Item 16C - Motion 2011-D - Membership/Rating Fee Restructuring Committee

[Fred McKim]

Lyle. Maybe you're thinking about the first time this was attempted by Hal, I think.

[Lyle Craver]

It's possible but I don't think I'm confused on this point.

Believe me if we had had as many as 10 protests from Governors on ANY subject it would be well remembered by the board!

[Christopher Mallon]

The vote was in fact unanimous, I remember the call because I was sitting in a 2 hour lineup for a car wash.

And yes there WAS a lot of complaining, on Chesstalk. David would have been first in line but I personally did not receive any official complaints about it from any Governors.

[Lyle Craver]

On ChessTalk - OK that explains a lot. That's not a site I've spent much time on in the last year or two since Larry's people show no appetite for dealing with the constant flames and general negativity.

I didn't see any of that here or in my Inbox and I regularly hear from Governors one on one.

[Michael Barron]

I think fees must be at the level to encourage people to play in CFC-rated tournaments. Thus, in my opinion, two type of fees should be enough: membership (classical with all membership benefits) and tournament (aka pay&play).

Bingo!

To make administration simpler, membership could be sold for the calendar year, and tournament fee could be used without any restrictions - once a year or ten times...