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- Flyman
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New Membership Applications
Fellow Members!
We have strangers knocking at our door!
Since we officially became a Private Club on Saturday, 19th Aug, 2006, I have received two applications for membership and admission to the Boardroom.
I need to seek your opinion on the matter:
Should membership now be closed?
Should all new applicants be immediately accepted?
Should there be some condition for admission, like a minimum number of (valid) FISO forum posts?
Should all new applicants require a current member (or two) to support their admission?
Any other suggestions?
Your views, please .....
(P.S. I'm away on holiday this week. Would some kind soul move this issue to the polls, preferably to be resolved by GW 3. Thanks.)
We have strangers knocking at our door!
Since we officially became a Private Club on Saturday, 19th Aug, 2006, I have received two applications for membership and admission to the Boardroom.
I need to seek your opinion on the matter:
Should membership now be closed?
Should all new applicants be immediately accepted?
Should there be some condition for admission, like a minimum number of (valid) FISO forum posts?
Should all new applicants require a current member (or two) to support their admission?
Any other suggestions?
Your views, please .....
(P.S. I'm away on holiday this week. Would some kind soul move this issue to the polls, preferably to be resolved by GW 3. Thanks.)
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- Dumbledore
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I was going to suggest that new members must have at least as many posts on the FPL board as our least contributor (by posts, not content). I'm almost sure that's sdhough with five (six overall). So that's not much of a criteria.
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- Dumbledore
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- Flyman
- FISO Knight
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In my role as moderator I thought I ought to inform our applicants of the situation:
Flyman wrote:
He is in the Elite but to date has made but one post.
I'll encourage him to make more, eh?
And I repeat:
Cheers, all.
Flyman wrote:
Five long bones replied by pm:Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for your interest in La Republica del FISO and your application for membership of the Board.
Regretably, your application reached us after the cut-off date for Open Membership - 19/08/06.
The Membership are currently debating the issue of 'Post-deadline Manager Admission' and expect to have reached an agreement on policy by Gameweek 3.
I will write to you in the near future to inform you of their decision.
Kind regards,
Flyman.
I especially like the,Cheers Flyman, I understand the deadline thing and thought I would post a quick reply, as you are certainly aware I am new to the forum, and as of the W/C comp new to online FF but found the debate on La Republica team selection and the Knowledge of all, well almost all, participents utterly facinating and may I add extremely helpfull in picking players for my work league. I have discovered that a simple rivalry between workmates quickly develops swiftly into me and my team of heros against the rest of the FF nation. I would love to follow the debate and when a little more sure of my own skill as a FF Mgr offer a small contribution to the progress of La Republica Del FISO, I hope you will seriously consider my application
Regards
Five Long Bones
bit best.all, well almost all,
He is in the Elite but to date has made but one post.
I'll encourage him to make more, eh?
And I repeat:
Any chance someone can set my mind at reast that this'll happen?(P.S. I'm away on holiday this week. Would some kind soul move this issue to the polls, preferably to be resolved by GW 3. Thanks.)
Cheers, all.
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- Dumbledore
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It will happen if we come up with some more suggestions. Thus far there's only two concrete proposals; Cherylhoney's and mine. Neither of them are particularly stringent. On the one hand, we are all amateurs and the democratic and Corinithian spirit should prevail. Five Long Bones' enthusiasm must be commended. On the other, I don't really see the point in bringing in someone who not only hasn't contributed anything to FISO but won't - by his own admission - have anything to contribute. In September last year I knew almost nothing of fantasy football, but I have learned and now can make an informed judgement. I say we should let this learning process take place. Either we continue to have de facto open membership, or we have some conditions for membership, or membership is closed.Flyman wrote: Any chance someone can set my mind at rest that this'll happen?
Cheers, all.
I favour some conditions for membership, but therein lieth a problem. Such conditions must be based on posts rather than length of FISO membership for the simple reason that long-term members of FISO could have joined during Open Membership. Any long-term members joining now must face some sort of criteria. They will have to be more stringent than the criteria met by the existing members. Should the criteria be solely quantitative, i.e. based on total posts, or total posts on the FPL forum or include some form of qualitative measure? If so, how do we objectively measure a prospective member's posts?
- Jonathan
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Sorry.. I keep forgetting about this private forum. I think we need to see more contribution from the person(s) concerned in the main FPL room before we allow new members in. I don't believe we should just close membership full-stop - although there is one lady present I understand, so....
