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Subject: Re: Trashed plans... North American Open 2003.

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 10:07:49 07/19/02

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On July 19, 2002 at 12:44:06, Russell Reagan wrote:

>Andrew, Mogens...
>
>Both from Europe. Both with negative attitudes about a computer chess tournament
>in North America. I say forget about them altogether. Make this the North
>American Championship, and if you're outside of North America, you're not
>allowed to participate. Heck, I think the idea of making this a "rest of the
>world" championship sounds good, just exclude the Euros. They seem to have a
>negative attitude about it, so just cut them out of the loop and then we can get
>on with OUR tournament. I would look forward to that kind of event, maybe even
>more so than if the Euros showed up. I don't care to meet people with these
>kinds of negative attitudes. I'd much rather meet people who are excited about
>being there and who were excited out it from the beginning. Screw what the Euros
>(or anyone else outside North America) thinks, and let's get on with organizing
>the event. Leave them out of it, since they are apparently too immature or
>selfish or greedy or hateful or whatever the case is to participate for the good
>of everyone.
>
>Russell

Kindly leave me out of your idiotic delusions. Show me one example of my
immaturity or selfishness or greed or hatefulness or negativity in the context
of a North American computer chess tournament. If you cannot, the grown up thing
to do would be to withdraw your statement.

Andrew

PS Just in case you don't get the point yet: I think a North American tournament
would be a great thing. I think it is a shame that ICCA hasn't organized a
tournament in North America in recent memory. I don't think that Kevin
Strickland is a serious candidate to organize a tournament. I think there are
many people in the USA and Canada who *are* serious people, and I hope that they
can make it happen.






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