Continuation of AGM - motion 1.2

[David G Congalton]

David,
What is confrontational about the questions I raised?

The manner in which you put them.

I want an answer to my questions because if there is none....

There is nothing aggressive about that.

One minute Steve is all for being the guinea pig, the next he’s on the warpath, with a barrage of questions and accusations of the motion being presumptive.

I would like to ask the proposer or any of the seconders this important question?
Who did you consult in preparing this motion?
Did you consult with the Disability officer or with disabled players for that matter? I know that I was not asked by anyone for an opinion on this.
How much research has been done in preparing this motion.
There are FIDE guidelines for the treatment of disabled players that come into force in July 2014.

in answer to the barrage of questions, the motion proposes the set up of a working party to explore all of the issues involve. I would have thought that the point of the working party would be to consult, research fully, take account of any rules and guidelines and report back on the feasibility.

I have had a lot of experience in playing matches by Skype, I would be happy to pass on that experience to this working party if it has been set up.

No working party has been set up. This is what the motion proposes. I have no idea who would be on such a working party but if there are people or groups that would be interested then do they not register an interest in being on the working party, if the motion is approved.

I would suggest the following,
Allow me to play in the Ayr tournament by using skype from my home. Then you would have valuable experience and information in regards to aims of this motion, which I repeat is a good one but there should have been more consultation that's all

Steve, normally I am open to experimenting and trying new things at events I organise but as there is a motion to put together a working party I am reluctant to go ahead and do my own thing at the January event before the working party has had a chance to consider things. For the January event there is also the question of resources at the congress venue.