From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Fri Feb 23 10:26:46 2001 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) id f1NAPkH10293 for britdisc-outgoing; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:25:46 GMT Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f1NAPih10286 for <britdisc-real@pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:25:44 GMT Received: from mail.dmt.co.uk (mail.dmt.co.uk [193.130.13.212]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with SMTP id f1NAPfF20057 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:25:41 GMT Received: From DMTNT.DMT.CO.UK (192.168.10.2[192.168.10.2 port:3485]) by mail.dmt.co.uk Mail essentials (server 2.422) with SMTP id: <3343@mail.dmt.co.uk> for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:12:52 AM +0000 smtpmailfrom <paul.meaney@qa.com> Received: by dmtnt.dmtdomain with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <DWGZ1Q3W>; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:29:46 -0000 Message-ID: <A5AACA33C168D2118B6800A024CB49D72CA35D@dmtnt.dmtdomain> From: Paul Meaney <paul.meaney@qa.com> To: BRITDISC <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Subject: RE: Students & the Tour (was Tour Dates etc.) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:29:43 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk > > On the subject of the Tour fees, I'll come clean and admit > that I was the > one who first suggested the so called 'price hike'. The that's fine ben. Where was it in the AGM minutes? please don't say under AOCB? > This would have the added advantage of taking the heat from > snipers like > Paul Meaney off the tournament directors back and onto the hmmm.. so I'm a sniper now? No I'm a BLOODY ULTIMATE PLAYER. I love this game and am sick and tired of the 'well just be thankful there was an event, no matter how shit and by the way it'll cost you WELL more than last year' kind of attitude so prevalent nowadays. I've run tournaments when I've restricted entry because the venue was crap, and ALL TEAMS WERE TOLD IN ADVANCE that is was crap and I MADE DAMN SURE THE COSTS WERE DOWN. silly bloody me! I should have just doubled all the prices, told everyone they should be grateful, made about a grand and sorted out the Sneeekys kit for the following year. But I didn;t and that tournament (the Edinburgh Beginners) is appraching it's 10th year, is complelety oversubscribed and is on the list of the best tournaments. Come on guys, it's about putting players FIRST and your money SECOND!!! I guess I'm just a wee bit too idealistic for this game. in the meantime, Ben, yes I will continue to take potshots at tournaments which offer less than Value For Money! I did it, why the hell can't you! Paul