Well, Old Hassie, I agree with you. When I was a Delegate and Regional
Officer (child molestation was a regional problem back in the early
1990's), I suggested the USCF do background checks on scholastic
volunteers. I was told "we don't want to talk about it." When I teach
in the public schools, my background is checked. What is the
difference, when it comes to children?

The difference is that Sam Sloan has access to CHILDREN with the USCF,
which is what he WILLL NEVER HAVE IN THE PUIBLIC SCHOOLS BECAUSE HE DID
5 in the POKEY FOR KIDNAPPING!

So, I think that there is a way to fix the situation: BACKGROUND
CHECKS, I just think that there are so many idiots in the governance
that the chess players seem unable take corrective action to fix their
problems.

In effect, USCF Executive Director is the POPE of a Catholic Church
kind of problem where the federation knows it is doing wrong, and
chooses to ignore a problem that WILL ONLY GET WORSE and SUSAN POLGAR
can't fix that as USCF PRESIDENT and be loved.

Marcus Roberts
President
Wyoming Chess Assocaition, Inc.


wrote:
Maybe there could be a US Championship for Child Molesters and
another US Championship for Computer and Rating Cheaters.
That seems to be the direction in which chess is headed. There are
so many flakes, weirdoes, cheaters, iccky geek types, jerks,
fruitloops, and dingbats in chess at one or another level to the effect
that chess will never amount to anything. It will always be a sideline
game or sport.

Old Haasie