About "Topics" at the MCC
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At the MCC, it is our practice that,
whenever we have an extended discussion on a matter or "topic",
that we create a Topic Summary which lists the issues and the
pro's and con's generally agreed to during the discussion.
This saves us a lot of aggravation in the future because the
essential arguments and elements of the discussion have been
captured and can be referred back to should the topic come up
again.
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Our experience, and probably yours as well if you
consider back through your own, is that once an idea has
been suggested, thought about in some detail and not used,
it is likely that someone will think of that very same idea or
something close to it and suggest it anew. This is a natural
byproduct of the decision making process and the passage of time.
When several choices are viable and one is selected, it is a very
natural thing, once the basis of the original decision have passed
from current memory to think that perhaps one of the other choices
may be better suited. Individuals who may not have even been
present at the time of the original decisions are not aware of the
considerations taken into account to reach the original
conclusions and may believe their thoughts on the matter to be
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When someone suggests something that
is similar to or the same as a matter that has been previously
discussed and acted upon or they believe we should revisit a
topic, we politely point them to the Topic Summaries and ask
them to present their argument after reading them. Most of the
time, after reading the pro's and con's of the relevant topic
summaries, they understand how the current policy or decision
was reached and decide the merits of their current suggestion
should not be pursued. It is also true that many times, the
particulars of the situation have changed or more knowledge is
available and the matter may merit reconsideration as the
conclusions drawn may now come out different. If the matter is
taken up again, adding the new reasoning to the Topic Summary
collection provides more depth and understanding to the issue.
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This process helps
create an organizational memory whereby the knowledge and wisdom
of those who preceded the current board and membership can be
passed on. Indeed, it takes effort to be organized and thorough.
The question then is if you or your organization would rather
expend the effort now while it is still fresh in everyone's mind
to document the reasoning or be forced to revisit the topic again
each time it is brought up and trying to recover from someone's
memory what the reasoning was at the time. You could take
the short term view and reason that effort "we" (or you) avoid now
can be left to "they" who follow. Just remember you
may be one of "them" to whom you left the work and we bet you'll
be sorry you didn't take care of it back then when you had the
chance. |
Topics Listed Alphabetically
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Advanced Byes
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1998-12 |
Larry Eldridge
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Important to read this as a starting point ! |
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2001-11 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Link |
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2002-01 |
Mark Kaprielian |
Discussion Summary |
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2002-07 |
Mark Kaprielian |
TD Discussion Summary |
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Attracting More Strong Players to the Club Byes
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2002-08 |
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Awards
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2009-07 |
Warner Smith |
Recognition Awards Proposal |
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Event - Format
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2001-06 |
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Changes in the format of the Big Events |
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Summer Chess
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See Scholastic section elsewhere on this site |
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Break Points and Place Finishers Analysis
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1998-11 |
Alan Hodge |
Place Finishers Performance, July through October 1998 |
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1998-12 |
Alan Hodge |
Place Finishers, July through October 1998 |
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2000-04 |
Alan Hodge |
Break Points |
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Club Championship
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See Championships section elsewhere on this site |
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Computer Pairing
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1998-01 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Electronic Game Capture
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Link |
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2009-04 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Entry Fees
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1998-01 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Forfeits
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1998-12 |
Larry Eldridge |
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Marketing
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2005-01 |
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Summary of discussion |
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Newsletter
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Mark Kaprielian |
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Elections
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When should Elections be held |
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Monthly Event - Prizes
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Link |
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1998-01 |
Mark Kaprielian |
Section Prizes |
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Link |
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2002-10 |
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Increasing Prizes in the Bottom Two Sections |
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Presidents Report
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1997-03 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Link |
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1996-05 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Round Cancellation
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1997-12 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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Scholastics - Adding a Section
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2000-03 |
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Board Synopsis |
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Time Controls
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2005-08 |
multiple participatnts |
Create a faster time control for the lowest section |
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Sections - How many, Break points, Prizes, Playing Up
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Prizes |
1998-01 |
Prizes |
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Sections |
1998-01 |
Larry Eldridge |
How Many Sections should there be? |
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Sections |
1998-01 |
Mark Kaprielian |
How Many Sections should there be? |
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Sections |
1998-06 |
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Discussion of Section Breaks |
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Prizes |
2002-10 |
Prizes |
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Playing Up |
2012-06 |
M. Kaprielian |
Playing Up |
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Sections |
2013-01 |
V. Krishnamurthy, M. Kaprielian |
Adding a Fifth Section |
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Sections |
2014-07 |
M. Kaprielian |
Player Distribution Analysis across Sections |
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Capacity |
2017-07 |
M. Kaprielian |
Discussion of remedies for dealing with Over-capacity events and
preventing them |
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USCF Grand Prix Participation
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Mark Kaprielian |
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USCF Tour Participation
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1998-01 |
Mark Kaprielian |
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