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- Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF Membership Reform
- Replies: 150
- Views: 13780
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...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF meeting reports
- Replies: 91
- Views: 12962
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 ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: ECF meeting reports
- Replies: 91
- Views: 12962
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...
- 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?
you need barry hearn to get involced in chess and was steve davis not one of our ex head of the BCF?
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: Deaths & Obituaries
- Topic: Dave Pardoe RIP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1629
Re: Dave Pardoe RIP
this was mention in his funeral this quoteKevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 7:16 pmA 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.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: County Championships
- Topic: Manchester in the NCCU
- Replies: 50
- Views: 9404
Re: Manchester in the NCCU
you would get in the manchester team?MartinCarpenter wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:07 pmAlways nice to see an Yorkshire open team that I wouldn't get very near
- 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...
- 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...
- 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, ...
- 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
Fide delegation 222 for 4 again
- 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
K toma 99
None of the above 17
- 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
We on the NED vote
- 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
- 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...
- 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