Thinking of resigning as a tournament director. Number of reason to stay on, then there are a number of reason to walk away from the table and leave the tournament hall. As there is a debate with someone in the forms about the issue of health. Myself, my heath is starting to decline, in a rational argument my health could be extended for a number of years, the question why not wanting is personal. For a simple medical act, if not taken care of, would lead into colon cancer later in life, like everyone else, we do have to die of something.
With the question dealing with resigning as a local tournament director, my second term will not be over till June 30, 2005; as had satisfactory performed four tournaments during my second term, the testing requirement for re-certification is waived, do not need to send in any tournaments, still would be a local tournament director, – untill my third term ends on June 30, 2009. The only way for my de-certication, would be on my part: failing to renew my membership to the federation would lead to my de-certication. Could send in a official resignation, that would only do nothing. My membership ends on Febuary 28, 2005; if and only if I do not renew my membership, then my de-certication would start on March 1, 2005. If resigning, will send in my membership in March 2005, as there is a wish to be a active tournament player, just rejoining would not lead to my re-certication. This way, being the only rational way too resign.
This issue, came about in the standards for a tournament director. The claim that a tournament director that is starting to get up in age, with the problems with age, someone thought the mental health of the director – as a reason for de-certification, as the health of the director is in decline. The reason for my support for the director, if the federation can remove a tournament director on the grounds of mental health, then all tournament directors would need to inform the federation of there mental health. If the federation removes a director on the grounds of mental health; then all the directors need too show their mental health records. It is the same question as the issue of drug testing, you as a player do not take drugs, and anyone knows that taking drugs is not going to help anyone win more games, we can say taking drugs would lead into greater lost games. That was my argument, the warrent of this debate was lost; if the federation can remove a active director on the grounds of mental health then why stop at mental health, if you start there you can look into anyones health records.
The question on the standard of health, is a rational debate, but should be left to the director not the federation. If for some reason stop even doing one more tournament my de-certification would not end till June 30, 2009; very sure my death would happen before that date. As a directors health is a issue for some of the members then it should be my issue, as my health is failing should take up the issue of resigning. As there is no official way for sending in my resignation, the only way to resign is skip a month on my membership. Would like the input of the membership, as Febuary 2005 is some time off.
This time, the most active as a player and as a director, since June 2003 have now had twenty-two events rated, and there are a number of tournaments and matches that the office has. Still plan to be very active, as the bulk of my tournaments and matches are for the youth of chess. Some, will stay with chess for years to come, others its just something there parents feel their children would enjoy. With one, he first did not want to join the federation or do tournaments, now he thinks of tournaments and ratings as a given: if it was not for my idea he would not have been on “quick top under 13 for a tie at 32nd in the nation” in the April 2004 rating supplement. On my own: given away membership, even in matches and some trainning tournaments spent my own money to have it rated. It is not so much a duty for chess, it is what can be given back onto society.
With the question on my health, should be able to finnish out my second term, should not be able to finnish out my third term. As it is a issue, there should be a time of leaving directoring: as it is felt that the health of the director is always a question, should my resignation take place.
Earnest,
Douglas M. Forsythe, local td
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