday? Is Sunday the start of a new week or is Monday? If its based purely off a US calendar that is stuck in the dark ages - the week starts on Sunday - and would not make sense to anyone else.

Was thinking about a Next Game email, sent a day or two after a game is played? An email with the DateTime of the next upcoming game, sent to all roster members wether or not they rsvp'd. Could add a days until next team game stat along with the DateTime. This option really seems a bit redundant with rsvp emails that also go out.

I like a bye-week email idea better, as it is more brain bandwidth efficient - but without absolute days between games, the script would have to make an assumption that everyone views something, as ambiguous as time, the same way.

Ideas?

[Haliboot]

Good points. How about this: Scan all the game days in the schedule for their day-of-the-week. The most often occurring day-of-the-week is considered the normal team game day. Send an email three or four days in advance any time that day-of-the-week doesn't have a game on it and the date lies within the bounds of the season.. Example: "FYI: No Walking Dead game scheduled for Friday 9-15-17". No need to claim or determine if it is really a "bye-week". - James

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On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 12:58 PM, random-parts ***@***.***> wrote: Trying to find a suitable way to work this out - taking into account that not all games are 7 days apart. Looking at the overall schedules, some weekday teams get scheduled on the weekend or different days then usual. Currently, I have it checking that there is not a game within the next 11 days days_between_games >= 10 and will schedule a bye week email when that comes up. The problem is the following scenario(or similar): - There is a Team game on Monday, [week 1, day 1] - the next Monday, [week 2, day 8] is a holiday - so, the game is scheduled for [week 2 day 12] (Friday) it's still week 2, but the days between games is 11. Would that still call for a bye-week email? What should the check be? What is the cut-off? [I feel like I may be missing something here] Its purely a subjective perspective on what constitutes a week or bye-week (as it relates in this context). What if the game were scheduled for Sunday instead of Friday? Is Sunday the start of a new week or is Monday? If its based purely off a US calendar that is stuck in the dark ages - the week starts on Sunday - and would not make sense to anyone else. Was thinking about a Next Game email, sent a day or two after a game is played? An email with the DateTime of the next upcoming game, sent to all roster members wether or not they rsvp'd. Could add a days until next team game stat along with the DateTime. This option really seems a bit redundant with rsvp emails that also go out. I like a bye-week email idea better, as it is more brain bandwidth efficient - but without absolute days between games, the script would have to make an assumption that everyone views something, as ambiguous as time, the same way. Ideas? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#7 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/Ad18T9oN1z-89TNNXVDLMYifqwSBPVSVks5siWk2gaJpZM4PAlI1> .

[random-parts]

That would work for most soccerZone leagues, since they are grouped by day-of-the-week.

What about leagues that play on random days of the week? or are alternately scheduled on either [Tuesday or Wednesday] for example? I think I remember some of the soccerZone youth leagues playing on either a Saturday or Sunday, or maybe both.

[Haliboot]

I'd say just disable the feature if there isn't a day on which a certain fraction (1/2? 2/3?) of games are scheduled. People in those leagues are probably not strongly assuming there is a game on a certain day every week.

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On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 3:02 PM, random-parts ***@***.***> wrote: That would work for most soccerZone leagues, since they are grouped by day-of-the-week. What about leagues that play on random days of the week? or are alternately scheduled on either [Tuesday or Wednesday] for example? I think I remember some of the soccerZone youth leagues playing on either a Saturday or Sunday, or maybe both. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#7 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/Ad18T5aKPARqtoV6rKv5hcmXCo_BJIauks5siYZrgaJpZM4PAlI1> .