Agreed. Hence the "roughest of estimates."
Cheers

That's always better than a guesstimate.

It's 15th today, so here's the new ECD:

Comments:
- OET is coming along nicely
- FAHB & HST1 got some speed up of 1/2 month earlier
- SCC1 slowed down for a week, but it's still only 1/2 of project done
- MCM1 got some speed up for 1 month earlier
- ZIKA for some BIG speed up to 5 months, probably reduced time in WUs
- MIP is still early, soon getting to 4% & slowed down for a month
- FAAH is on pause, so it's in GREY.

Adjust your personal weight of the projects accordingly.

Well, when you compare:
- https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewpostinthread?post=560137
to this
- https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewpostinthread?post=561692
so the ECD from 1st Jan was on 06.8.2021., but on 15th of Jan was on 15.3.2021.

Difference is 5 months.
As I didn't observe more "weight of the project" on WCG BOINC servers, which can be checked on SNURK data here: http://www.wcgsig.com/projects.html
So only other explanation is that we all are going through ZIKA more quickly then previously expected.

But if I was you, I'd use mid date in 2020. for ZIKA ECD, as some projects will end before ZIKA & their computational power will be given then back to all other projects on WCG.

Hope this answers all your questions.

Small suggestion: ZIKA is also using Vina app science from SRI & WCG, so you don't need ONLY to get computer power to get the badges...you can use Android devices also, which come can be cheaper than computers!