If this chap, however, was referring to me in his "almost all" comment - he can clear off!
Anyway, just my thoughts.
If this chap, however, was referring to me in his "almost all" comment - he can clear off!
Anyway, just my thoughts.
- Flyman
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- Dumbledore
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- Dumbledore
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- viddleodge
- sir goatus australis
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- Flyman
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An apology/excuse from Dronning Maud Land (received by pm):
Dear Flyman,
I await your verdict with bated breath... I hope that you and your learned colleagues would accept as mitigation the fact that I belong to a small but fervent cult, members of which refuse to recognise the apostasy that is the Gregorian calendar and instead follow a slight modification, the Dave Gregorian calendar, named in honour of the fleet-footed and lank-haired Pompey winger of yesteryear Dave Gregory. Although very similar to the solar calendar that is generally used, there is a variance of between 2 and 2.7 days per month. Unfortunately for me, I didn't adjust my timekeeping to yours, which meant that while my application was actually submitted on the 19th August DGC, it was a teensy bit late as far as you were concerned.
I'm sure you must be fed up with people using this same old excuse, but if you could soften your heart...
Cheers,
Tom.
- viddleodge
- sir goatus australis
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well, that's just pathetic really, dave gregory or dave hedgehog cult indeed, he missed our deadline and that's enough for me i reckon.Flyman wrote:An apology/excuse from Dronning Maud Land (received by pm):Dear Flyman,
I await your verdict with bated breath... I hope that you and your learned colleagues would accept as mitigation the fact that I belong to a small but fervent cult, members of which refuse to recognise the apostasy that is the Gregorian calendar and instead follow a slight modification, the Dave Gregorian calendar, named in honour of the fleet-footed and lank-haired Pompey winger of yesteryear Dave Gregory. Although very similar to the solar calendar that is generally used, there is a variance of between 2 and 2.7 days per month. Unfortunately for me, I didn't adjust my timekeeping to yours, which meant that while my application was actually submitted on the 19th August DGC, it was a teensy bit late as far as you were concerned.
I'm sure you must be fed up with people using this same old excuse, but if you could soften your heart...
Cheers,
Tom.
nuh, let him in, i suppose. if, he meets with the min. post requirement & meaningful posts & gets our approval, and if you want to.
- Flyman
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The result of the New Admissions poll was that applicants should have made a minimum of 20 cogent posts within the past 6 weeks.
Those who have gained entry are:
switters
nash0819
alex123
Those who's council was rejected were:
Dronning maud land
Five long bones
maddocio
Welcome, switters, nash0819 and alex123.
Those who have gained entry are:
switters
nash0819
alex123
Those who's council was rejected were:
Dronning maud land
Five long bones
maddocio
Welcome, switters, nash0819 and alex123.
- amshimself
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- Flyman
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Welcome to the Boardroom, mate. It's a quiet week, natch, but have a wander around. The 'History' forum will give you some idea of where we've come from and how we work. Any questions, just ask.amshimself wrote:Yeah man cheers. In case you're getting confused I'm the artist formerly known as alex123
- amshimself
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- amshimself
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- Grumpy Old Man
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- Flyman
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Sadly he's still only made 11 posts, but he was very nice about his rejection letter.shawpower wrote:I know this is way late, and the chap might not have posted again, but I thought his Gregorian bit was excellant. Has he passed the criteria at this stage? If so I reckon we offer him a membership?Flyman wrote:Those who's council was rejected were:
Dronning maud land
Five long bones
maddocio
Maddocio, however, has yet to pick up his, from the 26th August. Or the follow up I sent. Or the two 'Maddocio - pick up your pms!" I posted when I saw him online here .......
For the record, having appreciated kispdafunk's posts on the FPL forum I suggested by pm that he apply to join us. We are bound to loose members as the season progresses and currently have very little 'advertising' out there to attract new managers. I suggest that all members keep their eyes open for other suitable managers and, once they are eligable, pm them with an invite to apply.
- amshimself
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- viddleodge
- sir goatus australis
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- Flyman
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Maddocio, whose application for membership of the Board was rejected due to lack of posts has now surpassed the necessary requirement and his posts are of a reasonable standard.
I'd like to invite him to join. Will anyone second my proposal?
I'd like to invite him to join. Will anyone second my proposal?
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