Fascinating Fact (not)

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Neil Graham
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Fascinating Fact (not)

Post by Neil Graham » Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:10 pm

I see here https://www.zoominfo.com/c/english-ches ... /348404454

that the English Chess Forum employs 21-50 people and has income of between $1 million and $5 million.

Having carried out rigorous enquiries about the headquarters in Stockport, I find that it's the Stockport Masonic Guildhall. Clearly an enquiry is called for if all these funds are going to the Freemasons.

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Joey Stewart
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Re: Fascinating Fact (not)

Post by Joey Stewart » Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:21 pm

Even if it is true and they are creaming money off the top (which is quite possible) you'll not be able to do anything about it, the freemasons are far too powerful of an organisation for one man to take on.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.

MSoszynski
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Re: Fascinating Fact (not)

Post by MSoszynski » Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:38 pm

Nothing to worry about. No money is being creamed or laundered. All the millions are correctly being used to sustain and encourage those hard-working posters who are prepared to write endlessly and mindlessly on anything or really nothing at all just to keep the Forum going. We salute them!

Reg Clucas
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Re: Fascinating Fact (not)

Post by Reg Clucas » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:40 pm

The Guildhall is in fact the venue for the Stockport Rapidplay congress, but I don't think it's quite that lucrative!

Mick Norris
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Re: Fascinating Fact (not)

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:36 pm

Yes, nice venue for the Stockport Rapidplay

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