Weight is not the issue!

[George Kennie]

Here,Here, Robert!!!! Well put!
Georgie

RUDDERCABL at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 11/17/2002 8:49:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> buddybrammer35 at hotmail.com writes:
>
>
>> If the intrest is such that we only have 20% of those flying
>> pattern who vote then how in the world are we going to get those
>> outside of pattern to try it? As I said before it is up to those
>> in pattern to use every means possible to maintain the intrest
>> of those already flying pattern
>
> .
>
>
> I don't have any numbers to prove what I am about to say , but I
> will throw this out anyway just as food for thought.
>
> My theory here is that probably only 20% ( if that many ) of
> pattern flyers ever attend the Nats. Could it be that the ones (
> give or take a few percent either way ) who go to the trouble of
> being active enough to attend the Nats are also the ones who care
> enough to vote in the survey ?
>
> The 20% who submitted the survey are the 20% who are dedicated to
> pattern. They are the flyers who are at the majority of contest on
> a regular basis. The other 80% are the ones who only attend a few
> contest a year and don't care becouse it doesn't really matter to
> them.
>
> All of us , from time to time and for various reasons become more
> or less active in this hobby. Twenty percent is probably just
> about right for any hobby or activity to have a dedicated core.
> The other eighty percent float in and out in various degrees of
> activity when it suits them.
>
> As I have said before , todays society offers far to many
> distractions to expect participation by a large percentage of
> individuals . " You can lead a horse to water but you can't make
> him drink "  as the saying goes .
>
> Weight is the issue here . You have said many times on this forum
> that we needed a weight increase to help stimulate interest in
> pattern . Now you say that we need to get pattern flyers more
> interested in making the rules. Sorry ,I read that as meaning
> changing the rules .
>
> I tend to believe that those outside of any activity that they may
> have some interest in becoming a part of ,view stability of the
> rules of the game ,as a factor in what they
> decide to do. Our continued arguing over the rules will only hurt
> pattern down the road .
>
> Troy Newman has reminded us all what the procedure is to change
> the rules . In one respect , we are fortunate that we even have
> the right to do so. Many sports and activities have sanctioning
> bodies that make the rules for them without input from the
> contestants .  Save your arguments for the next rules cycle , then
> use the rules we have in place to make the changes you wish . Till
> then , go burn some fuel !
>
> Robert Gainey


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