THE REDESIGN

The decision to stop carrying Evans' column was part of a
complete redesign of Chess Life now taking place. The new design
will be unveiled in June. All I can say is that the decision on which
columnists to stop carrying was not made lightly. -- editor Dan Lucas

We are told that the board, without any open bidding, authorized
$50,000 for a complete redesign of Chess Life and its website to Paul
Hoffman, a crony of certain board members. We are also told that
Jennifer Shahade, also without any open bidding, has been hired to run
this website (whereupon her brother resigned from the board).

Where is this report cited by the new editor and why can't
we see it? So far all we have seen is this note by former editor
Kalev Pehme:

"The current editor of Chess Life, who is not a professional editor, is
a creature of a board member who is not kindly disposed to Evans. I
should note that the consultant on the remaking of the magazine is also
not a professional magazine designer or strategic planner and is also
tied to chess politicians who are adverse to Evans...I have found my
run with the USCF to have done one thing which I cannot forgive. I have
come to despise chess, even though throughout my entire life I have
loved the game...My experience with the USCF's politicians have made me
feel pain every time I look at a chess board, when I should be feeling
the joy that I felt when I first read Evans's books. For that I can't
forgive the USCF..."

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THE REDESIGN

The decision to stop carrying Evans' column was part of a
complete redesign of Chess Life now taking place. The new design
will be unveiled in June. All I can say is that the decision on which
columnists to stop carrying was not made lightly. -- editor Dan Lucas

We are told that the board, without any open bidding, authorized
$50,000 for a complete redesign of Chess Life and its website to Paul
Hoffman, a crony of certain board members. We are also told that
Jennifer Shahade, also without any open bidding, has been hired to run
this website (whereupon her brother resigned from the board).

Where is this report cited by the new editor and why can't
we see it? So far all we have seen is this note by former editor
Kalev Pehme:

"The current editor of Chess Life, who is not a professional editor, is
a creature of a board member who is not kindly disposed to Evans. I
should note that the consultant on the remaking of the magazine is also
not a professional magazine designer or strategic planner and is also
tied to chess politicians who are adverse to Evans...I have found my
run with the USCF to have done one thing which I cannot forgive. I have
come to despise chess, even though throughout my entire life I have
loved the game...My experience with the USCF's politicians have made me
feel pain every time I look at a chess board, when I should be feeling
the joy that I felt when I first read Evans's books. For that I can't
forgive the USCF..."


More f**king american chess politics. I wish they would stop polluting
this newsgroup. Being an ignorant lot - they will carry on of course.

Terry wrote (Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:39:36 +0100)

More f**king american chess politics. I wish they
would stop polluting this newsgroup. Being an
ignorant lot - they will carry on of course.

_
I, for one, would be glad to see more of what
goes on in other countries. Why is there not
more from other countries?

FINALLY SOMETHING INTELLIGENT

I, for one, would be glad to see more of what
goes on in other countries. Why is there not
more from other countries? -- Louie Blair

" writes:
"The current editor of Chess Life, who is not a professional editor,

If he's not a professional editor, then what exactly is it that he
does for a living these days?

Both Larry Parr and Phil Innes correctly observe that an accusation of
child molestation should not be made lightly.

In the following two excerpts, Sam Sloan defends Jefferson Poland, with

whom Sloan co-authored the book _Sex Marchers_, against allegations of
molesting a girl. In the first passage excepted below, Sloan accuses
the child's parents of being "obviously complici[t]" in the
molestation. In the contradictory second passage, Sloan accuses the
child's parents of themselves "abusing the child."


Sloan presents no evidence for the parent's complicity in Poland's
molestation or for his claim that the parents themselves abused the
daughter. Poland's curious choice of surname (see below) would tend to

suggest otherwise.


Poland is indeed a registered sex offender in the state of California,
as one may ascertain via http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/


EXCERPT 1:


The author of the following passage from an earlier version of the
Wikipedia article on Jefferson Poland was
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sam_Sloan


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...and&oldid=4175...



In the early 1980s, Poland was charged with child molestation.
Apparently, a nudist couple, including David Irving and his girlfriend,

had entrusted Poland with the care of their daughter while they were
nude sunbathing on Black's Beach in La Jolla, California near San
Diego. Some time later, the nudist couple accused Poland of having
performed cunnalingus [sic--WHB] on their daughter while they were nude

sunbathing. Poland fled the country rather than face these charges. He
lived for five years as a fugitive in Australia until 1988, when he was

extradited back to America. In view of the passage of time and the
obvious complicity of his accusers, Poland probably could have
successfully fought the charges. However, by that time he had changed
his name legally to "Clitlick" and he preferred to plead guilty to the
cunnalingus [sic--WHB] charge. He served about nine months in San Diego

County Jail. Upon his release, he returned to live in San Francisco. He

turned over his archives to the Bancroft Library of the University of
California at Berkeley, where they are now available for public viewing

by academic researchers. Poland now lives in San Francisco, where he is

monitored as a registered sex offender.


