Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 22:16:18 05/29/00
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On May 29, 2000 at 18:12:30, Don Beal wrote: >On May 29, 2000 at 17:32:00, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>On May 29, 2000 at 13:51:40, Don Beal wrote: >>>[snip] >>>Now some of my opinions. >>> >>>Like other readers of the CCC forum we choose whether to, when, and >>>when not, to read CCC messages. I personally think it is not >>>reasonable of CCC members to expect that any message about the ICCA >>>will receive an ICCA response the same day. So complaints about >>>"the ICCA should be here" I regard as mischief-making. I AM here. >>>What's your grudge? >> >>I think you missed the point. Nobody (that I noticed) was complaining >>about the time it takes for the ICCA to reply to a post here. The >>complaint is that the ICCA does not have a "presence" here. > >Yes, it is reasonable to ask for more ICCA "presence" here. > >I think it would be helpful to distinguish between the ICCA board >and the ICCA. The ICCA is _all_ its members as well as the board >members. I'd like to encourage ICCA members to discuss ICCA matters >here. It doesn't have to be board members doing all the posting. >ICCA members could use this forum to discuss how to enhance the ICCA. >(BUT - please don't post "wish lists" that "someone else" "could do". >Much more welcome would be ideas combined with an offer that the poster >would do them!!) > >>I don't recall ever seeing any CCC posts made by Levy, Newborn, or vd Herik. > >They don't subscribe to this forum. That's their choice. Yes, >contributions here from them would be beneficial, but they do other >things of benefit to the CC community with their time. > >>To reiterate Bruce's point, the bare minimum of activity would be to announce >>ICCA events here. Every time an event nears, there is a huge mass of confusion >>about the event on CCC. This is unnecessary confusion if the ICCA is here (as >>you claim). > >Unfortunately that often reflects lack of positive information to post. >For example I'm still waiting to hear if we've got the sponsorship for >the WMCCC planned for August 2000 at the planned Computer Olympiad. >Sometimes we don't hear until the last minute. The sponsorship for the >WCCC last year was still being negotiated months after the "deadline" we >had initially set, and after the date we should have been notifying >participants about the arrangements. > >Don Beal. Don, Perhaps you can search (ask) for someone who is qualified and is willing to improve and maintain the ICCA web-site. For instance I do believe the least the ICCA should have is its own message board. Keep up the good work. Ed
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