Shock and Bewilderment

[Ed Miller]

Must have been an oversight : )
Ed M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Romano" <anthonyr105 at hotmail.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: Shock and Bewilderment


>
> Was I too stunned to read this correctly! Did Ed and Eric just agree on
> somethin?
>
> Anthony
>
>
> >From: "Henderson,Eric" <Eric.Henderson at gartner.com>
> >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >Subject: District Championships - tuning.
> >Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:19:17 -0400
> >
> >It works with each district having it's own championship design and
method.
> >There was a time when not all districts had one. We have progressed from
> >that point in time. It also had to be a flexible formula because of
> >District sizes and membership distribution geographically.
> >
> >I said it works. Of course that is until a quirk appears for which we did
> >not anticipate or for which did not write a rule.
> >
> >It's only toy aeroplanes, but the competition aspect does bring out some
of
> >our less desirable human traits. A hint of the unfair can raise the bile
> >and get the gourd of the most mild and placid.
> >
> >One issue that I had to deal with was the including of a Canadian contest
> >in a  USA NSRCA district championship - very tricky - we had encouraged
> >Canada to adopt the US Masters and Advanced schedules, (They already had
> >FAI), to promote cross-border competing. That one was resolved by the
> >ruling that only AMA sanctioned contests counted. (It already is that way
> >in the USA but we needed to apply it to resolve Canadian contests
inclusion
> >objections)
> >
> >As regards joining "late" to secure a championship. It is clear that we
> >want to find as many ways as possible to get folks to join the NSRCA. In
> >the case below it worked, but at what price. It could clearly hurt
existing
> >members and even cause resignations etc. I would say that it needs
> >clarification or de-quirking for next year!
> >
> >My internal personal justice system thinks that only contests after you
> >join should count. But then you have to define when does a person
actually
> >join and how do they prove it.... Sending in your application ten minutes
> >before a district Championship might be cutting it a bit fine :-)
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Eric.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> >[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Wayne Galligan
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:46 AM
> >To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >Subject: NSRCA WEBSITE
> >
> >
> >Resending this... may not have gone through first time.
> >
> >Speaking of reading the NSRCA list.   Is the format for the district
> >championship going to be standardized anytime soon?  I came to realize
the
> >district championship format posted there is just a guideline that Tony
S.
> >proposed.  It has created a little stir in my class in D6 mainly because
of
> >me procrastinating my enrollment till after the first two contest.
Wouldnt
> >you know I won those two contests.  I though the proposed standards where
> >what we where using and therefore my mistake.  I have come to find out
that
> >the districts are setting the guidelines.  Should we not have a standard
> >format across the board for the championship?  I liked the proposal that
> >Tony suggests.
> >
> >Wayne Galligan
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Del Rykert
> >   To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >   Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:20 PM
> >   Subject: Re: NSRCA Formal Announcement
> >
> >
> >   But no all new joiners and even some don't read this list and should
> >still
> >have that info as part of joining the organization. Those that are left
out
> >tend to develop a nasty taste in their mouth for being ignored or not
part
> >of the elite. Many social organizations I have been associated with in my
> >life have done this and has always come back to bite them in the butt.
> >
> >        Del K. Rykert
> >        AMA - 8928
> >        NSRCA - 473
> >        Kb2joi - General
> >
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