Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 06:11:35 12/03/03
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On December 03, 2003 at 05:21:39, Thomas Mayer wrote: >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... The charter said "North America...Europe", alternating. They are violating their own charter. > >>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... 10 days is too long. With (or without) auto-playing, they should be able to do two rounds a day easy. > >> 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... Why don't you address the issue of the ICGA charter? Why don't you address the auto-play issue? The length issue? The issue that ICGA should be drumming up sponsorships in the respective parts of the globe. :) Regards, Matt > >Greets, Thomas
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