Author: ERIQ
Date: 15:59:12 08/01/01
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On August 01, 2001 at 12:35:57, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On August 01, 2001 at 10:53:48, Jeroen Noomen wrote: > >>On July 31, 2001 at 20:08:00, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>Hi Bruce, >> >>Then answer the following question: How far can ICCA go before *you* say 'enough >>is enough'? > >I'm saying "enough is enough" now. I said "enough is enough" last year. Last >year I didn't go. This year I'm going but I'm not happy about it. > >Saying "enough is enough" doesn't mean tearing down the organization. Entropy >is a very strong force and I appreciate the structures that exist, and am >careful before I try to remove one. My own house bothers me, but I don't burn >it down, because I don't have another place to live, and perhaps my house can be >fixed. > >>If 90% of the programs doesn't show up, because they say this rule change is at >>their disadvantage, the rule have to be changed back again. THAT is the >>objective. Not to make this a '4 program event', but the event it used to be >>some weeks ago. > >If 90% of the programs don't show up, that's the *end* of these events. They >will *never* put on another one. And since they use these events to get money >to publish the journal, that's the end of the journal, too. > >Are you volunteering to be president of the next organization? Where is your >event going to be held? When does your journal come out? > >This is probably all moot anyway, since you guys made your big threat to David >and he gave you what you want. I assume there are no more problem now and the >ICCA is fine again. > >>Besides, we are not the only ones who are angry. Furthermore, I like to ACT when >>such things happen. Sit down and do nothing has never led to improvements or bad >>mistakes being changed back. > >I would like to act, too. I would also like there to be another tournament next >year. > >bruce > >> >>Jeroen >> >> >>>You guys can choose to either do the best you can under these bad circumstances >>>or you can try to take a big chunk out of organized computer chess. I hope that >>>you'll put aside your own anger and show up at the event, if this is all that's >>>keeping you away. >>> >>>If you won't show up, I hope that you won't try to encourage others to cancel >>>their own plans. >>> >>>bruce This is interesting I always thought of you as a fighter, but now I'm not so sure. You see, it is people like you mr. moreland w/ your "let's just take it now and live another day", thinking that allow the real abusers in this world to exist and prosper. Seems you weren't willing to fight for your own rights. Some would call that just plain cowardice. I would call it cowardice, not the best trait for a moderator.
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