... Eric, your answers have absolutely nothing to do with my questions, which are quite straightforward. They are not 'Cheliabinsk' questions. You manage to...
... Them!!!! ... Really? You seem to know m,uch about the boy scouts, what is their turn-over rate, year to year? ... Quite how not-yet-chess-players can be...
... Eric opts out of Elo... ... I wonder how they would do that? Except, of course, by playing Danish players. Isn't these the very basis of Elo's idea? The...
... Sure! ... So this is about fees? Or is it about not trusting Fide arbiters because they are outside USCF 'control'? It seems to have nothing to do with...
... Since I am not in any disagreement about rating unratable tournaments, or rating tournaments which were advertised as unrated, I don't see why this is ...
... ROFL! Eric is in contortions - why can't Eric's examples play in non-rated tournaments? Anytime anywhere. He doesn't say. One universal system is Elo's...
... says ... them, and the ... considers the ... representatives ... entice ... identifies ... interviewing ... to be ... who are ... scholastic ... an item ...
In a message dated 4/1/06 7:07:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Not unless I ask for it. No university snoops around and "rates" your courses at other...
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Apr 2, 2006 4:16 am
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In a message dated 4/1/06 7:27:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... They tried to do so-- in events that were NON-RATED by the rating system in question. But then...
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Apr 2, 2006 4:18 am
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In a message dated 4/1/06 1:37:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... So does Lonestar Steakhouse. That doesn't mean that they target vegans -- having a salad is...
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Apr 2, 2006 4:19 am
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... vegans -- ... Eric, You are a bit behind on this: http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/values/balance/menu_choices.html They ARE targeting vegans with new menu...
In a message dated 4/2/06 12:28:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... I'm sure that they are spending 98 percent of their scarce resources on attracting hordes of...
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Apr 2, 2006 5:36 am
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... Eric, I never wrote that - in fact in the past 5 posts I said that if tournaments were advertised as unrated then they should stay that way. Your...
... Eric has a fair point, but as usual, conflates an effect with a cause. What is it about USCF scholastic chess that results in 65% rejection in the first...
... resources...should ... Every successful company seeks to expand it's customer base. CAO cigars in Nashville( cigar to Michael Jordan, The Sopranos)...
Rather than bark up that singular old tree on the thrown[?] Keres game, I think in this instance the background is at least as important as any foreground...
For the second week in succession there is an article on chess in the NY Times - check business section page 8, Apr 2, 2006. article author is Julie Bick,...
"What is it about USCF scholastic chess that results in 65% rejection in the first year?" Another way of asking the same question might be, what is it about...
... Just to add a detail, but this is a measure of a membership turnover, a category, not necessarily any 'scholastic' program - ie, it may not take place in...
In a message dated 4/2/06 7:15:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... No, you keep saying that players with USCF ratings should have no expectation that if they play...
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Apr 2, 2006 8:19 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/06 7:15:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... All players in the Olympiad know it will be FIDE-rated. They exect it will not be USCF-rated. ...
chesspride@...
Apr 2, 2006 8:23 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/06 7:37:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... The crux of the matter is that we have a different definition of "promoting chess", Phil. I...
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Apr 2, 2006 8:26 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/06 7:40:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... What is this company doing to attract non-smokers who don't intend to smoke cigars? (hint: this...
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Apr 2, 2006 8:27 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/06 7:40:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I wasn't aware that having a special day was "catering." I took it to mean "come visit our park...
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Apr 2, 2006 8:28 pm
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... What idiocy! I do not keep saying that. If you can't be bothered to quote someone - that is - to note what they said, please spare us your fantasies, ...
In a message dated 4/2/06 7:40:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Because it is akin to Don Quixote chasing windmills. The USCF doesn't have the luxury of...
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Apr 2, 2006 8:34 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/06 1:16:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, surrattf@... ... Phil doesn't seem to care. ECJ...
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Apr 2, 2006 8:56 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/06 4:29:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Do you realize your (implied) positions at the top and bottom of your post are contradictory? ...
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Apr 2, 2006 9:00 pm
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... I didn't think that was the case - in fact I remember reading a request that the games be USCF-rated too. What would be the problem with that? ... In this...
... Since I ask a direct question above about Eric speaking for himself, or for USCF, Eric choses to answer with 'we'. It that is indeed an answer, then he ...
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