[Daanz-dip] GonCon Debate

[STEPHENSON, Robert]

Sorry Dugal but.........I can go through red lights. :-)
Rob

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> > If a tournament is going to explicitly exclude certain
> people - anyone
> > - from competing, that would otherwise be eligible for DAANZ awards
> 
> There is no-one who would be eligible for DAANZ awards that
> is going to be denied because they cant attend GongCon, 
> unless theres a prize for coming 8th in the Bismark.  
> Kimberly Coleman is currently the highest ranked minor, she 
> might even be 16 already.  If she's not 16, she cant be too far off.
> 
> Your arguement is valid Dugal, but irrelevant to the current
> DAANZ leaderboard and award situation. 

Governing bodies have to decide things from principle rather than making
on-the-fly decisions based on practicalities.

Principles are objective, while people's assessment of practicalities
are subjective.

You can't drive through a red light just because you are in more of a
hurry than the guy going the other way.  Maybe he wouldn't even mind, if
you asked him. That doesn't matter, because you can't know who else
might also be coming to that 
intersection, that knows the rules, and is expecting you to stop and him
to go.

I know you know this and you know I know you know this.
You have successfully made your point.  Now follow it up the right way
at the next AGM and see if the hobby really does want age restrictions
imposed.

D.

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