Re: DPU SCT: Cancellation Fees

• From: Jason Mueller <jcmpn7_at_mujason.yahoo.invalid>
• Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 06:36:10 -0000
• Message-ID: <bvso8q+i12u_at_...>

I'd have to agree with Sean and MaS on this one.  Ex post facto 
cancellation fees are inherently unfair.  However, charging for non-
emergency cancellations within 48 hours of the tournament is 
reasonable, as long as that policy is announced beforehand (as I 
believe Mas's gang at Illinois does).  I didn't go after SEMO when 
they no-showed us at last year's SCT, thus creating a major disaster 
in that the number of Div II teams was one short of having a full 
round robin provide the minimum number of games.  Anyway, DePauw has 
the right to institute whatever policies they see fit (as per NAQT 
rules, of course), but an ex post facto cancellation fee is just 
plain dumb and of questionable legality, as well as being difficult 
to enforce.

Jason Mueller

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Michael Angelo Sorice" 
<msorice_at_u...> wrote:
> I couldn't help but notice that you didn't mention any cancellation
> fee whatsoever in your previous posts, meaning you propose to assess
> an unprecedented level of penalty for cancelling for what may be
> legitimate reasons, with several days notification, completely ex 
post
> facto. Good luck collecting that. If I decide not to go to your
> tournament as a result of this fiasco, I'm not paying you a thing.
> 
> MaS
> 
> --- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Hartman" <dpuducks_at_y...> 
wrote:
> > Due to the high rate of next to last minute cancellations, we at
> > DePauw feel it necessary to implement a fee. Any further
> > cancellations will be assessed a fee equal to that which they 
would
> > have paid. Those who have cancelled in this past week may still be
> > assessed such a fee.
> >
> > We are sorry that this is necessary, and hope that it will not be 
a
> > problem anymore.
> >
> > Amanda Hartman
> > DePauw Quiz Bowl