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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:27:05 +0000
From: Tim Rogers <trogers@srv1.mech.ed.ac.uk>
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>Many of the founders of our sport didn't have any particular vision -
>they just liked to smoke a lot of dope, drive around the country and
>throw frisbees with their mates.

I am not idealising hippies, and I'm sure that this is true to some
extent.  However, somebody developed the format of tournaments, ran
them, set up the BUF, grew the sport, and developed the sports culture.
The cultural aspect of ultimate has lots going for it.  Yes, it must
continue to evolve and to progress must face up to its faults, but we
have to identify what WE treasure and maintain that through its growth.
These answers cannot be found by trying to emulate other sports, or
trying to please the media.

Tim
Ro-Sham-Bo