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Originally Posted by Megawattz
Itll be easy for any particular vendor to serve there personal agenda, the Idea hear is to not only cater to your base, but adopt a broader vision which includes the Hobby as a whole. Us customizers must begin to shape the Hobby, in a way that furthers the Hobby not just are own personal goals. If that means changing the size of my boards I'm with that and so on, Now can we get others to do the same. The days of letting someone else worry about that, is going to kill us, the MFCA has to lay down a set of rules, those that dont agree so be it, but the time has come. Those that sign on is strictly voluntary, no need to include everybody, were looking for those who would travel anyway. Wishing & hoping is not going to make it happen, the guy that says not me, push him aside & keep on moving. The heads of these Tournaments really need to look at this, for without them its over, The MFCA can only do so much, the hobby cant support any other dates on the calender, its up to you guys. My guess is theyll protect there own piece as usual, maybe they wont, we'll see.
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The one advantage the MFCA has it is not beholden to any product. To be honest I am really SICK and TIRED of people stating if Miggle did it for their product, I am doing it for my product type of situations. Buzzball Tournaments seem gone, "long live Buzzball". Miggle Tournaments were almost seems gone and a last minute heartfelt plea kept it from being gone. At some point we will be saying "long live Miggle". We haven't seen, always heard via inquires, etc, of the Shoot-out revival but as of now, "long live Shootout"! Like Wolf stated I believe, the CBSMF is it's own entity initiated by a sponsor. No problems with that and I am sure it will run it's course from what I have seen. The MFCA has the staying power as what they bring to the table is neither arbritrary or capricious.
Now I know that you are all going to be surprised to hear this from me but most every product or company got their start from where? Miggle Tournaments. Subsequently all those who met at the Tournament, some becoming competitors, took factions with them to various parts of the country. Now, you have the second generation taking up the same position.
To stop this, we must get the guys that are truly hobbyist, that is guys who play for the love of the game, not glory, involved. Present the opportunity for them to bring their league to a fair unbiased tournament. Get some minor restrictions on the more ridiculous figures, like cover corners with arms extended to a base length or 12 inches tall. Other than that let the game play on.
Like you said Bruce, the best of the best have to step up and be a part of this for it to work. The ruleset has the be followed the minute you step into the building.
There are some rulesets that present the fast pace which is great for getting things done timely. Having said that I don't feel that one ruleset makes it work. The NEFL ruleset is great but you can attribute my rapid adjustment to playing for 41 years competitively, including my horrid passing display. There are just some things that an inexperienced coach would not partake in.
Just my thoughts.