Hi Jillian et al, After reading the reaction to my response I re-read Ed's mail and then realised that he'd actually sent his mail to the journo and cc'ed Britdisc. Hadn't spotted that one initially. Although I still completely agree with Ed's point of view maybe slating the journo directly wasn't the most tactful.
What I still can't understand is why so many of you seem to think that any sort of mention of Ultimate in the press is good publicity. This article, and it's author, obviously has no intention of considering Ultimate as a serious sport. It was just a cynical article aiming for cheap laughs with the general public who have no idea what Ultimate is and no intention of trying to understand it either. So I do agree that we'll get nowhere by abusing journalists, but there are many journos out there, some of them are brilliant, some poor and a load somewhere in the middle. However, why all of this sycophantic crooning of a rubbish hack/article that does absolutely nothing to promote Ultimate as a serious sport? It was pants. Move on. Max -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jillian Hastings Sent: 15 May 2008 20:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BD] Game of Ultimate Perhaps Max, I'm with Tom on this one. We'll never be seen as a credible sport if we send abuse to journalists who do give us a mention. Seeking to educate and inform (as Tom did) was a brilliant idea - as you point out yourself, "in the past, when journalists have taken time to get to know the sport, the people involved and their adherance to the spirit, some have turned out half-decent articles portraying the sport for what it is." He's less likely to want to come and see us now, isn't he? By the way, did you read the other bits of that same article? We came off well in comparison to the "surreal, Pythonesque" 'buggy fit' people, or touch rugby players, identified as an appropriate butt of jokes about "heading up to Hampstead Heath for some touch with the blokes". Jillian _________________________________________________________________ All new Live Search at Live.com http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000006ukm/direct/01/ __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [email protected] http://www.fysh.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/staying-informed
