Web-Based NAC Registration

[fdad]

Up until a couple of weeks ago, the home page for USFA had a note saying that web-based NAC registration would be available in August. The note has since disappeared. Does anyone know whether that was just to clean things up to make room for the image of the Sabrettes? or is the web-based regsitration no longer coming?

[keith]

Up until a couple of weeks ago, the home page for USFA had a note saying that web-based NAC registration would be available in August. The note has since disappeared. Does anyone know whether that was just to clean things up to make room for the image of the Sabrettes? or is the web-based regsitration no longer coming?

I believe that the outgoing administration took the application and all documentation with them when they left. Probably took offense at some of the comments on that website.

[fdad]

So is it possible that they will do the sensible thing and use FRED? Or is web-based registration a dead issue?

[tchwojko]

Are we there yet?

I shortened up that post for you. I expect that the message board would explode if it were announced that AskFred was going to be officially used.

[keith]

So is it possible that they will do the sensible thing and use FRED? Or is web-based registration a dead issue?

Well since various forumites would be able to provide an accurate answer to your question, the obvious conclusions are;

The system is under wraps in preparation for a star studded launch.

or

The truth is a bit embarrassing and they hope no-one noticed.


The third possibility, not to be discounted, is that in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the USFA they are training crack squads of carrier pigeons. Expect one in the mail with your new membership card!

[fdad]

The new membership card came via USPS, with last year's NAC schedule attached ;-)

[seven6ty]

The USFA is incompetent. Is this really a surprise?

[peet]

The third possibility, not to be discounted, is that in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the USFA they are training crack squads of carrier pigeons. Expect one in the mail with your new membership card!

Perhaps the new online registration system will incorporate IPOAC (RFC 1149)

-p

[peet]

Or perhaps real snail mail.

[peet]

Or perhaps saner heads will prevail.


-p

[peet]

Hey look, I rhymed.

[peet]

Ok, I'll stop now.










sorry...

[keith]

Or perhaps saner heads will prevail.


-p

slightly worried that you are not yet convinced of this

[peet]

slightly worried that you are not yet convinced of this

Merely waiting to count chickens until they are hatched.

and grown.



and slaughtered.








and cooked and eaten.






and....




ok, you can guess the rest..

[fdad]

So many postings, so few answers.

[keith]

So many postings, so few answers.

Perhaps you should make a contribution to peet to help him out.

[noodle]

So many postings, so few answers.

here's an answer: i put my own online nac/membership registration system that i was working with on hold, because i didn't want to do something that would just get supplanted and consequently never used. if the new candidates don't produce something soon, i'll continue developing it and hopefully have something for fencers to use before the second or third nac.

[KD5MDK]

So is it possible that they will do the sensible thing and use FRED? Or is web-based registration a dead issue?

FRED, as it stands, isn't a great idea.

[peet]

FRED, as it stands, isn't a great idea.

It's not far off the mark though, and could work fine with a few tweaks. Especially in the short term.

[fdad]

FRED, as it stands, isn't a great idea.

Are there specific problems with FRED that make it unusable for NAC registrations?