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Date: 24 Feb 2008 08:12:03
From: samsloan
Subject: New York Times reports on Ray Gordon vs. USCF lawsuit
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http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/new-lawsuit-against-chess-federation/
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Date: 25 Feb 2008 20:49:00
From: help bot
Subject: Re: New York Times reports on Ray Gordon vs. USCF lawsuit
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On Feb 25, 8:22 am, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> There are several other problems with the Shahade hiring. The only
> qualification she had was that she was the author of a good book,
> "Chess Bitch". I do not consider that to be a valid qualification.
> Most published books go through proof readers and editors before being
> published. There is no way to know whether she wrote the book entirely
> by herself or had help. She was paid an excessive salary for a newly
> created position with no clearly defined duties in a stay-at-home job.
> She gets somewhere around $40 to $50K per year and it is not clear
> what she is supposed to do for this money. At the same time, the USCF
> was suffering big financial losses.
>
> I have nothing at all against Jennifer but these factors should have
> been considered prior to hiring her. It was Joel Channing's decision
> to hire her. The rest of the board would not have agreed to this. Joel
> Channing went on a wild spending spree with USCF membership dues money
> shortly after being elected and taking office on the board. Channing
> also had 20 USCF insiders flown down to Florida for a "Retreat" and
> hired an Internet Guru for $50,000 shortly after taking office on the
> board. These expenditures by Channing who was VP of Finance cost the
> USCF members more than $100,000 and is a major factor contributing to
> our continuing losses.
Perhaps it would be better if this sort of
micro-management were to be stopped
entirely. Let's say that the board itself
chooses the executive who runs things
at the USCF; in micro-managing such
decisions as this one, they in effect are
saying that /they/ cannot be trusted to
pick a competent and decent executive.
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More likely, it is just more of the usual
jealously stuff from Mr. Sloan. For years
we have seen this sort of thing from
people who themselves desired a piece
of the USCF pie. For instance, Larry
Parr has wailed each time he discovered
that someone got a paid junket to some
meeting or tournament; it was clear that
he wanted it, or that he was denied
similar things and felt that others were
getting to eat more of the pie than he did.
It reminds me of the geese which fuss
and fight in a nearby pond.
I would be interested to know if there
are any /good reasons/ why the board
should micro-manage such decisions,
given their own history of incompetence,
infighting and favoritism.
It could also be interesting to know how
Mr. Sloan came up with his number for the
supposed salary; was it calculated to
arouse jealousy on the part of readers?
Was it nothing more than an uneducated
guess? Why does Mr. Sloan consistently
attack female chess players; desire their
jobs? If we are just tossing out figures at
random, I would say that the $40 or 50K
is mere chump-change; Bill Goichberg
makes that much just from organizing a
couple of chess tournaments, no? If you
want to talk /real money/, let's talk about
how much the lawyers are making from all
these lawsuits... .
-- help bot
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Date: 25 Feb 2008 05:22:44
From: samsloan
Subject: Re: New York Times reports on Ray Gordon vs. USCF lawsuit
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On Feb 24, 11:12 am, samsloan <[email protected] > wrote:
> http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/new-lawsuit-against-chess-federation/
[quote="CamasChess"]The reasons Joel gave for picking Jennifer are
quite clear and good. Also her brother resigned from the USCF board so
she could be hired. [/quote]
This is a major part of the problem. There is a rule that says that no
relative of a member of the board can be a paid employee of the USCF.
So, when Gregory Shahade resigned from the board just so that his
sister Jennifer Shahade could be hired, that was done to circumvent
that rule.
Because of this, the USCF passed a new rule so that this cannot happen
again. The new rule says that says that no relative can work for the
USCF for two years after the board member has left the board. I think
this goes too far. For example, this means that my son, Peter Aravena
Sloan, cannot work for the USCF for two years after I left the board,
even though my son may be the most qualified candidate for a job. My
son is a rated chess master and a talented artist and designer with a
BA in fine art from CUNY Purchase.
There are several other problems with the Shahade hiring. The only
qualification she had was that she was the author of a good book,
"Chess Bitch". I do not consider that to be a valid qualification.
Most published books go through proof readers and editors before being
published. There is no way to know whether she wrote the book entirely
by herself or had help. She was paid an excessive salary for a newly
created position with no clearly defined duties in a stay-at-home job.
She gets somewhere around $40 to $50K per year and it is not clear
what she is supposed to do for this money. At the same time, the USCF
was suffering big financial losses.
I have nothing at all against Jennifer but these factors should have
been considered prior to hiring her. It was Joel Channing's decision
to hire her. The rest of the board would not have agreed to this. Joel
Channing went on a wild spending spree with USCF membership dues money
shortly after being elected and taking office on the board. Channing
also had 20 USCF insiders flown down to Florida for a "Retreat" and
hired an Internet Guru for $50,000 shortly after taking office on the
board. These expenditures by Channing who was VP of Finance cost the
USCF members more than $100,000 and is a major factor contributing to
our continuing losses.
Sam Sloan
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Date: 24 Feb 2008 12:44:09
From: richard
Subject: Re: New York Times reports on Ray Gordon vs. USCF lawsuit
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:12:03 -0800 (PST), samsloan
<[email protected] > wrote:
>http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/new-lawsuit-against-chess-federation/
Which says absolutely nothing but what has been discussed to death in
usenet over the years.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
--
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
k Twain(attributed)
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