END EXCERPT 1


EXCERPT 2


On the Wikipedia talk page for the article on Jefferson Poland,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sam_Sloan (Sam Sloan)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...n_Poland&oldid...

wrote:


I have not seen or spoken to Jefferson Poland since 1967. However,
based on what I have read, I strongly suspect that he was the victim of

a setup. In the years I knew him, I never saw him express any interest
in children. I never even saw him express much interest in adult woman,

except that he had a girlfriend, Holly Tannen, who followed him around
like a little puppy-dog everywhere he went.


Those were the glory days of sexual freedom. There was always a bevy of

naked hippie chicks laying around with their legs spread open waiting
for some guy to come along. I partook of these opportunities
frequently, but I never saw Jefferson have sex with a woman, although
there were plenty of available women around.


My guess is that the nudist couple were themselves abusing the child.
Then, they left the child briefly in the care of Jefferson, so that
they could come back and accuse him of what they had actually done. If
the San Diego prosecutor really had proof that Jefferson was guilty, he

would not have let him off with only nine months in jail. Sam Sloan
16:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)


Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jefferson_Poland"


END EXCERPT 2

2000 words: "why Sam Sloan is a saint," chop chop.

Instead of changing the subject can Bill Brock (politikalhack)
explain why the redesign report is classified?


From: - view profile
Date: Thurs, Apr 6 2006 4:09 pm


Both Larry Parr and Phil Innes correctly observe that an accusation of
child molestation should not be made lightly.

In the following two excerpts, Sam Sloan defends Jefferson Poland, with



whom Sloan co-authored the book _Sex Marchers_, against allegations of
molesting a girl. In the first passage excepted below, Sloan accuses
the child's parents of being "obviously complici[t]" in the
molestation. In the contradictory second passage, Sloan accuses the
child's parents of themselves "abusing the child."


Sloan presents no evidence for the parent's complicity in Poland's
molestation or for his claim that the parents themselves abused the
daughter. Poland's curious choice of surname (see below) would tend to


suggest otherwise.


Poland is indeed a registered sex offender in the state of California,
as one may ascertain via http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/


EXCERPT 1:


The author of the following passage from an earlier version of the
Wikipedia article on Jefferson Poland was
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sam_Sloan


http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...and&oldid=4175...



In the early 1980s, Poland was charged with child molestation.
Apparently, a nudist couple, including David Irving and his girlfriend,



had entrusted Poland with the care of their daughter while they were
nude sunbathing on Black's Beach in La Jolla, California near San
Diego. Some time later, the nudist couple accused Poland of having
performed cunnalingus [sic--WHB] on their daughter while they were nude



sunbathing. Poland fled the country rather than face these charges. He
lived for five years as a fugitive in Australia until 1988, when he was



extradited back to America. In view of the passage of time and the
obvious complicity of his accusers, Poland probably could have
successfully fought the charges. However, by that time he had changed
his name legally to "Clitlick" and he preferred to plead guilty to the
cunnalingus [sic--WHB] charge. He served about nine months in San Diego



County Jail. Upon his release, he returned to live in San Francisco. He



turned over his archives to the Bancroft Library of the University of
California at Berkeley, where they are now available for public viewing



by academic researchers. Poland now lives in San Francisco, where he is



monitored as a registered sex offender.


END EXCERPT 1


EXCERPT 2


On the Wikipedia talk page for the article on Jefferson Poland,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sam_Sloan (Sam Sloan)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...n_Poland&oldid...



wrote:


I have not seen or spoken to Jefferson Poland since 1967. However,
based on what I have read, I strongly suspect that he was the victim of



a setup. In the years I knew him, I never saw him express any interest
in children. I never even saw him express much interest in adult woman,



except that he had a girlfriend, Holly Tannen, who followed him around
like a little puppy-dog everywhere he went.


Those were the glory days of sexual freedom. There was always a bevy of



naked hippie chicks laying around with their legs spread open waiting
for some guy to come along. I partook of these opportunities
frequently, but I never saw Jefferson have sex with a woman, although
there were plenty of available women around.


My guess is that the nudist couple were themselves abusing the child.
Then, they left the child briefly in the care of Jefferson, so that
they could come back and accuse him of what they had actually done. If
the San Diego prosecutor really had proof that Jefferson was guilty, he



would not have let him off with only nine months in jail. Sam Sloan
16:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)


Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jefferson_Poland"


END EXCERPT 2

On 06 Apr 2006 15:50:34 -0700, Paul Rubin
wrote:

" writes:
"The current editor of Chess Life, who is not a professional editor,

If he's not a professional editor, then what exactly is it that he
does for a living these days?

OJT ?

jr wrote:
Instead of changing the subject can Bill Brock (politikalhack)
explain why the redesign report is classified?

Instead of changing the subject, can little jr (Wmiketwo? FedUp?
Larry Parr?) explain how in January 2006 he claimed to know all about
Richard Laurie, but in April 2006 said "it's all new to me"?