tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post115231596945858727..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: USCF Launches New SiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152436858997886832006-07-09T18:20:00.000+09:002006-07-09T18:20:00.000+09:00How is it unprofessional? Obviously, you haven't e...How is it unprofessional? <BR/><BR/>Obviously, you haven't even bothered to view the website. <BR/><BR/>There's no updates - no nothing. An outsider visiting the site will not learn anything about Aussie chess or anything about the ACF at all.The Closet Grandmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680425849888374045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152423847035860472006-07-09T14:44:00.000+09:002006-07-09T14:44:00.000+09:00Some volunteers are great, some are good at markin...Some volunteers are great, some are good at marking time, but some worse than nothing. The ACF has all three in equal measures. An organisation with such a profile is always going to be *less than* the some of its parts.DeNovoMemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773096216388932939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152423790896323102006-07-09T14:43:00.000+09:002006-07-09T14:43:00.000+09:00Some volunteers are great, some are good at markin...Some volunteers are great, some are good at marking time, but some worse than nothing. The ACF has all three in equal measures. An organisation with such a profile is always going to be *less than* the some of its parts.DeNovoMemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773096216388932939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152422786582025232006-07-09T14:26:00.000+09:002006-07-09T14:26:00.000+09:00And what do you dislike about the ACF website Amie...And what do you dislike about the ACF website Amiel?<BR/><BR/>How is it "unprofessional"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152409357473468062006-07-09T10:42:00.000+09:002006-07-09T10:42:00.000+09:00Having a decent, "professional" looking website is...Having a decent, "professional" looking website is not beyond the means of a volunteer organisation.The Closet Grandmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680425849888374045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152406191240978562006-07-09T09:49:00.000+09:002006-07-09T09:49:00.000+09:00What some of you should remember is that the USCF ...What some of you should remember is that the USCF has PAID employees,the ACF only has volunteers. <BR/> Why you expect absolute professionalism from volunteers is beyond me,you should be grateful they volunteer at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152342491198937742006-07-08T16:08:00.000+09:002006-07-08T16:08:00.000+09:00As I understand, the US page will soon have 'premi...As I understand, the US page will soon have 'premium content' for subscribers of their magazine only.<BR/><BR/>It's still very nice though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1152327364743577142006-07-08T11:56:00.000+09:002006-07-08T11:56:00.000+09:00I think that Paul Bruekhaussen (spelling?) has put...I think that Paul Bruekhaussen (spelling?) has put together a pretty good ACF website. <BR/><BR/>HOWEVER, HE *CANNOT* MAKE IT BETTER until the ACF give him the ACF minutes and reports that the Australian chess players demand. The ACF website ought to be the *first window* into what the secretive ande disfunctional ACF is doing with our money and its energies - apart from expediting third party player bans and covering up the write-off of $4000 bad debits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com