Re: The Trash Newsgroup

• From: caz801
• Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 18:18:50 -0700
• Message-ID: <000TPDJNQ.000NS2OJ1.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

I also would like to know why Dr. Levinson
thought this was necessary.

Many TRASH/trash types
(myself included) who no longer play academic events
still monitor this board and consider themselves a part
of the qb community. Many trash players offer their
services as moderators for regular tournaments, I would
highly doubt that anyone who has played a fair amount of
tournaments in the Eastern part of the country has NOT had
Dwight Kidder, James Dinan, James Quintong, or myself as
a moderator, just to name a few.

As far as I
can tell, (I don't have the time to look at all the
posts), TRASH/trash is not taking up an inordinate amount
of space on this board, and I would venture to say
it is a small amount, and TRASH/trash is
qb-related.

Overall, I feel like I am being relegated to a
second-class citizen by this new group, that what is spoken
about pertaining to TRASH/trash tournaments is not
relevant here. Many questions of timing, moderating,
scheduling, can also be of interest to the general qb
community. Also, TRASH's responsiveness to concerns of
players should be mirrored by all formats. I think
TRASH/trash is of higher standing than the qb-flame club that
was announced before, and I cannot help but feel that
I am being lumped into that category with other
types of posts that are deemed off-topic and not
constructive.

Finally, this seems to speak to the larger overall qb
problem of non-inclusiveness that seems to plague qb time
and time again. TRASH/trash is a part of the
community, and those who run and play this format remain
valuable assets to the community and should not be
relegated to a separate club.

Phil Castagna