Nancy, I can fully understand your grievances at the seeding for the last
Tour but I do think it is important that we make sure that we keep to the
truth.
>And although it really screwed my own team's chances.
What chances?????
Wigsy
"Less talk, more D"
>From: "Nancy Stebbing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "britdisc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Confessions of a Tournament Director!!!!
>Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 14:38:08 +0100
>
>I think what really rankles some folks is the APPEARANCE of you guys
>blatantly cheating.
>
>I know that as a TD and person in a BUF leadership position, I often have
>to
>make decisions that are blatantly unfair to MY OWN TEAM to avoid the
>appearance of being partisan and of cheating. I can name ten people off
>the
>top of my head who have made decisions detrimental to their own teams in
>the
>past year in order to be seen as being fair.
>
>That said, I find it hard to believe that you guys didn't look at your new
>pool and think 'Well, that might look a bit odd.' Add to that the
>unfortunate coincidence of a problem with seedings at your most recent
>co-ed
>tournament, which was clearly a simple misunderstanding and nothing
>malicious, and it just looks really bad.
>
>Compounding the problem is that different decisions would have given teams
>close to you in the points standings a d'mn good chance of making the
>semi's. At the end of the day- that is what the row is about. It LOOKS
>like you guys cheated your @sses off.
>
>And although it really screwed my own team's chances. I'm going to assume
>that you made your decisions as best you could at the time. Maybe next
>time.... And hopefully this will resolve itself quickly. I know you
>worked really hard to get a Tour together, and that its a thankless job.
>
>Nancy Stebbing
>BUF Mixed Coordinator
>
>
>
>
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