Ah, new perm org syndrome. your perms have to be validated by the permsec. you submit them for validation by post.
This was my initial thought, but it doesn't really add up - this is what it says in the Notes For Organisers document that the PermSec sends out:
"Start / Finish list
There is a Start / Finish list on your organiser page..."
No, there isn't. It's not just that I can't edit the list, there is no list at all - or at least no link to the list. It makes no sense to me that an org wouldn't be able to see the start/finish list for their own event and sounds more like the result of a glitch in the system than nannying of a new org.
"Completed brevet cards
Brevet cards should be returned by entrants to be received by you within 14 days of the event.
When brevet cards are returned to you check that:
...
Then
add the event date to the on-line Start / Finish list and click on “Update”. This will automatically
send the details to the Permanents Secretary as a provisional validation"
Can't add details to a non-existent list, can I?
I understand the principle that new perm organisers may be regarded as needing a bit of supervision (even if they have previously organised calendar events) and that cards should be sent off for validation, but I'm allowed to add entrants and results for my calendar event so why not my perm? So far, all the entrants I've had have been via paypal so should be added to the start list automatically, but what happens if I get a postal entry? Should I forward the entry form to PermSec so he can enter the details manually himself? That's insane. If he wants to make unnecessary extra work for himself, that's his prerogative but I don't get it.
Anyway, I sent off a couple of cards for validation at the start of December and emailed PermSec to ask for clarification on this but have yet to receive a response - and I can't see the results online so he hasn't entered them himself. I'm sure it's just a case that he's busy with other things and may have a backlog of cards to process but it's a bit frustrating.
Is this a typical experience for a new perm organiser? Any other new perm organisers unable to see their start/finish list?
ETA: I've checked with the riders and at least one of them has had his validated card returned, which is good, but the results are not online.
ETA2: It also looks like the results from the 2017 edition of my calendar event have been scrubbed from the system as well. I no longer have a 'View results' link on my organiser page, just a 'View finish list' link, which takes me to an empty page. And the event doesn't appear in the full list of 2017 results. This is mildly infuriating.