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by John Reyes
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF Membership Reform
Replies: 150
Views: 13699

Re: ECF Membership Reform

How depressing It's hard enough being involved in chess administration (for free, whilst also having a job and a family), without someone trying to make it harder by suggesting that grading/rating could be done cheaper; just how much work does Brian and his team put into it, and those running the L...
by John Reyes
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF meeting reports
Replies: 91
Views: 12928

Re: ECF meeting reports

The proxy system is just one of the many unsatisfactory aspects of the present regime. A respectable scenario is where an organisation canvasses the opinions of its members and then instructs the proxy how to vote if its own representative is unable to attend; however, one collector of proxies who ...
by John Reyes
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF meeting reports
Replies: 91
Views: 12928

Re: ECF meeting reports

This will in turn potentially see more delegates going to council with different ideas and perspectives. Would it not be just as likely that the collectors of proxies would have a field day? The proxy system is just one of the many unsatisfactory aspects of the present regime. A respectable scenari...
by John Reyes
Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: We should teach children darts not chess? Discuss.
Replies: 21
Views: 2170

Re: We should teach children darts not chess? Discuss.

i play darts and chess and also involved in marking on the pro tour.

you need barry hearn to get involced in chess and was steve davis not one of our ex head of the BCF?
by John Reyes
Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
Topic: Dave Pardoe RIP
Replies: 10
Views: 1626

Re: Dave Pardoe RIP

Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Tue Dec 05, 2023 7:16 pm
A sad loss. I always looked forward to his posts, even when I expected to disagree with them! His enthusiasm was obvious, and that's what counts.
this was mention in his funeral this quote
by John Reyes
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: County Championships
Topic: Manchester in the NCCU
Replies: 50
Views: 9404

Re: Manchester in the NCCU

MartinCarpenter wrote:
Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:07 pm
Always nice to see an Yorkshire open team that I wouldn't get very near :)
you would get in the manchester team?
by John Reyes
Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

Better than the first draft, but not good Perhaps the further key conclusion from this AGM is that the ECF needs to adopt a “one direct member, one vote” system for elections and other key votes to allow full democracy – as virtually every major organisation in the country does. Without this change...
by John Reyes
Thu Oct 19, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

Doncaster rep report I assume that report from Steve Mann. It is in line with my recollection. Steve does omit two of the three things you could describe as controversies if you wanted whip up drama, I suppose deliberately because he does not want to himself. Chris Fegan's complaint in a separate t...
by John Reyes
Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

I just want to said I read some stuff about the Fire Alarm. i did not know it was going to be going on till i got a email late on the Friday night. when i booked the AGM, we was at our old venue at Hardman Boulevard and because we move venues, i thought it would be a standard Testing of the system, ...
by John Reyes
Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

Chair for council. 212 for against 12
Fide delegation 222 for 4 again
by John Reyes
Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

Sarah Longson 125
K toma 99
None of the above 17
by John Reyes
Sat Oct 14, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

The meeting is on and has been moved and starting

We on the NED vote
by John Reyes
Sat Oct 14, 2023 2:39 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

The curse of Sedgwick may require a move from the planned meeting room. Those in Manchester hopeful of finding a new site. We have found a new venue The venue was doing our fire alarm test as we have moved venues to our new office and I only found out the fire test was today and really really sorry
by John Reyes
Mon Oct 09, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

Hello Silver Members. We are John Reyes and Gavin Cartwright. We would like to thank all of you who voted for us, we do feel honoured to be selected as your reps. Hopefully you know John from his previous service. Gavin is based in the Midlands but has played in many locations around the country. As...
by John Reyes
Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: October 2023 ECF AGM
Replies: 115
Views: 10220

Re: October 2023 ECF AGM

The silver Rep will be sending something out tomorrow to the members hopeful will be at the office today