Question on my Mind...

[Richard Bates]

Grounds for "special treatment" given...

I have way more than average UK person and am tight with it

...?

[Stephen Westmoreland]

Mhm it also seems a lot of people are talking £0 for a full year...

We'll see what happens got lots of stuff to do yet either way going to phone them up to see how they are...

Can you explain who?

[Mark Howitt]

Mhm it also seems a lot of people are talking £0 for a full year...

We'll see what happens got lots of stuff to do yet either way going to phone them up to see how they are...

Can you explain who?

Yep I can but thought u would know...

This is on quick instinct.

Under 18s and I think students who it's their first full year.

I think this 'She Plays to Win' thing might be free too...

[Mark Howitt]

Grounds for "special treatment" given...

I have way more than average UK person and am tight with it

...?

I think it prob should apply to everyone on their first year some kind of discount esp as SOME people seem to be given it free...

Seriously this is a barrier to entry that will put a lot of people off playing serious OTB chess although many wouldn't say it...

And yes I am tight with my money often but I do want to spend it all by death

[Stephen Westmoreland]

So first time juniors and female players. Both initiatives that should be encouraged for the growth of the game.

[Chris Goodall]

Blarneying your way out of paying for ECF membership is contemptible behaviour. I would be the first to admit (well, the second, Roger de Coverly would be the first) that ECF membership is an unfair poll tax that goes to an arbitrarily-selected organisation who then misspend it. It is doubly unfair if I benefit, however slightly, from my teammates paying the unfair tax when I'm not willing to pay it myself.

[Mark Howitt]

Phoned up the ECF...

Actually pretty good customer service... I give Debra 8.5/10

[Mark Howitt]

Quick insight into WHY I phoned up ECF...

I've known for years the ECF pay office staff...

So it's important if you're paying for a service to checkout how good their customer service is...

You can also pay for membership fees over phone...

Honestly like I've done plenty of customer service jobs... the woman was pretty good.

I said...

"Do you play chess?"

She said she knew how the pieces moved but that was about it!

Guess it's the saying knowing how to play chess is fine... being good at it... a life wasted

[NickFaulks]

We do sometimes forget what the ECF staff have to put up with.

[Mark Howitt]

Why, did you call them?

I had a v nice chat

[Stephen Westmoreland]

We do sometimes forget what the ECF staff have to put up with.

I have found the ECF staff kind, friendly and extremely helpful. Particularly when I had to pick up league duties during the pandemic and when Yorkshire rejoined. My thanks to them.

As for this section, I suggest we do not continue..

[Mark Howitt]

Yep it's nice to see the person I spoke to was helpful yet also could have a chat

Quite a lot more on my mind I could write about otb chess and clubs...

[Stephen Westmoreland]

Go for it

[Mark Howitt]

I will do in my own time

Sometimes I am too polite but it's nice to be nice...

No more chess posting for over one day...

[Kevin Thurlow]

"Actually pretty good customer service... I give Deborah 8.5/10 "

Any news on the score Deborah gave...