One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account. Here's
how: Suppose a District umbrella chose to run only tournaments, maybe
four per year. Instead of blowing their on one big "production" they
tried to design their tournaments to fit only a realistic guess as to
the drawing power of their area. Tough to do, but if they were lucky
it is possible they could break even on their first tournament. If
the District umbrella fronted say... $2500 in prize money, if they
pulled in enough EF, the front money would still be there after the
prizes were paid. The same $2500 could be used to front the second
tournament, and a third and fourth if their luck held. At the end of
the year, the District umbrella would have their original $2500 on
hand. At the beginning of their second year, the annual funding would
arrive... another $2500 assuming no membership growth in the first
year. So, to start year two the District umbrella would have $5000 on
hand to promote chess within the District. They could expand their
program of chess, maybe do some things other than run tournaments.
Suppose in their second year, they broke even on their four regular
tounaments but lost $1000 on a more ambitious fifth tournament. At
the end of their second year, the District umbrella would still have
$4000 in their account ... right at the time the funding for their
third year arrived. Say that was still just $2500 due to no
membership growth. OK, that still runs the District's money up to
$6500 for the promotion of chess in that District.
That kind of system would be a neat way to build up money for
chess, at least at the local or metro level.

Old Haasie

Old Haasie wrote:
One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account.

Please explain where the money comes from.


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University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/sloan/

On Aug 24, 11:24?pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
Old Haasie wrote:
One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account.

Please explain where the money comes from.

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Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/sloan/
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Ken, in the Mensa Model the annual funding would come from the annual
dues collected by Chess HQ and sent to the District umbrella ... about
$10 per member from the national $49, etc., just like the real Mensa
does it.

Old Haasie

On Aug 24, 9:52?pm, wrote:
On Aug 24, 7:24 pm, Old Haasie wrote:





One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account. Here's
how: Suppose a District umbrella chose to run only tournaments, maybe
four per year. Instead of blowing their on one big "production" they
tried to design their tournaments to fit only a realistic guess as to
the drawing power of their area. Tough to do, but if they were lucky
it is possible they could break even on their first tournament. If
the District umbrella fronted say... $2500 in prize money, if they
pulled in enough EF, the front money would still be there after the
prizes were paid. The same $2500 could be used to front the second
tournament, and a third and fourth if their luck held. At the end of
the year, the District umbrella would have their original $2500 on
hand. At the beginning of their second year, the annual funding would
arrive... another $2500 assuming no membership growth in the first
year. So, to start year two the District umbrella would have $5000 on
hand to promote chess within the District. They could expand their
program of chess, maybe do some things other than run tournaments.
Suppose in their second year, they broke even on their four regular
tounaments but lost $1000 on a more ambitious fifth tournament. At
the end of their second year, the District umbrella would still have
$4000 in their account ... right at the time the funding for their
third year arrived. Say that was still just $2500 due to no
membership growth. OK, that still runs the District's money up to
$6500 for the promotion of chess in that District.
That kind of system would be a neat way to build up money for
chess, at least at the local or metro level.

Old Haasie

So, the higer your IQ, the more children you can molest in the public
schools. How many children are molested by MENSA members of the USCF,
Old Hassie?

I know you are a smart man. Clearly, you people who pass these IQ
tests can **** little boys and girls.

Marcus Roberts
Permanent Delegate of St Kitts and Nevis to FIDE- Hide quoted text -

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I had hoped that I would not have become a part of this kind of trash
talk.

Old Haasie

Old Haasie wrote:
On Aug 24, 11:24?pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
Old Haasie wrote:
One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account.
Please explain where the money comes from.

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/sloan/
==================
Ken, in the Mensa Model the annual funding would come from the annual
dues collected by Chess HQ and sent to the District umbrella ... about
$10 per member from the national $49, etc., just like the real Mensa
does it.

Old Haasie


So, in order to fund local yokels, it is necessary to bankrupt the
national organization? Or do you have suggestions on how to cut
$10/member from the national organization's budget? Or, do you advocate
raising dues to $59 so that the national organization has $10 to send to
the local yokels?

Why not just speak plainly and say: "the money given to the umbrella
organizations is taken from the members"?

Under your plan, would the membership have any say in this use of their
money?

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/sloan/

Under your plan, would the membership have any say in this use of their
money?

