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From: Don Kline <solo2dmmr2@hotmail.com>
To: dave2020@mindspring.com <dave2020@mindspring.com>; autox@autox.team.net
<autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: Was: Where's the disc - now Growing Solo
>Dave said:
>It sounds silly now, looking back, but at the time that I started
>in this sport the lack of clear rules was quite intimidating. After my
>first event I saw that it was no big deal, but actually getting to that
>first event was a huge step into the unknown.
>>Dave Hardy
>>89 SM
Don Kline answered.
>Not having the rules "available" to anyone who wants to see them I don't
>feel is a problem keeping people from the sport. If a person walks down
the
>street and sees 2 people playing basketball will they not join in because
>they've not read the rules??
...
>It is the __responsibility__ of those of us that
>have been in the sport for a while to guide the new person at an event, and
>help them realize that there are rules and how they can best use the rules,
>and conform to the rules.
All that's true, but there is a self-interest to letting folks know the
score first. One of the biggest points of hassle at an event is that
entrants show up clueless. Worker time is at a premium. The more people
can be educated before they show up at an event, the more smoothly that
first time goes for both new entrant and for everybody else. I think all
clubs should view their rules as public information and not a cash cow.
It's just good business sense.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.vtr2002.org
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