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I fear that CJ has been forced into this action by the inert Majer / Paines coalition, exactly as those of us who objected to the Paines appointment and the creation of the post of Chairman had feared. Sean, you operate in a fantasy world richer than that created by Tolkien or Rowling. Can anyone w...

In tribute to John Paines's avatar, I shall call John and his supporters the Teddy Bears. Teddy Boys would be more accurate, but, perhaps, a tad too cruel. :-) Aren't you a bit too old to believe that the world is divided into good guys and bad ones? He could have admitted that he has, indeed, hard...

Fortunately you are wrong and FIDE were persuaded that the organiser could be allowed to set a default time of something other than the stupidity of zero. In the UK, the "event standard" was in effect delegated to the Chess Arbiters Association which should ensure a consistent approach with Wales a...

I guess we will agree to disagree - OMOW [ sic ] is unlikely to happen, but I know there are alot of proponents and supporters of it I hope that number grows. Why do you assume that I don't like OPOV (I understand that there are women who play chess too) ? I would imagine Peter's referring to One M...

Council. So when did Council ever discuss the issue of default times? Did Council ever approve the grading changes, particularly those made on the fly in August 20009 to juniors? A body which only meets once or twice a year is not in a good position to make decisions - Isn't that why there's a Boar...

Roger de Coverly wrote:

JohnPaines wrote:2. It isn't the job of the ECF Board to make binding decisions about chess rules, play etc.

So whose job is it then?

Hint - the ECF is the national chess governing body for England. It may chose to delegate its powers but surely retains ultimate responsibility.

Council.

In your experience of what ? This is a kind of call-my-bluff isn't it. A subcommittee of the local ramblers association? What you say might well be true if that is the scope of your experience, but you've chosen to give us little information to go on. OK, specifics. I've been a member of British Me...

Your safeguarding measure is sensible. However, somebody with more experience in international matters would be able to deliver a casting vote decisively either way instead of merely sticking with whatever's already in place because of their inexperience in the field. Nothing to do with "experience...

If John Paines impresses with his chairmanship skills and is elected next time I think as previously it would be preferable if he did not have a vote unless voting is tied. My reasoning is that usually a chairman has a casting vote probably because they are the most experinced person on the board b...

Get away! Under OMOV Short would have won without any need for a recount. Admittedly that would have been partially on account of his celebrity, so Gerry may still have prevailed over many others. Hmmm. I've been a participant and sometimes candidate in "one person one vote" elections in another or...

Those of us who believe in democracy believe in one-person one-vote. Those of us who believe in back-room deals and power-interested cliques believe otherwise. My experience in other organisations is that one-person one-vote is the most likely way of ensuring that the status quo prevails. I bet Nig...

However, John Paines was the author of his own misfortune in the thread "ECF Board meeting, Hinckley Island 16th January". He could have put his position in just two posts. He could have asked for an opinion from John Philpott as to the chairmanship. Perhaps I should have done but I regard particip...

Thanks for confirming the position John. See my response to John. I have reported what happened at the October Council meeting, which I attended but you and John did not. John's suggestion that two options are presented to the April meeting (one with the President not on the Board, the other with h...

John Paines wrote Agreed. What was passed was authority to bring proposals to the next Council meeting to change the Articles to put that arrangement into effect. And Council was well aware, contrary to your earlier posting, that the intention of such proposals would be that both the President and ...

Carl Hibbard wrote:How someone who hasn't been elected gets anywhere near a "casting vote" I just don't get sorry

What about Chris Majer after Martin resigned?