I would add that (IMO of course) Ken Classen set a good bar for constructive criticism in his last post with respect to tone and being respectful of the hard work that many have put into this.
I agree. He has a different approach than I do.
I echo Rob's comments about the scope of forum posts: do not assume that TPTB will read these comments.
Maybe the USMS leadership should recognize that the USMS Forum is a good source of information which can be useful in their policy making process. People use social media because it is easy, and doesn't the leadership appreciate a vehicle that helps people easily voice their opinions and concerns about USMS?
Agree with Bob. If USMS leadership ignore the Forums, this is more a statement about their insularity and cluelessness than about the critics' approach to influence and persuasion.
ultimately you can't assume that the people here on the forum are representative of either USMS administration or the membership as a whole. (I would venture to say that the same is true for the Marathon Swimming forum.)
For whatever it's worth, I can tell you that visitor traffic to the Marathon Swimmers Forum from Sarasota skyrocketed shortly after the USMS OW Sanctioning thread started, and continues to this day.
PS: I can't give you pageview stats on this thread on the USMS Forum.
irishpolarbear, I mean Rob Copeland, may have access to that information.
I would add that (IMO of course) Ken Classen set a good bar for constructive criticism in his last post with respect to tone and being respectful of the hard work that many have put into this.
I agree. He has a different approach than I do.
I echo Rob's comments about the scope of forum posts: do not assume that TPTB will read these comments.
Maybe the USMS leadership should recognize that the USMS Forum is a good source of information which can be useful in their policy making process. People use social media because it is easy, and doesn't the leadership appreciate a vehicle that helps people easily voice their opinions and concerns about USMS?
Agree with Bob. If USMS leadership ignore the Forums, this is more a statement about their insularity and cluelessness than about the critics' approach to influence and persuasion.
ultimately you can't assume that the people here on the forum are representative of either USMS administration or the membership as a whole. (I would venture to say that the same is true for the Marathon Swimming forum.)
For whatever it's worth, I can tell you that visitor traffic to the Marathon Swimmers Forum from Sarasota skyrocketed shortly after the USMS OW Sanctioning thread started, and continues to this day.
PS: I can't give you pageview stats on this thread on the USMS Forum.
irishpolarbear, I mean Rob Copeland, may have access to that information.
