jlcomp45
Verified Member
I spent a couple hours this morning digging through old threads regarding the 1st 3 Member Tournaments - and a couple things really stood out - we have the same arguments year after year.
• What makes a “verified member” eligible?
• How much activity makes you “active”?
• Where and when are we going to play?
If you google Derby City Classic, you can go directly to their site & see the dates for the tournaments all the way through 2022 - my 9 days for next year are already scheduled off.
1st tournament location polling began on 6-9-16, and held on 9-23-16.
2nd tournament location announced on 3-11-17, and held on 6-16-17
3rd tournament location announced on 10-23-17, held 6-1-18
Obviously we're getting better at notice since the 1st two had just over 3 months from announcement to tournament start - but with all the discussion about who can play etc - I feel we should make it as simple as possible for people to decide the amount of participation they'd like to have. If we were able to announce the next location at/during the current event, members or potential members would have a full 12 months to become active. If it’s out for 12 months that there will be a “verified members only” tournament in your city – and 3 weeks before the tournament you decide that you want to be a member – nope – doesn’t work that way.
I joined this site on 2-2-17, but had been reading it religiously for over a year. Based on that alone, I wouldn't have qualified for the tournament - but when I saw the location was Chicago for the 2nd tournament, I chose to become active enough to attend, and have never regretted it. Chicago was close enough for me to drive to, and I just happened to already have a vacation day scheduled for that Friday. I didn't get to go, but I keep hoping it will work out. I know I’m being selfish, but I’m forced to pick my vacation in early October every year – knowing where and when the next one will be (a la DCC) allows me to plan ahead for it.
As far as verified member, active etc – I don’t believe that posting on the site is the only way to be active – but it truly is the simplest. Steve mentioned Greg Sullivan calling & asking for our input regarding changes to 1 pocket at Derby City – can anyone say that’s not active regardless of who typed the words? If you don’t want to put 2 cents into WWYD or start a thread of your own, you have to work a little harder. If you’re at a 1 pocket tournament that you know members are at (DCC, West Coast Swing, Buffalos Pro events, Super Seniors) – take the time to find them and introduce yourself. Let them know that you enjoy reading through the site. Play a few games on a free table if you find one. The guy who got me playing one pocket was at DCC the 1st 3 days this year and got to play Steve, he’s played John Crabb at my house. This doesn’t make him verified, but it’s a start and neither of those required typing. There has to be a better way than the sniping at each other I’ve seen here the last couple of weeks. I can’t think of 1 person I’m sorry to have met through this site, and I enjoy reading it every single day. The only change I’d like to see made – add something to the statistics showing days/hours visited – you’d even be able to see how dedicated some of the lurkers are – maybe as a qualifier for active member status.
John
• What makes a “verified member” eligible?
• How much activity makes you “active”?
• Where and when are we going to play?
If you google Derby City Classic, you can go directly to their site & see the dates for the tournaments all the way through 2022 - my 9 days for next year are already scheduled off.
1st tournament location polling began on 6-9-16, and held on 9-23-16.
2nd tournament location announced on 3-11-17, and held on 6-16-17
3rd tournament location announced on 10-23-17, held 6-1-18
Obviously we're getting better at notice since the 1st two had just over 3 months from announcement to tournament start - but with all the discussion about who can play etc - I feel we should make it as simple as possible for people to decide the amount of participation they'd like to have. If we were able to announce the next location at/during the current event, members or potential members would have a full 12 months to become active. If it’s out for 12 months that there will be a “verified members only” tournament in your city – and 3 weeks before the tournament you decide that you want to be a member – nope – doesn’t work that way.
I joined this site on 2-2-17, but had been reading it religiously for over a year. Based on that alone, I wouldn't have qualified for the tournament - but when I saw the location was Chicago for the 2nd tournament, I chose to become active enough to attend, and have never regretted it. Chicago was close enough for me to drive to, and I just happened to already have a vacation day scheduled for that Friday. I didn't get to go, but I keep hoping it will work out. I know I’m being selfish, but I’m forced to pick my vacation in early October every year – knowing where and when the next one will be (a la DCC) allows me to plan ahead for it.
As far as verified member, active etc – I don’t believe that posting on the site is the only way to be active – but it truly is the simplest. Steve mentioned Greg Sullivan calling & asking for our input regarding changes to 1 pocket at Derby City – can anyone say that’s not active regardless of who typed the words? If you don’t want to put 2 cents into WWYD or start a thread of your own, you have to work a little harder. If you’re at a 1 pocket tournament that you know members are at (DCC, West Coast Swing, Buffalos Pro events, Super Seniors) – take the time to find them and introduce yourself. Let them know that you enjoy reading through the site. Play a few games on a free table if you find one. The guy who got me playing one pocket was at DCC the 1st 3 days this year and got to play Steve, he’s played John Crabb at my house. This doesn’t make him verified, but it’s a start and neither of those required typing. There has to be a better way than the sniping at each other I’ve seen here the last couple of weeks. I can’t think of 1 person I’m sorry to have met through this site, and I enjoy reading it every single day. The only change I’d like to see made – add something to the statistics showing days/hours visited – you’d even be able to see how dedicated some of the lurkers are – maybe as a qualifier for active member status.
John