NSRCA Formal Announcement

[patterndude at comcast.net]

In D6 we've worked hard on our district points program and it has evolved over 
several years.  I've found that even with this effort there are still 
situations in our district that seem unreconcilable.  The district is HUGE and 
in-district contests aren't always prevalent for everyone.  And it is nearly 
impossible for there to be a contest that gets everyone.  People may not 
realize that all of district 2, 3 and 5 would fit INSIDE district 6 with room 
to spare.
   My point is that I am open to some basic general guidelines (like where 
points don't accumulate until you are an NSRCA member) but I don't think a one 
size fits all solution/standard could be more fair than letting a responsible 
VP design a program that includes the most people possible.
--Lance


--
District 6 AVP
www.aeroslave.com
> David:
> 
> The NSRCA President is not a dictator, so I cannot just set policy.  The 
> District VP's make up the board of directors who vote and set policy.  The 
> policy in place now is to allow each VP to design and operate their district 
> championships as they see fit.  Guidelines are listed on the web site to help 
> with this.  
> 
> Some Districts use a single contest to decide the champion, much like how we 
> choose the F3A Team.  A single contest picks the top three.  Others (like here 
> in D3) use a point system where contests are counted and the highest total at 
> the end of the year wins.  
> 
> Personally, I don't like the idea of a person winning the Districts who just 
> joined at the contest, but if that meets the rules of the program in place, 
> that's the way it is.  
> 
> My best suggestion here is to get the membership in your district to push for a 
> change in the program for next year.  Keep in mind that you will be electing (or 
> re-electing) your District VP this fall.  Perhaps you would like to be nominated 
> to serve the membership in your district.  This would allow you to be in charge 
> of presenting the Championship program that you like to the membership for 
> approval.  
> 
> I'm not taking sides here, just stating how the system now works.  Yes, it 
> appears to have flaws (hence the reason for the guidelines).  If the entire 
> membership wants to push for a National Standard program, that's fine by me.  
> I'll support whatever the membership wants in this area.
> 
> 
> Tony Stillman
> Radio South
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> Pensacola, FL 32505
> 1-800-962-7802
> www.radiosouthrc.com
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: David Harmon 
>   To: discussion at nsrca.org 
>   Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 7:00 PM
>   Subject: RE: NSRCA Formal Announcement
> 
> 
>         I'll second that George and Ed...
> 
>          
> 
>         In Paul's case the VP knew what the issue was at the final contest and 
> allowed the other guy to take the Championship the same day he joined the 
> NSRCA!!
> 
>         I sent an email to a person in a high place re this matter and received 
> the expected curt reply noted below..
> 
>          
> 
>         >>>Steve Klaus is correct in his NSRCA District-7 policy, position and 
> actions.<<<
> 
>          
> 
>         I beg to disagree with this statement as well as the "policy, position 
> and actions" of the current district 7 Championship 'program' and I hope the 
> NSRCA President will set a guideline for all districts in such a way as to avoid 
> this very distasteful situation from ever happening again, but to allow the VP 
> room to 'customize' the districts 'policy'.
> 
>          
> 
>         Regards
> 
>         Dave Harmon
>         NSRCA 586
>         K6XYZ at comcast.net
>         Torrance, Ca. 
> 
>          
> 
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