So now that 29838439 was poached is it time to suck out one more empty row from the [url=http://www.mersenne.org/report_classic/]classic report[/url]?

Looks like someone poached the exponent that I had poached (29838439) and beat me by two days. I will let it continue to roll so eventually four LL results may show up, but whatever.

I am also poaching 30399143 now, because the owner might need about a year more to complete it. I have no doubts that someone else will finish it long before I do, since I need about three weeks to do a single assignment.

I wonder if 30202603 was poached. I looked like the original owner was about to complete it, so I don't see why there would have been any incentive to do so.

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I am also poaching 30399143 now, because the owner might need about a year more to complete it.
[B]I have no doubts that someone else will finish it long before I do, since I need about three weeks to do a single assignment.[/B]

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So why are you doing it? It´s a predicted waste of effort...

[QUOTE=lycorn;366946]So why are you doing it? It´s a predicted waste of effort...[/QUOTE]

Just to be sure at least one machine works on that assignment. Well anyway, with the new rules in place this will most likely be the last time we have to worry about manually overriding the assignment proces.

[QUOTE=tha;366955]Just to be sure at least one machine works on that assignment. Well anyway, with the new rules in place this will most likely be the last time we have to worry about manually overriding the assignment proces.[/QUOTE]
I don't get it. Why not let the new re-assignment rules do their work on this job as well?

[QUOTE=tha;366944]I wonder if 30202603 was poached. I looked like the original owner was about to complete it, so I don't see why there would have been any incentive to do so.[/QUOTE]

30202603 was done by the assigned owner, who has been posting regular updates and looks due to compete another one tomorrow. Two more should be done within a week-and-a-half, the last one by early March.

[QUOTE=tha;366944]I am also poaching 30399143 now, because the owner might need about a year more to complete it.[/QUOTE]

Let's see, 79% complete in a little over 4 months, I would expect this one to be done by mid-March at the latest. No need to poach.

By the way, I see that both recently poached exponents were by the same person (Fredrik). Maybe 29838439 was a legitimate concern, as the last updates had not shown any progress, but Big Brother certainly seems to have been a reliable tester.

I completely agree. None of this discussion has been about justifying poaching.

The rules will take care of the milestone bottlenecks soon enough. Assignments made before the switch WILL be grandfathered to give the promised year to finish the work.

Assignments which have been out for more than a year and classify as "preferred" will get recycled immediately as they have been given the promised time (and then some).

Assignments which have not been out for more than a year will be given that year to finish in case they are legitimately being tested. Give everything at most one year and all the bottlenecks will be cleared up.

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Bravo! :cool: