Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 16:31:10 12/13/03
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On December 13, 2003 at 19:18:00, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >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... We don't need a new organization necessarily, we just need for the ICGA to become the International agency they claim to be. Maybe they should hire a few 20 year old students to bring them up to speed on the new world order? :) -S.
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