Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 16:18:00 12/13/03
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On December 13, 2003 at 19:09:23, Sune Fischer wrote: >On December 13, 2003 at 18:15:48, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>On December 13, 2003 at 17:45:45, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>On December 13, 2003 at 16:27:38, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>> >>>>The 'N' in NFL, NBA, NHL stands for 'national'. The 'I' in ICGA stands for >>>>'international'. >>> >>>So if an organization names itself "international", then it can hold a world >>>championship? >>> >>>The NBA, NHL, and MLB all have teams from multiple countries, so they are >>>international, despite what they named themselves several decades ago when they >>>_were_ national. One of these leagues (I think MLB) considered having teams from >>>somewhere in Asia (I think China) a while back. The NFL considered having teams >>>from Canada or even England. >>> >>>Obviously not everything is in the name. So what is it that gives an >>>organization the right/priveledge of calling it's event the world championship? >> >>If the name is globally respected for thirty years to be the only official >>representative of the community, then the answer is yes. > >Things change, federations break apart, dictators are dethroned, the world >evolves. >Nothing is forever, evolve or prepare to be a thing of the past. All right, then establish your alternative organization and we will see... > >-S.
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