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Well, long live RU. Kong and you all you admins that verify scores are under appreciated. Thanks for all your volunteer time.

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From TG's FB page

Thank you all so much for taking your time to post on our Facebook Page. I will be the first one to admit that someone’s (my own) idea is not always the best idea. Twin Galaxies is a very near and dear organization to many people and it is our goal to be as accommodating as possible.

When we purchased the company we were assured by the prior owners that scoring was current to within a couple of months, and in addition we were told that there were no outstanding obligations such as certificates, posters and other financial items.

In addition to the above not being the case, we knew that there were flaws in the scoring/submission process. Please understand that the prior ownership was running a for profit business by using volunteer labor to service the core of the business, which is the scoreboard. When you leave something so serious to the community, up to a volunteer group, it’s only a matter of time before there are flaws associated with it, which devalue the brand. While there only may have been just a few rouge referees or volunteers working under the prior ownership, their actions were enough to devalue the company to just a name, and the legacy of Walter Day.

Without Walter Day, who was not even a part of the prior ownership or a volunteer in any form or fashion, there wouldn’t be much left to the Twin Galaxies name. Walter’s Trading Card project is the only thing that has kept the legacy of Twin Galaxies and the history of Competitive Gaming in the public eye. We are really thankful to be working with Walter on a day-to-day basis to return Twin Galaxies to what it once was.

We really enjoy reading everyone’s feedback online no matter if its positive or negative. The positive helps us shape our vision as we do not have all of the answers, and all of the negative feedback we hope has become as comedic to you, as it has for us.

Now that a week has past since announcing the initial submission/scoring process, we would like to update you on where we stand for now. We know that together we will get to a model that is viewed as fair for the community and also sound from a business perspective. It is our hope that the scoring system is at least a “break even” for Twin Galaxies.

We want to be able to supply the community with a service that is fairly priced, has a fast turnaround, and is honestly scored. There is no way to do this without associating a fee with it. The fee associated with each submission will be $15 USD. This is a flat fee no matter what place, platform or length of the submission for a single game title.

We will be accepting ALL SCORES (no matter what place) on EVERY PLATFORM. Record breaking scores will receive a “World Record Certificate” returned to the player, which is included in the submission fee.

For titles in which a player can achieve multiple scores/records we will be allowing players to submit as many scores/records on the same title that fit into “1-hour” of content for the single $15 USD submission fee.

When we begin to accept submissions we ask that all submissions be sent by snail-mail for the first 30-days. At the beginning of 2013 we will open up for online submissions. The online submission process will allow us to accept MAME scores, International scores and traditional scores at a lower cost to the player.

Once a new “World Record” is verified, a snippet of that submission will be made available so people can share their achievements with the community via social media. If the past/prior record holder and “other competitors” within the current rankings of that specific title challenge a record, the submission will become public domain to be refereed by the community. If a competitor is found to be cheating he will be banned from the TG rankings and all prior score submissions will be revoked.

The scoreboard as of October 3rd, 2012 is grandfathered in. We would also like you to know that all of the media associated with the submissions documented on the scoreboard as of that date were not transferred from the prior ownership of Twin Galaxies. Therefore records set prior to October 3rd, 2012 may not be challenged.

Beginning in 2013 you will see some changes to “Mature Scores”. Every score that is currently part of the database WILL remain a part of the database as it is a part of gaming history, but there may be new requirements for titles so we can get new scoring associated along side “Mature Records”. A good example of this is “Turbo” by Sega. There are the OLD/EASY requirements and then those scores, while the still exist on the scoreboard, have been abandoned for the NEW/HARD settings. I tried to pick as non-controversial an example as I could.

Please know that everything above is where we are "at this time".

We hope to have all of this information up shortly on the Twin Galaxies website, and everything will be covered in greater detail.

Again I would like to thank you for your input and patience.

J-O