"Sam Sloan" wrote in message
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joelchanning wrote:
Eric,

I think you're missing the point. I belive that if either Kasparov or
Karpov got the kind of treatment Susan has gotten, they would have
told us to forget about any deal long before now. The kind of stuff
that's been going on here can ruin reputations.

Joel

This is one of the most bizarre threads I've read in a while.

When I arranged for Kasparov to do a fundraiser for USCf, they didn't reply.
When Karpov offered a building [free] in Lindsborg, USCf didn't even go look
at it.

On USCF:

'dead' Kasparov
'frozen' Karpov

In case Louis Blair ask me where these things are written, I couldn't say,
except in my e-mail.

Joel may wake up one day with the idea that ChessHut is not exactly the
center of the chessic universe, and those who want to pursue chess are in
greater part outside it, than in. Who knows? He is very resilient to hearing
anything other than blue skies, and giving it the old college try.

Another 3 months of Marinello and Uncle Bill will have him whistling to
himself "which side are you on boy?"

Sorry, Joel, but I think that you are missing the point. The point is
that Paul Truong has a BAD REPUTATION.

I see that Don S has replied elsewhere. Paul Troung has a reputation for
doing what he says he is going to do, and he expects you to do the same.
Sticking to your word isn't such a bad idea - maybe we could all get used to
it?

I am not passing judgment as to
whether Paul was right or Paul was wrong because I do not know.
However, everyone who has dealt with Paul Truong says that, after you
have shaken hands with him, you need to count your fingers to see if
they are all still there.

Very old joke. But I think Sam has a little Troung envy

The fact is that, rightly or wrongly, every deal betwen Paul Truong
and the USCF has wound up in a major dispute.

Every deal USCF has with everyone has wound up in major dispute - for as
long as I can remember.

Grant Perks who was
briefly USCF Executive Director and dealt with Paul Truong notes that
in the past Truong has cost the USCF a lot in legal fees.

Sure! It reneaged on its contract and got sued. Troung actually pointed out
the error to USCF and Bill Goichberg as Exec Dir still issued a very
whimsical contract, apparently delegating it [still] without noticing the
2nd edition. I have a facsimile copy of the revised document!

You should
listen to these people wisened with experience and not so easily
assume that you can avoid the pitfalls your predecessors have falled
into.

One goal a year is usually plenty for any institution. What about addressing
the reason USCF exists, and ignoring everything else?

The peculiar irony in this affair is that, for no additional expenditure
whatever, USCF could have received the world's leading champion of
scholastics chess as a partner.

Phil Innes

Sam Sloan