Yeah, because you are not a USCF member and have no
voice in this matter. Same with the rest of you who are not
USCF members.

So, Chess Freak, your solution is to make everyone on this newsgroup be
quiet and pay your US Chess Federation money to participate in a
newsgroup moderated by the Chess Nazi Mike Nolan?

I think you represent the world view of the American Cowboy: Bully
everyone into submission to the American way (we have no voice because
we do not pay your political leaders money), extort money in the form
of USCF dues for participating in a "moderated discussion", and
threaten to kill anyone who disagrees with the USCF?

Chess Freak, I would like to meet you. One day you might get to meet
somebody differet from you and learn something about this world in
which you live.

Marcus Roberts