--
Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/sloan/- Hide quoted text -
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The way I see, the folks that ran the District umbrella would be
chosen by the membership within the given District. That's assuming
the locals wouod respond with an election. If not ... no money that
year.

Old Haasie

wrote:

But, if you use your real name, I'll
respect you, as I did with the State of Vermont and Phil Innes.


It may surprise you to learn that "Vermont" is not the real name of the
state.

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Kenneth Sloan
Computer and Information Sciences +1-205-932-2213
University of Alabama at Birmingham FAX +1-205-934-5473
Birmingham, AL 35294-1170 http://www.cis.uab.edu/sloan/

On Aug 24, 10:24 pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:
Old Haasie wrote:
One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account.

Please explain where the money comes from.

In 2003, Jerry Spinrad wrote:
I don't understand the metro districts. I guess I wasn't
around when the idea was introduced. Please explain.

And I replied:
OK, but I suggest you read the short fiction of Gogol first. To
understand the Metrash District scheme, it helps to have a mental
picture of the Russian Civil Service under the Tsars.

Under the Metrash District Scheme, the US is divided into Metrash
Districts by the Tsar from the Imperial Palace in Crossville, TN. The
Tsar, with the same good sense shown by other recent USCF Tsars in New
Windsor, appoints subordinates in all the Metrash Districts. Members,
AKA serfs, pay small membership fees to the Tsar, who, with the same
good sense that previous USCF Tsars have shown, sends it to their
subordinates.

The subordinates, who are appointed USCF Officials and are legally
responsible for all the members' money, are instructed to do something
with it. Accordingly they act as all other past USCF operatives have
done, and show good sense in the use of the members' money. One such
example of good sense is to ban newsletters and magazines, since they
are the most direct way of reaching members.

Under instructions from the Tsar to both occupy unsettled portions of
the USCF Empire and not let members know they are doing it, the
subordinate Tsar plans activities, but since he is required to start
chess in "chess dead areas" he is unable to plan anything aside from a
Frankenswiss, since clubs, leagues, etc, require people who have an
interest in chess, and since the area is chess dead, money can't
revive it. As a result of the Metrash scheme, all the money is blown
on a single, large, and unadvertised event.

As an example of this policy in action, look at the PA Metrash
District, where the sub-Tsar spends all the money from the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chessplayers on a yearly unadvertised
Frankenswiss held in Towanda.

On Aug 31, 5:22 am, The Historian wrote:
On Aug 24, 10:24 pm, Kenneth Sloan wrote:

Old Haasie wrote:
One major benefit among many in the Mensa Model scheme is the
potential build-up of money in the metro umbrella account.

Please explain where the money comes from.

In 2003, Jerry Spinrad wrote:
I don't understand the metro districts. I guess I wasn't

around when the idea was introduced. Please explain.

And I replied:
OK, but I suggest you read the short fiction of Gogol first. To
understand the Metrash District scheme, it helps to have a mental
picture of the Russian Civil Service under the Tsars.

Under the Metrash District Scheme, the US is divided into Metrash
Districts by the Tsar from the Imperial Palace in Crossville, TN. The
Tsar, with the same good sense shown by other recent USCF Tsars in New
Windsor, appoints subordinates in all the Metrash Districts. Members,
AKA serfs, pay small membership fees to the Tsar, who, with the same
good sense that previous USCF Tsars have shown, sends it to their
subordinates.

The subordinates, who are appointed USCF Officials and are legally
responsible for all the members' money, are instructed to do something
with it. Accordingly they act as all other past USCF operatives have
done, and show good sense in the use of the members' money. One such
example of good sense is to ban newsletters and magazines, since they
are the most direct way of reaching members.

Under instructions from the Tsar to both occupy unsettled portions of
the USCF Empire and not let members know they are doing it, the
subordinate Tsar plans activities, but since he is required to start
chess in "chess dead areas" he is unable to plan anything aside from a
Frankenswiss, since clubs, leagues, etc, require people who have an
interest in chess, and since the area is chess dead, money can't
revive it. As a result of the Metrash scheme, all the money is blown
on a single, large, and unadvertised event.

As an example of this policy in action, look at the PA Metrash
District, where the sub-Tsar spends all the money from the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chessplayers on a yearly unadvertised
Frankenswiss held in Towanda.

I sense a little sarcasm there Neil. Just a little