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Subject: Re: A boycott is a good idea

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 14:56:16 07/31/01

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On July 31, 2001 at 15:20:22, Jeroen Noomen wrote:

>On July 31, 2001 at 14:31:34, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>Why bother about the sponsors? Why think that nothing will change? If nobody's
>coming to Maastricht (besides some CB programs), this is hurting the ICCA
>financially in a very bad way, so they HAVE to listen. To lie down, accept your
>fate and say nothing will work is NOT the way. The ICCA needs a lot of programs,
>the ICCA need the WMCCC to work, just to exist. If nobody shows up, they have to
>change their attitude, otherwise they are bankrupt.
>
>Jeroen

you are all invited to come to berlin from 29th - 3rd october 2001
and to play in the

1BELCT2001
1st berliner emanuel lasker computerchess tournament 2001

instead of supporting a championship that cannot be taken serious
because the organisers change the rules depending on the weather
and wishes of some sponsors.

IMO the power should be to the programmers and customers.
not to the organisations.

there is always a way out.




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