Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 12:08:36 12/21/03
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On December 21, 2003 at 14:59:39, George Sobala wrote: >On December 21, 2003 at 14:41:03, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On December 21, 2003 at 14:22:07, Mike Byrne wrote: >> >>>On December 21, 2003 at 14:14:46, Terry McCracken wrote: >>> >>>>On December 21, 2003 at 14:04:46, Mike Byrne wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 21, 2003 at 13:17:48, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On December 21, 2003 at 10:18:36, Mike Byrne wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On December 21, 2003 at 03:52:44, Darse Billings wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I have read the hundreds of replies in this thread. I don't read >>>>>>>>this forum regularly, and I do not wish to spark more pointless >>>>>>>>discussion (though it is likely inevitable). Nevertheless, many >>>>>>>>things have been said that are simply wrong, so I will try once >>>>>>>>more to clarify some of the points of contention. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>We heard your point of view and your point of view is in the minority and is >>>>>>>direct contradiction to "fair play" as most people know it. >>>>>> >>>>>>Then none of you have any idea whatsoever what fair play is. This comes as no >>>>>>surprise. >>>>>>> >>>>>>><big snip> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I have no intention of debating the issue further. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Bravo! We already went through this once, we will now have a another hundred >>>>>>>line thread on this issue . I think most people have already moved on and I'm >>>>>>>glad to see you are moving on as well. >>>>>>> >>>>>>><snip> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Michael >>>>>> >>>>>>No, he read a hundred rants from rash posters at CCC and is now responding, with >>>>>>intelligence, which is sorely lacking at CCC! >>>>> >>>>>Sorry Terry - there was no reason for his post other than vent. IMO, hi missed >>>>>the boat on this issue and apparantly many others agree. That's ok - nobody >>>>>gets it right all the time. He should have quit while he was ahead. >>>> >>>>Who says he isn't ahead...(not that he's out trying to win converts), he simply >>>>"laid the cards on the table" and you've proven him right, as the CCC, with >>>>their snobbish replies. >>>> >>>>At least I took time to _read_ his _entire_ post. ANY insults he dished out were >>>>well desevered! >>> >>>I read his entire post and I simply do agree with his reasoning. You happen to >>>agree with him, that is your right. I could care less about his insults - he is >>>obviously emotionally attached to his line of thinking and I think that is >>>clouding his judgement here. >> >> >>do agree?;-) >> >>Regardless, that is the point, and everyone has been guilty in varying degrees, >>over the Graz issue, and _not_ just Darse Billings. >> >>If you're very honest about it you'll see he indeed has a very logical >>arguement, but no one wants to listen. He's not infallible, but niether are the >>members of CCC. Not me, not you, none of us. >> >>Best, >> Terry > >I agree Terry. There is an awful lot of entrenched opinion on both sides >expressing itself as insults. My view is that (a) at Graz the TD made the >correct decision within the rules as they existed, and (b) the rules should be >changed for the next tournament. I doubt that many disagree with (b) but a lot >seem to wish to change history. Exactly! Thanks for your perspective. Terry
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