Hi Hugh: I just finished responding to Rod as he has given me some similar advice to yours. Yes, you are probably correct. Not worth the energy and the time to go after a useless man like Dicey. I am certain that he will get his some day soon and I for one won't be sorry to see him falll. As for Jay, I won't even bother to comment. Take care and thanks again for your words of wisdom. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: Hugh Pharis To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 2:31 PM Subject: [blind-chess] Even there, don't expect any justice! If you want an answer to your question, my advice would be to send an off-list message to Jay Leventhal, USBCA Secretary, with "cc" to all other officers, and ask for an explanation. If the Officers have decided to keep the issue off the list, then it falls to Jay to respond directly *** Oh, my! again! Even there, don't get your hopes up that the secretary will do anything positive! For he and the big D work hand in glove as they both did with me so quickly last March, even to the point of both of them writing me personally that I was personna non grati. So just forget it, lovely lady; and enjoy the group of fits, misfits like me, and the rest in this more than friendly group who simply enjoy all Richard has done to get it up and roaring since last April 4. As you may have noticed since joining us, you can possibly find more challenges in the various tournaments and friendly games than you can keep up with. In fact, if you will deign to look down from your lofty perch and take me on in a friendly game before the winter-spring tournament gets underway, I will be happy to try to redeem my fallen estate of 2010. (smile) And like the proverbial Phoenix: I! will! rise! again! out! of! the! ashes! Well, let me dream, please?