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'''Gevin''' was the creator of [[Gevincountdown]]. He created it before the original official [[Channel 4]] forum was removed but when it was in its dying days. Gevin is also credited as inventing Countdown Advanced, now known as [[Hypercountdown]]. He was known for speaking his mind; in particular, criticisms of the popular lexicographer [[Susie Dent|Susie]] sparked [[Stewart Holden]] to create [[C4countdown]], a less liberal group, which was restricted to people who gave their real name. Gevin did not join the C4countdown group until its latter days, and when he did so tried to persuade the Countdown fraternity that an internet forum would be better than a Yahoo Group. It was not the first time the subject had been raised, but it was the last. He is now a member of the new look C4countdown forum.
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'''Gevin''' was the creator of [[Gevincountdown]]. He created it before the original official [[Channel 4]] forum was removed but when it was in its dying days. Gevin is also credited as inventing Countdown Advanced, now known as [[Hypercountdown]]. He also invented the points system used for the [[2020–22 FOCAL season]].
 
 
 
==Gevin Scoring==
 
==Gevin Scoring==
''Gevin Scoring'' is the method of scoring words strictly on how many letters they contain. In normal Countdown, 9-letter words are scored double for 18 points, but with this method they are simply scored 9. This is quite widely used on [[Apterous]].
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''Gevin Scoring'' is the method of scoring words strictly on how many letters they contain. In normal Countdown, 9-letter words are scored double for 18 points, but with this method they are simply scored 9. This is quite widely used on [[Apterous]].
  
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He attended [[COLIN 2011]], [[CoNot 2011]], [[Co:Lon 2011]], [[COLIN 2012]] and [[CobliviLon]].
 
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 3 July 2021

Gevin was the creator of Gevincountdown. He created it before the original official Channel 4 forum was removed but when it was in its dying days. Gevin is also credited as inventing Countdown Advanced, now known as Hypercountdown. He also invented the points system used for the 2020–22 FOCAL season.

Gevin Scoring

Gevin Scoring is the method of scoring words strictly on how many letters they contain. In normal Countdown, 9-letter words are scored double for 18 points, but with this method they are simply scored 9. This is quite widely used on Apterous.

He attended COLIN 2011, CoNot 2011, Co:Lon 2011, COLIN 2012 and CobliviLon.