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As I have said before, if you think you want to try to understand and change the way IAC contests work, you should step up and volunteer to be a contest director. Lots of folks ask about doing, but few actually step forward and make thinks happen. I encourage you to be one of the latter individuals. As you know, organizations are built on doing, not just talking.

Best of luck,

Wes
N78PS

Wes I completely agree....Some folks that play{compete} in the sport just want to gripe about what's wrong with the way things are done rather than jump'n in & try to change things from the inside out....Then you got some that don't even play that complain......I fancy myself one of the guys that loves to show up & compete.... help where I can while there & then I'll load up & go home....WOW did I just admit how selfserving I truly am?

I guess I could defend myself with all kinds of reasons of why I would never be interested being anymore involved than I am or have been since 97....But having admitted to the shortcomings in my character as to why I would allow others to put all the labor in on my behalf ...I will say this...We should be interested as a club in keeping the competitions as fair as possible. Especially if we want the guys that love to show up{majority of the club} and give reason to all that unpaid labor that guys like you provide!

And if there are observations of obvious disparities that are pointed out by "anyone" regardless of active participation in the sport...Don't you think that is good for the sport....The innuendo's of.... If your not actively involved behind the scenes of CD'ing or laboring in some capacity{basically eliminates most competitors} you should keep your suggestions to yourself{Now I know you haven't said that ...but the inference has been made a few times}. I provide my support of the club by participating at contests that I enjoy attending depending on the fellowship in different locations.....WOW did I just admit to another selfserving statement...I keep admitting to how selfish & shallow I am ain't nobody gonna have me at their contests!

I will also point out again that the majority of the active competitors in the club are low life's like me that just want to show up...have as fair a shot at winning as possible & go home! I would never ask them to do it .....But I'll bet most CD's at the contests that I have attended will remember me catching them at a quite moment just to tell them how much I sincerely appreciate all that they have done on my behalf{well... they also will remember my redneck personality...as well as the fact that I only got one eye} But mostly I would hope they remember my appreciation. Again not trying to defend my lack of stepping up myself & if I have made a wrong assumption about what I perceive in statements such as the one above .....Then I apologize for the error....either way...Please know I really do notice the labor of guys like you & the many others that give of themselves just for the joy of the sport on my behalf.

Take care
Tony