Author: Thomas Mayer
Date: 02:21:39 12/03/03
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Hi Matthew >The event is too long. That's a valid complaint. It is not a stupid excuse. >11 rounds swiss for 16 players. That is what is stupid. when you plan such an event you can be never sure how many participants will show up - e.g. in Graz they had hoped for 30 participants - that in mind, 11 rounds would be very fine... And late in the planning phase you can't change the schedule anymore... I definitely hope that WCCC 2004 will get 30 participants... >Holding the event on one continent every year. That is not reasonable and >against the charter. That is a valid complaint. Israel is in Asia... take a look on a map... if you have some of the world and not only of the US... >Holding the event on a major US family holiday. That is a valid complaint. That is nonsense - you can choose whatever period of 10 days in the year - all the time there would be a major day in any country... US is not alone in the world... > Holding the event in an embattled city -- that is a valid complaint. Would > you participate if the event were held during Yom Kippur, and in Pakistan? > Beirut? Bahgdad? Kabul? Get real. Embattled ? As far as I know the situation in Tel Aviv is way better then in other parts of the country. So why those stupid comparisons with Yom Kippur, Beirut, Bahgdad or Kabul ? You know, Omid, Amir, Shay and Boris are living there - don't you think they know it a bit better then you do ? > How many homicide bombings in Tel-Aviv in the past year? How many in New > York? Case closed, my friend. Hm - comparing the number of murders in New York and Tel-Aviv might not end up very good for New York. So it's up to you to get real here... Greets, Thomas
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