Date:	Wed, 2 Aug 1995 05:08:41 -1000
From:	mr.nasty@ix.netcom.com (Frank Kenisky )
Message-Id: <3vo4dp$g9l@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom
Subject: AKA junk

I have had the opportunity to check out the old SKQ kitenet from
MetaNet and have found it very interesting that there are more than
just a few individuals who feel that there were problems with the
"Ranking/Qualifying" system which the AKA has implemented.

Although there was a period of time which I was not part of this group
(AKA) I did try to keep up with as much as possible. I have learned
that there were a few changes made which will affect some of the
contestants. I would like someone to please qualify this information...

1) Quad line competitions which were changed, (Novice, Intermediate,
Experienced and Masters) to include only Experienced and Masters class
flyers sometime in January is now considered open class?

2) Novice competitiors will not be included in the AKA
"Ranking/Qualifying" system?

I'm not really sure but I think I remember the American Kitefliers
Association (AKA) saying something of the fact that they would NOT make
changes in the middle of the year. Especially this close to the
convention. Did th
ey resind that statement?

And now that we are at the end of the ranking/qualifying year I can ask
the question which I have patiently waited for since November 94.

Which ranking/qualifying system did the AKA use? AND why are so many of
the SWSKC contestants complaining that the results from the AKA's phone
in system, can't be accurate? AND just another question sort of
related. Why 
if the ranking/qualifying system is inaccurate, and the person running
it is sooooooooooooo busy, why did the AKA provide him the opportunity,
(within a group of two others, Marti and Andrew) to take on the
additional responsibility of setting up a Web Page? By the way, what
has happened to the Web Page?

How responsible can the board of directors within the AKA be to give an
individual another responsibility when they cannot complete the first
one? With all the individuals which make up the association, I would
think that
 there is someone out there who would be as capable if not more capable
of doing as good a job.

Also, one last bit of interesting news. I had thought that the issue of
my AKA membership was a moot point. It appears that one John Burkhart
has brought the issue to the surface once again, and has asked the AKA
board to reconsider my membership. From what his letter stated it was
obvious to me that John is being very defensive. I just wonder what
he's hiding?

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