Motion 1 (wording to go to Council)

[Phil Thomas]

Bit of tidying up required in paragraph 6


6. Any disabled competitor, who reasonably requests in time the placing of their equipment in a particular seat or orientation, has the right to do so - provided that they does not disadvantage their opponent or other competitors. The event organiser must ensure the needs of both players are catered for.


For starters the grammar grates in

provided that they does not


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Going back to paragraph 6. The logic/syntax seems askew. All the words up to the dash do no more than allow the disabled player to put in a request. More to the point and in keeping with the purpose of this document is how the arbiter handles requests that do come in.


No doubt I'll change my mind later or others will see improvements but how about

When a disabled players makes a reasonable request regarding the placing of their equipment in a particular seat or orientation - the control team should comply with that request as soon as reasonably practical - provided that this does not disadvantage any competitors.