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 Originally Posted by Padawan We really have better things to do with our time, like recruit people into the sport of fencing, train people to be competitive fencers, put fencing on television to make it a more mainstream sport. Good point... they won't sell Public Access time to just anyone.
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Originally Posted by tbryan I was worried less about slippery than the impact on my feet and joints. What do you think? In terms of impact/hardness, was the mall floor better, worse, or about the same as the floor in Birmingham at Sectionals?
Yeah, I'm spoiled by fencing on the raised strips in Raleigh and Chapel Hill.  A fencer from your club won the event last month in foil. He loved it and told us he would be back so apparently the floors worked well for him. I have fenced on better and I have fenced on far worse floors. "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee Good point... they won't sell Public Access time to just anyone.
Party on Wayne! Actually they will so I don't understand why other people don't do the same thing. I have watched and listened to people complain for decades about how our sport is a "niche" sport and not mainstream. If we don't make the investment and sacrifice how do we expect others (sponsors) too. FYI, cable access in Charlotte is $120 per half hours show. Morganton in free. Monroe in $30 and Gastonia is $20. Do you know how much it would be in your neck of the woods? "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
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Originally Posted by Padawan Yeah, but what I don't understand is, if a division officer is there from another division is that not supervised? I would like to believe that the officers from SC and TN are not thought of as "lesser officers". ...Or you could think of it rationally (you know, minus the ego) and think that they may have this rule in effect to keep things more streamlined and controlled. I'm not saying that I agree with it, but if they made the rule there must be some need.
1. A division officer is not acting in official capacity in another state's tournament unless it is Sectionals or something else I would imagine. (I.e. A New York officer doesn't have really any power in say, Kentucky.)
2. If any officer could supervise, then that might muddle up communication in some way.
It seems as though if you have to have an officer at your tournament, just keep it your own division's. RebelFencer's Awesome Quote of the Week:
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Originally Posted by Padawan Yeah, but what I don't understand is, if a division officer is there from another division is that not supervised? I would like to believe that the officers from SC and TN are not thought of as "lesser officers". Ok...
Think of it like a marriage.
Just because a guy is married doesn't mean he's free to have sex with your wife.
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Originally Posted by bigdawg2121 Unfortunately for the one this weekend it's going to be hard to convince a pool of people to get in a car to go to an unofficial tournament. (Also I hear the mall is a little slippery and I'm still kind of nursing something. What's the truth to that since you appear to be monitoring the thread?)
Too bad, I was wondering how you would far against the Ziechmann's and O'Connor (before he goes to the Air Force Academy in a few weeks). As for the rest of the car pool, I'll leave that alone for now. "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee Ok...
Think of it like a marriage.
Just because a guy is married doesn't mean he's free sex to have sex with your wife. But if he's banging her anyway, shouldn't he be able to make an official comment on her performance? RebelFencer's Awesome Quote of the Week:
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee Ok...
Think of it like a marriage.
Just because a guy is married doesn't mean he's free sex to have sex with your wife. Wow, that was profound. Thanks, it all clear to me now. "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
"Yes"
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Originally Posted by RebelFencer But if he's banging her anyway, shouldn't he be able to make an official comment on her performance?
LOL!!!!!!!!! Apparently you know my ex? "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
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Originally Posted by Padawan Wow, that was profound. Thanks, it all clear to me now. You're welcome. 
Originally Posted by Padawan LOL!!!!!!!!! Apparently you know my ex? Which one(s)?
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Thread drift? What thread drift? :)
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee Your welcome.
Which one(s)? If you have to ask then it's not worth it to explain. "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
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Originally Posted by oiuyt Thread drift? What thread drift?
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Something went wrong.
ACH! It wasn't me!
Well, what happened?
I don't feel comfortable explaining.
ACH! It wasn't me!
Well, what happened?
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Originally Posted by Mr Epee You would rather things went back to...
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Something went wrong.
ACH! It wasn't me!
Well, what happened?
I don't feel comfortable explaining.
ACH! It wasn't me!
Well, what happened?
etc... exactly what I said..... "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
"Yes"
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One thing I did notice though at one of these tournaments I was at was that there were kids (couldn't have been older than 9) fencing in the open sabre competition. RebelFencer's Awesome Quote of the Week:
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Originally Posted by RebelFencer ...Or you could think of it rationally (you know, minus the ego) and think that they may have this rule in effect to keep things more streamlined and controlled. I'm not saying that I agree with it, but if they made the rule there must be some need. Yes, a need.
I don't like where all this is headed, "policing" sucks. A few bad apples have caused the whole bunch to be rotten.
How can 17 tournaments be invalidated? Why is everyone so tight lipped about this? Weren't the offending clubs notified?
Padawan, weren't you notifed about your tournament irregularities like the rest of the Division?
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Originally Posted by Conscience Yes, a need.
I don't like where all this is headed, "policing" sucks. A few bad apples have caused the whole bunch to be rotten.
How can 17 tournaments be invalidated? Why is everyone so tight lipped about this? Weren't the offending clubs notified?
Padawan, weren't you notifed about your tournament irregularities like the rest of the Division? My thoughts on this are that you aren't going to get much other than speculation on f.net. I wouldn't imagine that the N.C. officers want to go about airing their dirty laundry on a widely accessed public forum. You might be better off corresponding via email or asking them in person. RebelFencer's Awesome Quote of the Week:
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Originally Posted by RebelFencer One thing I did notice though at one of these tournaments I was at was that there were kids (couldn't have been older than 9) fencing in the open sabre competition. This was corrected later in the season when we saw the threads on fencing.net on the subject. Our tournaments have been running Y12 events and people under 13 are not allowed to fence in the open events since that time. I don't know about the rest of the fencing in events hosted by others in NC. I have heard that some of the other tournaments may have continues this after the hearing at the USFA board, but I don't have access to that information. Actually, next season we are running a fencing little league for Y12 and Y10 fencers that we will non-usfa events seeing as they can't get rating anyways. "who do you think you are?"
"Do you think by making someone a knight, you make them a better fighter?"
"Yes"
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Originally Posted by Padawan Our schools are a for profit company. It may be considered a conflict of interest if we say got all of our instructors elected to office. So, in order to avoid a "pissing" contest we have decided not to have anyone from our organization run for a USFA office. However, if it becomes USFA policy to have a division office present at "sanctioned" events we will have to either:
1. Have one of our people run for office (getting elected should be easy with over 120 members).
2. Hold our tournaments without the sanctioning of the the USFA (in NC).
We really have better things to do with our time, like recruit people into the sport of fencing, train people to be competitive fencers, put fencing on television to make it a more mainstream sport. Granted these are our priorities, I don't know what other peoples priorities are. If you don't involve yourself in politics, you don't have any right to ***** when things don't go your way.
I truly think that you could do good things for the USFA if you wanted to. Based on the Ziechmanns, you can obviously coach. You are also able to pull in a large number of people with what I can only assume is highly effective advertising.
It seems as if you are simply trying to take the moral high ground by claiming that you are above participating in the politics of your division. Ich steige ab, Hab keine Zeit, Muss jetzt zu den anderen Pferden, Wollen auch geritten werden
C'est pas la chute, c'est l'atterrissage.
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