On Mar 10, 8:22 am, marknibb wrote:
Brian, a year and a half passes from the email I sent to Mr. Brock and
a lot has changed. As I said, Susan and Paul suggested I not try and
leave the USCF and instead attempt to work within for improvements.
At the 2006 open, I also had a discussion with Tim Just and he also
suggested trying to work with those on the Scholastic Committee. I
did initiate conversation with the Scholastic Committee and was added
to the committee at the last US Open.

As I also stated, I am not aware of any efforts to separate
Scholastics from the USCF and my intention is to continue to work from
within the organization to help make USCF Scholastic Chess the best it
can be. I do intend to continue speaking up and requesting changes
where I think they will help. The truth is, my efforts really are
focused at making Scholastic Chess the best it can be in Bloomington
and Normal IL and the surrounding area.

There is certainly nothing unethical about using CXR instead of USCF.
For example, see http://www.renaissanceknights.org/ :

"Renaissance Knights will continue to use USCF ratings for many of its
tournaments. Also, many these tournaments will be dual rated using
the Chess Express Ratings (CXR) system.

We are introducing CXR only Scholastic tournaments. The benefit of
using the CXR system is that CXR will rate tournaments with both CXR
members and non-members (Only the CXR members will be rated), the low
cost of membership, and CXR ratings are highly responsive to your
current playing ability through ratings and percentages that isolate:
Your performance with the WHITE pieces; Your performance with the
BLACK pieces; Your performance against much STRONGER OPPONENTS

Renaissance Knights will provide free CXR membership to all
competitors good through July 2008. CXR membership normally cost $5
for children and $12 for adults."

More money for Renaissance Knights; less money for USCF.

As Mr. Lafferty fights to save USCF, he may wish to ask his source
whethere s/he has made a similar decision.