[dmtaylor]

*mumbles to himself out loud*  Yep... when our club starts a BJCP competition next year 2015, I am going to advocate that we stick with the 2008 guidelines... yep... if it ain't terribly broken, then no need to design a Cadillac...

[klickitat jim]

Rube Goldberg would strongly disagree with you.

[HoosierBrew]

Rube Goldberg would strongly disagree with you.

Nice 

[Jimmy K]

Using 2008 guidelines might not be a bad idea anyway - depending on where they are in implementing the new guidelines. I'm sure that's going to take a while.

[MDixon]

I believe they will be completed before the end of the year. I'm guessing in October/November.

Competitions can use whatever guidelines they desire and still be a BJCP Sanctioned Competition. They could even go back to the somewhat pathetic 1997 version if they wanted or write their own.

What is more likely is a competition will only use some of the new guidelines, the ones that fit the entries they have received in recent competitions.

To say I'll push to only use old guidelines because that's all I feel like learning is really like living in the past. I remember rotary phones, party lines, and long cords on the receiver, but it's a heck of a lot better with a smartphone or a wireless around the house. Old dogs can learn new tricks, it just takes them awhile.

[theDarkSide]

I believe they will be completed before the end of the year. I'm guessing in October/November.

I sat in on Gordon's talk and may be totally misrepresenting here (you know, drinking and all), but I thought I remember him saying the comment period would be open until November.  At that time, they would need to review the comments and do the rewrites, so I'm guessing it won't be until sometime in 2015 that they become official.

[reverseapachemaster]

I believe I read on the BJCP forum that they were keeping comments open for a month or so.

[chumley]

To say I'll push to only use old guidelines because that's all I feel like learning is really like living in the past. I remember rotary phones, party lines, and long cords on the receiver, but it's a heck of a lot better with a smartphone or a wireless around the house. Old dogs can learn new tricks, it just takes them awhile.

I beg to differ.  The old phones had a heckuva lot better sound quality than a smartphone has now.

[theDarkSide]

I beg to differ.  The old phones had a heckuva lot better sound quality than a smartphone has now.

Ha...you actually use your smartphone for talking?

I believe I read on the BJCP forum that they were keeping comments open for a month or so.

That's probably the case...maybe Gordon was saying they would all be done by Nov.  I guess I'll have to listen to the talk again (or stop drinking )

[MDixon]

The BJCP Forum will remain open for at least a month or until useful comments cease.

The smart phone I had once upon a time (read as BlackBerry) was horrible for phone service. My Iphone does pretty darn good all things considered. I remember our rotary phone always had a horrible sound quality during thunderstorms.

[reverseapachemaster]

I have a rotary smartphone. It has excellent audio quality.

[69franx]

I have a rotary smartphone. It has excellent audio quality.

Have to get me one of those!


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