Ok Sandy, as you are clearly you, would you be happy to pose the question in a new thread and any of us who agree with it can add our "names" to the thread.

It was your idea so I will be happy to let you run it.

The ideal committee is 3 and the other 2 are sick 

To my knowledge (and it is good knowledge) the RCCC does not control this forum. If they did, I believe the people responsible for it would shut it down and start another one. This is an independent forum.

If the RCCC decides that they cannot participate on this forum, it is right that we should be asking why not -- after all, we are the members of the RCCC. The post I made about the progress of the RCCC to post something on their website regarding the problem in Vernon does not mean they have made progress here, but it does mean that they are at least trying to keep the facts straight, and that is progress in itself. We can only hope that they will allow something to evolve so that a spokesperson can keep the facts straight here on this forum as well, as JMLB does in so many ways for the ECF and much else.

Communication and factual accuracy are not mystical concepts, they form the basis of every system that allows civilisation to flourish. If the RCCC ever goes down the road of dictatorship, devious tactics, etc. there will be no room for them in the system, and they don't need me to tell them that because they have enough brains to work it out for themselves -- if they don't, I know they follow this forum anyway.

Following events where we (as a body membership of this forum) went too far by referring to an employee of the RCCC in an inappropriate way, we were told to behave, and this we have done. Since then I believe everyone has been very objective and accurate with anything relating to the RCCC, and I have on occasion added posts to be sure the context remains valid. As I have said many times, we cannot expect the RCCC to solve all the problems of the curling world, we have to get on with it and do something for ourselves. It is our game, our RCCC (whether they like it or not!) and our responsibility to work together for the common good of curling.

This forum is brilliant and it is doing a very necessary job very well. Let's keep it that way, maybe the RCCC will join us one day. If they don't, THEY will be the losers. Meanwhile WE will be the winners on this forum, tackling all aspects of curling in a rational, sensible, open and often fun way. We can be forgiven that we believe the RCCC should be doing the same thing for curling in much the same way, but they have their rules and we have our (very simple) rules.

So, no slagging, no false information, no swipes at the RCCC, and long lives the forum.

February and March Board Minutes are now on the RCCC website.  I had a wee problem opening them but after communicating with the office worked out that download and open and if bits are missing go to View>Normal in Word and everything will be clear - probably my fault but I don't use Word very often.

hth

Thanks to a reply from Mike Ferguson in the Scottish Curler, we now understand why he is not prepared to reply to the SCF. Too many secret members, see, hiding behind false identities and having a good time criticising everything and everyone. I must admit, if I had to find a good reason fast, that is as good as they come.

So we're on our own, really, talk all you like, no-one will answer. Thanks Mike, it helps to know that communication is down to zero. Except business, of course. Duthie away, Theresa away, Annette on leave, Mike away  -- not many left, and no applicants for the board. Does anyone know anymore?

jjk

If people who are so devoted to the game as you are, who are vocal, who have opinions, who are passionate about our sport, do NOT subscribe to the magazine and support it, what chance, realistically, is there of the Scottish Curler continuing to survive?

Don't you care? 

Come on, do you want the Scottish Curler (and the blog) to continue? If you think the sport deserves an independent voice, then download a form, take out a subscription, and help keep the magazine alive.

How about writing for the magazine?

(In the meantime, you could drop in to the office in Dunfermline and buy May's issue, or drop me an email and I'll send you one)