Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 21:32:10 11/16/01
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On November 16, 2001 at 22:38:10, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On November 16, 2001 at 19:16:02, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On November 16, 2001 at 18:27:28, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>>On November 16, 2001 at 16:47:51, Thorsten Czub wrote: >>> >>>>> Many of the rules we use today >>>>>have been in place for more than two decades and although some of them are >>>>>still applicable we feel the need to re-examine every rule. This task has >>>>>been prompted to some extent by the fact that almost every ICCA tournament >>>>>is preceded by a debate over one or more of the rules. >>>> >>>>the problem is not some old fashioned rule, but the people behind the rules. >>>> >>>>the debates happen because the people behind the rules, behind the events, >>>>cause the debates. >>>> >>>>they do what they want, far from any rule. and they change the rules as they >>>>want. >>>> >>>>the target is to misuse icca events for their own purpose. >>> >>>We're going to have a discussion about time controls, number of rounds, clock >>>adjustment, who can operate, what a microcomputer is, and so on. >>> >>>I have been to most of these events, and I'm just as able as you to figure out >>>that weird things happen at the events. >>> >>>I think that you might also agree that a discussion amongst likely participants, >>>people who have all been there and all seen what happens at the events, is >>>likely to do a lot of good. >>> >>>This is an attempt to formalize some stuff, and regardless of what else goes on, >>>that can't be bad. >>> >>>bruce >> >> >> >>How can I participate? Is there an URL or group email? >> >> >> >> Christophe > >Martin Zentner volunteered to let me use his email list server thing. I was >going to take care of it yesterday, but then I saw the post from Tony Werten and >spent a day or so being enraged. I am calmer now. > >Everyone who went to the last tournament will get an email explaining things, or >they can send me one at brucemo@seanet.com. In case you are wondering, you >qualify (even though you weren't there in person). > >I will also go to some effort to figure out who has attended during the past few >years, who is not on the list from 2001 Maastrict, and attempt to include them. > >Some of this isn't up to me. David Levy wanted to conduct the discussion via >email so that is what I will do, and he wanted the discussion broken down into >sections, so I've already created a topic list. > >If someone thinks that they have a good chance of going to a future event, >thinks that they have some things to add to this discussion, and thinks that for >whatever reason I won't think to email them, they should please send me an email >explaining the situation and I'll try to get them added to the group. > >I'm concerned about email volume driving away some participants so I want to be >careful how this is done. > >I may create a parallel discussion in here and excerpt stuff and email it to the >list. > >bruce It is good to have this discussion. But I hate to do it via an email list as it is very cluttered. If people are in favor I can set-up a message board on my server. The message board can be password protected or public. Ed
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