Author: Pete Galati
Date: 07:04:43 05/30/00
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On May 30, 2000 at 01:16:18, Ed Schröder wrote: >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 I aggree, a message board would be a great idea for ICCA, it would go a _long_ way towards promoting it. I'm betting that it's helped Steven's business a great deal by hosting this CCC forum. Pete
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