NOLANLAND

The zookeeper of the USCF Forum will require a
different skill set than those suggested by Phil's
historical allusions. Nikitenko, Bakunin? No way.
Pobedonostsev (though far too humane and mild, given
later standards) Zhdanov, Kaganovich are the ticket.

I also recommend (it is surely available by now)
a copy of the Soviet "Talmud," an authoritative book
employed by Soviet censors explaining what could not
be reported.


Chess One wrote:
From the USCF Forum:

"Tim Redman gets my vote for brilliant idea of the day. He has suggested
that the USCF should recognize that the Forums are (now) essentially a
political arena and make the job of Moderator that of the USCF's chief
political officer, ie the USCF President." // Mike Nolan.

Having joked this week about Pravda-in-Connecticut, at least USCF are
admitting Redman's point, that the forum is effectively a political one:
which is to say that it is at best a discussion group of chess managers, and
at worst a propaganda machine Pravda-in-Crossville.

The Candidate for political officer will need the skills of an Aleksandr
Nikitenko combined with Bakunin. I suggest they call the new forum,
Constitution, Autocracy and the Zemstvos.

or simply; The [18] '62.

Comrade Nolan, who also wrote "At this point I don't honestly care what the
Board decides to do, as long as I don't have to have anything more to do
with it. Not surprisingly, the Board is trying to kick this issue back to
the ED rather than dealing with it themselves, " might look into Nikitenko,
who did indeed have to walk this talk, twixt the devil [people, citizens,
writers] and the deep white taiiga, and its severe and beautiful
perfection - the quality of vast emptiness.

Comrade Zhivago