CFC newsletter

[Hugh Brodie]

The latest CFC Newsletter arrived today (June?) - with announcements for tournaments which took place as long ago as late August. Wouldn't it have been appropriate to remove those announcements at the last minute before sending it out?

[Jonathan Yu]

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I've never received a CFC Newsletter (I probably have to register somehow) but shouldn't a June newsletter come out in June or is this normal?

[Fred McKim]

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The latest CFC Newsletter arrived today (June?) - with announcements for tournaments which took place as long ago as late August. Wouldn't it have been appropriate to remove those announcements at the last minute before sending it out?

Yes. This is unfortunate. For lack of a better word let's say that there were logistical problems after John finished with the issue and sent it to the CFC office in August; and our subsequently getting it out to the masses. I would expect the next issue out in a couple of weeks.

[Fred McKim]

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I've never received a CFC Newsletter (I probably have to register somehow) but shouldn't a June newsletter come out in June or is this normal?

Jonathan. If you are a CFC member, send your e-mail address to info@chess.ca and you'll start getting the newsletter.

[Mathieu Cloutier]

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Wouldn't it be simpler to send smoke signals to announce a tournament?

[Denis Allan]

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The latest CFC Newsletter arrived today (June?) - with announcements for tournaments which took place as long ago as late August. Wouldn't it have been appropriate to remove those announcements at the last minute before sending it out?

Reminds me of the final years of Canadian Chess Chat where issues arrived so long after their date that someone looking now at old editions might wonder how a tournament played in October managed to get reported in June of the same year.

[Hugh Brodie]

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At one point, "chess Chat" simply skipped a year. The November-December 1972 issue reports (among others) the results of the Ottawa Open of March 24-25, 1973 (I tied for 3rd!). The next issue was dated January-February, 1974.

[Jonathan Yu]

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Just did it. Thanks Fred!

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

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The CFC must keep with deadlines - an issue every month.

[Kerry Liles]

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At one point, "chess Chat" simply skipped a year. The November-December 1972 issue reports (among others) the results of the Ottawa Open of March 24-25, 1973 (I tied for 3rd!). The next issue was dated January-February, 1974.

Didn't MAD magazine deliberately date their issues for the following month so it would never be late?!

http://www.amazon.ca/Absolutely-MAD-.../dp/B000HKMQ64

[Ken MacDonald]

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The CFC must keep with deadlines - an issue every month.

Or change the deadlines and go to 6 issues a year, or at least 10 with a break in the summer and winter.

Recent issues are HUGE and could easily have been cut in half.

[Rene Preotu]

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I just noticed that out of 35 annotated games only 2 don't include the opening. Is this a new policy to protect the players' opening preparation?

[Vlad Dobrich]

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Or change the deadlines and go to 6 issues a year, or at least 10 with a break in the summer and winter.

Recent issues are HUGE and could easily have been cut in half.

The best solution would be what I should have done with Chess Canada in the early 70's >>>>>>
Instead of labeling each issue by the month, simply number them : 2015 - #1, #2, #3 etc for however many you put out by year's end. Then the next year start with 2016 - #1, #2, #3 etc

[Steve Douglas]

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Didn't MAD magazine deliberately date their issues for the following month so it would never be late?!

http://www.amazon.ca/Absolutely-MAD-.../dp/B000HKMQ64

Hi Kerry:

A lot of magazines deliberately dated their issues for the month after the issue was likely to hit newsstands. A lot of outlets would pull the "old" issue as soon as the month-end occurred.

Steve