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Re: Re: Re: Re: More Webserver Rule Madness |
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John Knudsen |
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Apr 12, 07 - 5:05 PM |
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http://knudsen.correspondencechess.com/ |
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Hi John:
There have been some weird actual situations. For example, some ICCF official (local or international) promised a player he would get a multi-month special leave, to study for his school finals.
This is obviously not an approvable special circumstance, as studying and taking tests is an ordinary part of everyday life. Nothing unusual about it at all.
Anyway, the TD refuses to grant the special leave when the time comes around. Player appeals, and, of course, the TD's ruling is upheld by the AC.
The TD could have just as easily approved the special leave (this was before there were limits on duration, i.e., TD's discretion) and another player, when he got wind of it, could have appealed the bad ruling (which didn't actually happen, in this case).
This is an actual case - and I am sure there are some other weird ones out there. I see nothing wrong with a player trying to verify that the absence fits the "special" criteria of special leaves, and a player who feels the need to request special leave should be able to bend a little bit on the privacy part of it. It impacts on the other players in the tournament.
The days of a TD being able to say, "That is the way it is because I said so" are long gone, IMHO.
Trust is great, verification is better.
John |
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