Andy H
On the vote, if you have the results, am I the only one who thinks if they have been checked they should be released immediately?
Your analysis is your thing, the result is everybody's
Thanks for your long post Andy, worth a lot of discussion. It must be frustrating to, say, try to run a club on meagre support and have occasional people wander in and ask to see your plan for the year.
"So the crux of the matter is apathy. People are happy for things to happen as long as they don't have to do anything. We see this at the end of congresses when the arbiters are left to pack everything away."
The September Congress ran for many years in Glasgow. For most of the time it was held in Langside Halls, which seemed to have Tardis-like capacity, with small rooms everywhere which fitted the pattern in those days of many small tournaments and one big one. It managed to get hosted in Glasgow's City Chambers for a few years. As it was finishing one year, I was talking to one of the organisers who said they were now going to do the clearing up. I offered to help, after all with now five people it wouldn't take long! Or so I thought - three hours before we got out! Change of plan, we went somewhere for a meal, where I learned how much work had to be put in even for the congress to happen. These four people were the congress committee and met throughout the year.
Maybe some simple things could be considered that might help. A call for help, for some to come early, for volunteers beforehand. Some gentle firming up (or nailing down!).
Just a couple of thoughts!
On the vote, if you have the results, am I the only one who thinks if they have been checked they should be released immediately?
Your analysis is your thing, the result is everybody's
Thanks for your long post Andy, worth a lot of discussion. It must be frustrating to, say, try to run a club on meagre support and have occasional people wander in and ask to see your plan for the year.
"So the crux of the matter is apathy. People are happy for things to happen as long as they don't have to do anything. We see this at the end of congresses when the arbiters are left to pack everything away."
The September Congress ran for many years in Glasgow. For most of the time it was held in Langside Halls, which seemed to have Tardis-like capacity, with small rooms everywhere which fitted the pattern in those days of many small tournaments and one big one. It managed to get hosted in Glasgow's City Chambers for a few years. As it was finishing one year, I was talking to one of the organisers who said they were now going to do the clearing up. I offered to help, after all with now five people it wouldn't take long! Or so I thought - three hours before we got out! Change of plan, we went somewhere for a meal, where I learned how much work had to be put in even for the congress to happen. These four people were the congress committee and met throughout the year.
Maybe some simple things could be considered that might help. A call for help, for some to come early, for volunteers beforehand. Some gentle firming up (or nailing down!).
Just a couple of thoughts!