Closed Ivan-Brigidano closed 4 years ago
How about a "covering"? Wrapping? Sheathing?
Changing 2.4 to read something like:
2.4 Competitors may bring their own cover (e.g. clear plastic) to place over the competition supplied mat or timer provided the function of the equipment is not affected.
would probably make most sense, and be easy to read instead of using words that may be out of vocabulary for a lot of non-native speakers. Clear plastic can (hopefully) obviously not be used as a cube cover :p
Sure, I think this is reasonable.
Maybe "sheet"? I'm not sure if this term would make sense for native English speakers though.
2.4 Competitors may bring their own sheet (e.g. clear plastic) to place over the competition supplied mat or timer provided the function of the equipment is not affected.
Sheet excludes some options that people may want to take with such a cover. Maybe they are fine touching the timer pads, because they can be disinfected easily. But the mats are harder to disinfect because they are absorbent, so allowing a competitor to bring something to cover the mat which isn't a sheet - such as a cloth - needs to not be excluded by the wording.
Agree with Callum here. Perhaps leaving as cover with the clarification makes the most sense.
The WCA Competition Safety Policy states that:
The WCA Regulations Committee originally interpreted the term "own cover" as a "cover" (commonly known as "cube cover" or "puzzle cover") that is used in the WCA Regulations and Guidelines. But according to the Board, this should be interpreted the following way:
Therefore, the WRC suggests using a different term or to clarify what "cover" means on these articles.