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I have just renewed my Gold membership. Last year it was £34. This year it is £39. an increase of 15%. I don't know what activities you are involving yourself in other than maintaining a grading database, but I would suggest you need to cut down.
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Re: Membership
Presumably you are aware that this is the English Chess Forum, not the English Chess Federation forum.Ian Deswarte wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2019 6:37 pmI have just renewed my Gold membership. Last year it was £34. This year it is £39. an increase of 15%. I don't know what activities you are involving yourself in other than maintaining a grading database, but I would suggest you need to cut down.
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Hi Ian - Paul Shepherd is the Surrey Rep to the ECF. They do do more than just grading, but I think you will find him sympathetic to your general point.
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Dear Ian,
The ECF does much more than jut provide a Grading database. I note that you are moderately active about your FIDE Rating. The ECF is essential for mainting h link between the ECF and FIDE.
Perhaps you should be mre internationally active? Why not play international Senior chess?
The matter of funding the ECF and the purposes of doing so were quite extensively discussed at the last ECF AGM. Council affirmed that it believed it was better to extend activity rather than withdraw into a shell. Personally I don't believe in minimising expenditure. That way would lead to a withering away of chess. I believe in offering value for money. That may not come back having an immediate personal impact. Your fee, and everybody else's, partly goes to developing chess.
The ECF does much more than jut provide a Grading database. I note that you are moderately active about your FIDE Rating. The ECF is essential for mainting h link between the ECF and FIDE.
Perhaps you should be mre internationally active? Why not play international Senior chess?
The matter of funding the ECF and the purposes of doing so were quite extensively discussed at the last ECF AGM. Council affirmed that it believed it was better to extend activity rather than withdraw into a shell. Personally I don't believe in minimising expenditure. That way would lead to a withering away of chess. I believe in offering value for money. That may not come back having an immediate personal impact. Your fee, and everybody else's, partly goes to developing chess.
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Some people have qualms about unnecessary air travel these days.Stewart Reuben wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:37 amPerhaps you should be mre internationally active? Why not play international Senior chess?
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People who consider sporting competitions against foreigners to be "unnecessary" probably shouldn't take part in them.Jacques Parry wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 10:23 amSome people have qualms about unnecessary air travel these days.
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