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Subject: Re: ICCA

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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