"Bruce" wrote in message
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Well Eric's tiny pup tent theories are still working away I see.

No one can say he's not in tents with his views.

Eric's view even when he worked for USCF was that it wasn't price
gouging or harrassment it was only USCF excericising it's rights.

That's right! Pay up and its still a privilege, not a right. Only ChessHut
has rights in his member organization.

Eric pretty much never knew any rating fee increases, service cuts or
dues increases that he didn't think were good. He frequently turned
it around to blame things on disgruntled organizers who if they would
merely disappear and stop promoting chess would make USCF a happy
successful organization.

And I believe him. The trouble with chess is the players! Its like trying to
herd cats!

I think Eric would entirely be happy if all the 'low affiliate' people went
clean away and the organization would comprise the staff alone, who could
then dress the proper way, something like the boy scouts wearing Don's chess
jackets, adorned with skill badges, like, e.g., 'castles left, & castles
right' and the women should look the same too. They could march a bit in the
morning, sing the ChessHut Song, and go camping in the swamp the other side
of the parking lot on the weekends in tasteful little tents.

Phil Innes