That is the point of having Nostalgia become an AMA rule book event which is in mid-process.
Hopefully AMA will be the "Keeper" soon. Jack Iafret "Keeper of the Nostalgia Rules" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Womack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jack Iafret" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Rules Changes - Missing the point > My point is, Jack, that you, nor I, nor any one person > should be the "Keeper." You and I do not agree on some > key points. Where do I go? The only place I can go in > this situation is this public forum. Some of your > friends seem to think I'm picking on you personally. I > am doing my very best to show my respect for you but > still get the point across that the system as it is > will not change. No one person should be the keeper, > or interpreter or the rules to a national format. I > have no personal animosity for you, and I hope you > know that. > > Jack Womack > --- Jack Iafret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well Jack, things have been in the process of change > > for two years now. > > Being the self appointed "Keeper" was just to have > > one while the process to > > go to an AMA rules book event took place and to try > > to have one set of rules > > rather than many "Local" rules. > > > > We do and have held Nostalgia events in this area > > since 1994 (that is where > > the idea came from) and I took on the job of writing > > the rules and keeping > > them up with requested changes from the flyers. > > > > If you knew the history you would know that I tried > > to keep to the AMA's > > schedule for rules changes and have twice since 1994 > > put the word out on > > RCSE and the national Mags (who did not care) to ask > > for changes. We got > > about 20 requests for changes (a guess at this > > point) and I sent out > > e-ballots to anyone who wished one so the rules are > > no longer mine but as > > much of the Nostalgia group as was possible to get > > to at the time. Other > > than the first issue, ego has nothing to do with it > > as it was as democratic > > a process as possible. There were maybe four changes > > incorporated but > > basically the rules stayed in tact (hopefully that > > means they were > > acceptable). > > > > At any rate I could see the time had come to see if > > the event would expand > > in the hands of the AMA and sent in a rules proposal > > about two years ago and > > as I last read in MA the proposal is well on it's > > way to AMA officialdom. > > > > If it does not pass, then I would gladly turn the > > process over to you to > > manage as long as it remains a democratic process > > (with users doing the > > voting) with all those involved getting a chance to > > vote on the rules > > changes. I still have a list of participants (mostly > > from the NATs and > > anyone on RCSE who voted for you to use, or anyone > > else who would like to > > take it on). > > > > Jack Iafret > > "Keeper of the Nostalgia Rules" > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jack Womack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:24 PM > > Subject: [RCSE] Rules Changes > > > > > > > Tony Estep wrote: The so-called Nostalgia event > > has > > > received much heat, because its criteria seem > > > artificial and contrived... > > > > > > That's not why I object to the way the class is > > > handled. I object to the lack of consistency, and > > > the... yes you can... and no you can't... coming > > from > > > one guy. There needs to be a committee of > > > knowledgeable people that come up with what > > > specifically can be changed, and what specifically > > > can't. We will miss this class, or will we? As I > > see > > > it, there isn't enough interest in the status quo > > to > > > go anywhere...and I'm the only one running > > contests > > > outside the NATS that has a NOS class, that I know > > of. > > > I may well drop it, myself. > > > > > > I do not know Jack Iafret. I do not condone anyone > > > running him down. He is, after all, the guy that > > came > > > up with the idea for the class. But, I do have to > > ask > > > by whose authority he is the "keeper of the > > class?" If > > > he lets his ego get in the way, or makes a > > decision > > > that just doesn't make good sense, where do we go > > to > > > lodge a protest? > > > > > > It's truly sad, in my opinion that such a great > > idea > > > is being passed over by so many that feel the same > > way > > > I do. I know there are many because every time I > > post > > > one of these, I get emails privately from people > > that > > > say they agree, but don't want to post publicly. > > > > > > Jack Womack > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > > > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane > > News. Send "subscribe" > > and "unsubscribe" requests to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in > > text only format with > > MIME turned off. > > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane > > News. 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