It's time for universal registration

[Baca Loco]

At the very least it's time all the majors got with the program and started using the APPA system to register teams and keep track of players. Since there are no governing bodies for PB this is the next best thing and if all the majors used it the bigger national series would have to join in if they wanted to be taken seriously.

The only downside for the NPPL and the MS is their current registration schemes generate revenues they would lose. On the plus side they would have a program in place that actually worked. And integrated players from all over the world into a single database.

What are the odds?

 

[Wadidiz]

I personally believe you are dead right.

Just get them to change their name to IPPA and have them change their forms to accommodate a residency that isn't in one of the 50 United States (the default of "Alabama" doesn't settle right with me somehow). Ditto being able to put in a non-US phone number that isn't rejected as invalid.

About revenue sorces: the promoters and/or the organization can still sell tournament passes.

 

[Gyroscope]

... or just increase entry. It's like they want you to know you are paying a little more, just to irritate.

 

[Baca Loco]

Okay, I see how it is. Every new season a thread or two shows up from new Mil teams dismayed at the registration rip-off and then a bunch of long-sufferers jump in to agree but the truth is yer all apathetic.
Here's your opportunity to be heard and maybe even listened to. Do you a think a thread here with 100 replies requesting a change might have an impact? How 'bout 200? Or 300? The MS this year is gonna be on their best behavior--could be now or never. So does anyone really care or do y'all just like to whinge now and again?

 

[Bolter]

I vote for this

 

[Furby]

I'd love to know what Raehl thinks of this. As for me, I'll reserve comment for now.

 

[TJ Lambini]

Originally posted by Furby
I'd love to know what Raehl thinks of this.

Put that spoon down Furbs, tha pot doesn't need anymore stirring...

 

[Furby]

Now would I ever do such a thing?

 

[Anglacon]

The IPPA system is just yet ANOTHER way to squeeze more money from players for no valid reason. Why? Because it DOES NOT WORK. I know of a novice player who called up and said he wanted to play rookie, so they changed it for him. just like that.

great way to keep tabs on players, right?

the Idea is good, and needed in my opinion, but it has to be done and done corretly and permanently. you cannot have a system like this that can be changed on a whim.

-Anglacon

EDIT ADDED: How many events had the mystery player played within the system as a Novice? Does the PSP have rules that allow changing classification under certain circumstances? I'm not familiar with the current rule book. Perhaps the change was Ok by rule. Either way, I'm not defending individual actions within the system but there is no comparison between what the APPA does and the other big league's in-house registration membership tax. TFP

 

[stark]

This is all keyboard jockeying. Unless somebody/people is/are prepared to get off their arse and start lobbying, the league organisers they will continue to do what ever they want.

EDIT ADDED: It's gotta start someplace, doesn't it? Where better than where everybody has a chance to contribute before the season starts? Just another form of apathy. TFP