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Re: Dickman on topic length & release date

> Ok I'll agree with those two statements.  And your right about catching 
> up with the topic at tournaments.  But... 

okay, so you agree that tournaments are good to get caught up at for some 
schools that lack a large resource base (e.g., coaches)...


> 1.  Your infinite regression argument misses the point, I am not calling 
> for a shorter season just keep things where they are!
> 

first, no one is advocating a longer tournament schedule, just that the 
topic get releases earlier to allow for cooperation with NDT.  
Sanctioning can still be held off until tournaments usually start.  Even 
if this were the effect of moving up the topic release date, you even 
admit that tournaments allow small resourced schools to close the 
competitive gap; this added benefit and NDT cooperation would probably 
weigh over any negative repurcutions of a student life :) and whatever else.

> 2.  Your argument is a straw person argument at best.  deal with the idea 
> of no longer season.
> 

deal with the idea that season extention isn't necessarily required to 
release the topic earlier, and that it isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

> 3.  Why go to a longer season.  If you propose change you need to give 
> reasons for that change.  To date I have not heard any reason to stretch 
> our season even longer.
> 

two benefits already explained: cooperation with NDT and maybe allowing 
for the resource constrained to get more experience.

> 4.  What about the argument I gave saying we already have the longest 
> season in college competition and making it longer just makes it that 
> much harder to be a student, teacher, person with a life.
> 

a life, a life, a life... highly overrated.  Most of the times, the idea 
behind a commpetitive activity is that much time and effort goes into it. 
besides, i dont really see how bumping up the release date would add any 
significant workload.  an extra two tournaments, yeah, whatever... how 
much _extra_ work would your squad be doing for that... i cant really 
think of much. if you are concerned about getting behind just move your 
schedule up a few weeks.

> 5.  This activity is shrinking in in both number of squads and debaters 
> on the remaining squads.  I don't think increasing the load necessary to 
> compete is the way to win back people!
> 

extra work from where?

> I did not take your post as a flame, and I hope you don't take the above 
> as a flame.  I'm interested to hear responses from every one on this topic!
> 

ditto.

added benefit #3: berkeley is tryying to find a free weekend to host our 
college tournament on that wouldn't have 3 other tournaments going on in 
the west.   and for all this hassle, it would be worth it.

jason
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