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Sent: April-04-13 7:26:06 PM
To: Vladimir Drkulec
Thank you for defending the motion on my behalf as well. I wasn't sure what the protocol was, whether as initiator you do get to participate in the debate or not. I did see you have couple of posts. Maybe I should comment something. I am quite outraged by some of the posts. This is why I haven't really posted anything on chess forums and stopped reading them for a while. Maybe I am not tough enough to deal with some of the harsh criticisms, esp having to refute people's views of how this motion would devalue the master's title, how it adds to the glass ceiling etc. What do they know about the chess glass ceiling anyways? None of the other governors have been stuck underneath it. Most of the girls I've spoken to all over the world have no problem competing in women's only events and obtaining titles for them. Lots of other sports are segregated by gender. As you said, if some women would be offended by the title, do not accept it.
I do urge that this motion be approved, it will be a great motivator for women in chess. How many active women are currently over 2100 CFC and less than 2200 CFC? Perhaps 3. 3 out of 100 women on the active list. That is 3%. What is so wrong with having another handful of women striving to achieve that goal (of the ones over 2000 CFC) and another perhaps 10 that are currently over 1900? How can anyone think it's detrimental to women's Canadian chess?
I am stumped.
Again, thanks for your time and effort put into this motion. Feel free to quote part or all of this on the forum.
Best wishes,
Iulia Lacau-Rodean
Women's Coordinator
Canadian Chess Federation
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I do not see the need for Women titles, but I will trust the Women's Coordinator.
Regardless of prior practice, I think that "closing" should be the practice - like no campaigning once the voting starts. The voters should be left alone to figure out their vote once the voting starts - no more debate propaganda to try to influence them. Close all the motion discussion threads once voting starts.
Those that want to continue the discussion can go to the Governors' Discussion Board.
My 2 cents.
Bob A
Hi Kevin:
Agreed - the discussions can go on elsewhere. That's OK.
What's not OK is having them posted here, where the voting booth is.
And I think you are correct that late voters likely will generally not go elsewhere - just be coming here to vote.
Bob A