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There is a big issue here. Last year, the office delayed the payment of prizes for the National Open until after May 31 although the tournament was played much earlier. Since the fiscal year ends on May 31, that made the USCF bottom line look better for the 2005-2006 fiscal year. (The USCF still lost $130,000 even after this enhancement.) We have been expecting a similar phony deal to happen...

Excuse me (Kevin Bachler), but your name isn't Michael Aigner. Michael can speak for himself. I'm certain that you'll understand that not only do I not like or respect you, I could not care less what your opinion is of me. Brian P Lafferty

I see Brian Lafferty has a fan. I'm not surprised. I DID present evidence -- two posts that I think have as little relationship to reality as the typical WWN story. Again, there are other examples. I could have mentioned the "chess fund-raising site" whose URL was posted and that supposedly belonged to AF4C, for example. (it was a hard-core pornography site that had no relationship at all to...

** Mr. Lafferty, YOU are one of the five reasons that I cited for my resignation. Michael Aigner ** What's even more amazing is this forum has become so negative and filled with hatred. A year ago you would have never seen this. Can't people be civil anymore? My 1 year old acts better than half the people on here (like Brian P Lafferty, Brian Mottorshead, Harry Payne, Brenan Nierman, David...

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David Quinn 8.22 times per day Harry Payne 7.05 times per day Brian Mottorshead 6.68 times per day Brian P Lafferty 5.59 times per day Numbers by Kevin Bachler USCF ID: 10854164

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Sam Sloan is the best board member we have. He's honest and he keeps the crooks on the board straight. He tells things like it is. Vote for him for 4 more years. We should all stand behind him.

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So now one is not entitled to opinions? "In my opinion, Mr. Lafferty lacks even the slightest trustworthiness. I believe the evidence shows that he came into this forum with a chip on his shoulder, determined to make trouble from the very first day. He whined and complained - and then threatened - until Bill Hall and Bill Goichberg folded up like cheap suits. Now we have a massive moderation...

And, of course, our fine legal mind chooses to ignore the fact that Mr. Terrie provided plenty of basis for his opinion... That fine legal mind stated this: Brian Lafferty wrote: Without a stated, factual basis the opinion is just a personal attack. And that fine legal mind tossed out the below basis:

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I have created a Google Group called "chesstalk" http://groups.google.com/group/chesstalk as an alternative to the rec.games.chess.* Usenet newsgroups, because so much nonsense is posted to those groups. Anyone interested in chess in invited to join. The list owner (me) will have the power to remove off-topic messages and expel troublemakers, but in general, I want to stay out of the way. My...

Assuming that the ballots were not stolen or given under coercion, I don't know what can be done, or if anything should be done. If a person asked another for recommendations to follow and filled them in verbatim, how would that be materially different from handing the ballot to that person and saying, "I trust your judgment, fill it in as you think best." Brian P Lafferty

I was at a tournament this week-end when I overheard the following discussion between Randy Hough (USCF board member) and his assistant TD. Apparently Randy had collected 6 or 7 blank ballots from local USCF members and was in the process of voting for them. He and the asssitant TD were discussing whether it made sense to cast votes for Don Schultz with these ballots. I don't know who was...

Mulfish wrote: You might get one out of two, Brian. Just looking at that sentence, I'd agree. But if you take it in the context, iyou have to factor in that: 1. Brian volunteers for the FOC. 2. The credentials are discussed, and trustworthiness is mentioned as a criteria. 3. Sam uses this as an opening to insult Gregory Alexander. That post

Hi All I am trying to build a chess interface. I read some info at Tim Mann. I found info for the uci protocol. However I am not getting info back that I know what to do with. Ex: I send the uci command and get data expected. I pass a move but don't know what the final move that a uci engine made. Please if anyone has built even a very basic app to send uci protocol

I was at a tournament this week-end when I overheard the following discussion between Randy Hough (USCF board member) and his assistant TD. Apparently Randy had collected 6 or 7 blank ballots from local USCF members and was in the process of voting for them. He and the asssitant TD were discussing whether it made sense to cast votes for Don Schultz with these ballots. I don't know who was...

The problem is, Brian, that moderators in addition to doing things like moving posts into or out of the review area and closing threads also have the ability to edit or delete posts WITHOUT LEAVING ANY EVIDENCE OF WHAT WAS DONE OR BY WHOM. For that reason, we have to be VERY selective in appointing moderators, far more than in appointing members of the FOC. It takes someone with a blend of...