Note: Before I was “un-banned” I wrote a post that, while it included an important part of the story, was unusually sarcastic (I must have been in a grumpy mood when I wrote it…). As I believe that this post contributed to the eventual resolution, I wanted to republish it in a more appropriate version – basically, I just took some stuff out.
I’ve had time now to edit it in a way that still maintains the original meaning without being unnecessarily demeaning… This is the edited version.
Conference Takes a Mulligan
I finally received an email late this afternoon. The gist is that now I have been fined per a different “Conference Regulation”. I suppose the up-side is that I am no longer “banned”.
Here is the content of that email:
After consulting with the parties articulated below, as of September 7, 2009 you have been fined for unsportsmanlike conduct per C/R 609. This is the extent of your penalty. You are welcome to appeal according to the procedure outlined in the Competition Regulations, but be advised that the while the fine is outstanding, you are automatically disqualified from participating in all Conference races and events. You will also be receiving, or have already received this info in writing in the mail.
So, after deducing that my challenge of their use of “E 404” (the rule that grants the License Director ultimate authority) to require an apology was indeed well founded, they have switched to a fine based on C/R 609. Well, at least we can agree about something…
Still, these guys can’t even be bothered to read their own rules. According to C/R 102 the Competition Regulations (C/R’s) “apply to every ICSCC sanctioned event.” The issue we’re discussing didn’t happen at an ICSCC event – as previously documented, it happened on this blog.
Do you guys want to take another Mulligan..?