06-30-2008, 11:55 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the Salle(I no longer have a home address)
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So what gives? Does anyone know any details about this post on the USFA website??
The US Fencing Association is pleased to announce that we will be offering Online National Tournament Registration beginning with the 2008-2009 Season. We are working to have this service available to our Members in August 2008.
Are they going to use askFred? Is it some completely new angle? And the timing in rather interesting. NO that is not innuendo! Just puzzlement that there haven't been any other communications. Why after all this time? Did someone just finally get the message? Uh, oh! Here's hoping this is just what it purports to be.
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06-30-2008, 12:43 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle
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Originally Posted by jjefferies  Are they going to use askFred? |
No.
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06-30-2008, 12:56 PM
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#3 | | The Judge
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,200
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Originally Posted by jjefferies So what gives? Does anyone know any details about this post on the USFA website??
The US Fencing Association is pleased to announce that we will be offering Online National Tournament Registration beginning with the 2008-2009 Season. We are working to have this service available to our Members in August 2008.
Are they going to use askFred? Is it some completely new angle? And the timing in rather interesting. NO that is not innuendo! Just puzzlement that there haven't been any other communications. Why after all this time? Did someone just finally get the message? Uh, oh! Here's hoping this is just what it purports to be. | i put my project on hold, which basically was an online USFA tournament registration program. if the official one sucks (see the current online membership registration option), i'll push mine back through the pipeline.
the reason i put it on hold is because it is basically a big middle finger to the USFA, and i'd rather see something that works with them than on top of them. | |
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07-01-2008, 12:42 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
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| It was developed under contract by a consulting company headed by a fencer. It DOES NOT introduce a new database, yet, so there is still manual work for the staff to make it work. A new database effort, as has been discussed here, is planned. | |
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07-01-2008, 03:28 AM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boston, MA
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Originally Posted by brtech It was developed under contract by a consulting company headed by a fencer. It DOES NOT introduce a new database, yet, so there is still manual work for the staff to make it work. A new database effort, as has been discussed here, is planned. | So this is simply an alternative to the paper form, rather than any more complex thing? | |
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07-01-2008, 10:13 AM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kirkland, WA
Posts: 737
| Hey, another broken USFA website! I got my 30-day notice that my membership will expire, and a URL ( http://www.ersvp.com/a.htm/USFA) that takes me to an obscure error message.
They also sent me my username and password in clear text. And the e-mail is signed by "The Team"
How professional. 
Last edited by tchwojko; 07-01-2008 at 10:14 AM.
Reason: Clarified pronoun
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07-01-2008, 11:44 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Coast
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| I'm sure everyone is doing the best darned job they possibly can. There's no need to be a Grumpy Gus. People just WANT to do the right thing, and if we stand back and give them all our support and encouragement, there's no issue that can't come up in roses. 
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07-01-2008, 11:57 AM
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#8 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 267
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Originally Posted by tchwojko Hey, another broken USFA website! I got my 30-day notice that my membership will expire, and a URL ( http://www.ersvp.com/a.htm/USFA) that takes me to an obscure error message.
They also sent me my username and password in clear text. And the e-mail is signed by "The Team"
How professional. | I got this today too, but hadn't followed the link. The part about the userid/password in plain text made me chuckle though.
I think I'll wait and renew my membership at the first tournament I fence next season... | |
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07-01-2008, 12:08 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kirkland, WA
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Originally Posted by Capt. Slo-mo I'm sure everyone is doing the best darned job they possibly can. There's no need to be a Grumpy Gus. People just WANT to do the right thing, and if we stand back and give them all our support and encouragement, there's no issue that can't come up in roses. | That's a much different way to make people's heads explode.
"The Team" could have saved some time and just sent this picture. | |
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