Doug,
I was frustrated (my feelings were not hurt), but not for the reason that you eluded to in your post. I apologize for letting my personal comment get ahead of my common since. My frustration stems from the fact that I believe we need to examine all of the bylaw changes by looking at two things. First, what are we trying to fix and does the change proposed actually fix the problem identified; and second what are the unintended negative consequences of the changes we are trying to make. For the most part USAWA-KS is a smoothly operating organization. For that reason we need to guard against creating bigger problems unintentionally. How’s the old saying about good intentions go? Once our bylaws are set, I am a very big proponent to living by the rules. Unfortunately this has not always been the case in regards to this issue as the bylaws are currently written. Where one district may live by the rules and not allow late entries, others are going down the slippery slope of allowing a late entry for one excuse but disallowing another participant for reasons they deem not worthy. This is why I am in favor of the late entry portion of the original amendment; what’s good for one is good for all. You can enter late for an added fee. But, if you allow open registration up until two hours before the seeding meeting you fail to give club directors the incentive to get their entries entered in time for a parent/participant review period. Why I feel so strongly about the parent/participant review period, is because a lot of these errors are not even discovered by the parent/participant until after the seeding meeting when the entries are now posted and it’s too late to make a change. I agree with you that it is “stupid” (your word not mine) for club directors to not do the parent/participant review on their own; but it is a fact that you can’t fix stupid. I hope that all the 1468 viewers of this thread have learned a little from our debate. See you on Sunday….
Mark
