Meh. Not voting for Valentine.
Foley has done a good job getting the organization straightened out. However, I believe a consistent rule set is USPSA's most important deliverable to it's members. In that regard, I think Foley and DNROI have done a poor job. There are a few things I disagree with but the biggest fault I see is the rulebook has no reliable document control. I have no issues with an all electronic copy but it's imperative changes are appropriately documented and easily accessible. Multiple times I've opened the app and seen a "A newer version is available!" message, only to download and open the rulebook to see the same January 2019 date and Digital Version 1. Did something change? The membership has no way to know. It's disappointing. The rulebook got a big refresh for 2019 but I question investing the time to review it when I don't trust that it will be the same the next time I open it.
Agree with this completely. It's a huge frustration for me. How hard would It be to only allow changes once per year and publish a track-changes version so you can see exactly what changed. BTW, this last rev I made a redline version, and I bet the published changes show <50% of the actual changes.........
I'm somewhat disappointed in the website update, too...
Voted for Valentine.
No issues with Foley personally but would rather feel like I belonged to a club than an oligarchy. Want to make major changes that effect every match (PCC, Welfare optics, no rule books, etc) , that is fine - get on the computer and let the members vote on what they want and do not want. Obviously we know how to let people vote on important things.
Other thing that makes me crazy is r.o. training. There are still a lot of matches where you can't have fun because there are only 2 or 3 folks on the squad who know how to r.o. and score keep. Why this club has not taken advantage of You-tube & etc for explaining stuff, like the rest of the 12 years and older semi civilized world, is beyond me, not saying that you certify anybody without a class but you can do a great deal to educate the masses with a very modest expenditure and a very short time.
Not sure the other guy will help with what bugs me but figure a slim chance beats zero chance.
I don't want membership to vote on every issue. that would be madness. What does PCC or CO do to hurt the rest of the competitors? Don't like it, don't shoot it. Letting other people enjoy their preferred division IS a better "club" mentality, why a desire to vote against it? Do pro sports allow the competitors to vote on rule changes?
As far as RO'ing, I'm sure I've pissed off a couple of people when they gave me the excuse of "I would but I'm not a certified RO" and I say " that's ok you don't have to be, best way to learn is to do" and hand them the timer or tablet....
I RO'd for YEARS before becoming certified (including majors). Most just aren't willing to step up and try. they are more than happy to let you do the work and it doesn't bother them if you don't have as much fun and work harder. Now a youtube vid could certainly help show proper range commands, what safety issues to watch for, etc, but there's nothing like running a few shooters w/ an experienced RO watching over you to get you started.
I think part of the problem w/ people stepping up to help RO at the club level is so many clubs give free entry to ROs. People are less likely to help if they don't get the same discount. But the RO wants to shoot and have time to reload mags and catch their breath, too, so someone has to do it for "free." For level 1s, I view RO'ing and scoring and pasting all the same... everyone should be willing to step in and do their fair share of it (no RO discount at my club). Now at a major, yes, I expect only staff to be RO'ing, after all they get the free entry/hotel/special raffles/etc. Can't have it both ways, IMO (give free RO entry AND expect others to help).
-rvb (not as 'plugged in' as previous years and still don't know who to vote for....)