Inside the USCF by Andrew Zito

Writing well as an Inspirational Force

Responding Phil Innes, and Joel Channing

But in writing on those issues as often I do, I was distracted from the real issues by Mr. Innes and company (who was listed by Mr. Hanke as a supporter along with other pawn stealing pretender fakes. Having myself little patience for some matters such as those, I was angry. I was mad that I was being goated (drawn) into useless draining discourses with a klak (I am a creative speller) of syncophants for who the issues don't matter. As the expansively acted in a parasitical manner draining me and the USCF of energy much better spent esle where constructively. Especially since that "discourse" (sic don't compare their hack one line venting with my writing as they don't come even close) pertained to matters most often considered secondary to chess (my purpose) in affilation and the pushedpawn.org etc.

I say most often considered secondary because even more important than what I thought,, was the fact that the USCF was often drawn in directions that are viewed as unimportant by average chess players. On the other hand in extreme juxtapostion to the first was the other tendency was the complacency of many apathetic and troubled by discussing the mundane.

Average chess players garner no comfort and solace in disordered fragmented priorities cast about in federation chess politics of he said she said. Which always seems to garner disproportionate importance on some issues, rather than others, merely due to the timing and emphasis some people place on what they say, and hear, rather than the facts.

Some people are too lazy as dysfunctionally their writings drew attention to minor issues, when privately they could have acted differently, and more appropriately in a much more effective mannerr, but didn't. So suspiciously we must wonder as to why they spoke and acted as they did, and even as to whither they actually bothered to read what was written.

Mr. Innes: In so far as at first glance your post addressed to me and quoted below seems appropriate, I appreciate that, though in that as I state this with grave misgivings, mistrust and reservations.

I state what I must hesitantly due to the conduct of some USCF members, or those affiliated with some supposed USCF members, whom I consider inappropriate.

But why do these people insist on making personal details public?

The only answer that comes to mind is that which is criminally related to intimidation, coercion, physical threats, manipulation, blackmail, blacklisting, and bribery all of which often is discretely revealed if not bluntly.

So Mr. Innes you for one seem intelligent when you want to be, but publicly have acted in a self serving fashion, making remarks as if life was a game of chess and people were pieces, often without consideration for the people you discuss, and address.

As you suggest there is inherently a sense of confusion as generally my pen name is Zito that sounds Italian and which derivative of the word Zito (Zeta Ita Tau Omega meaning long live  because as you know perhaps the majority of Italy are ancestors of Greeks not Germans, French or Africans, or Americans).

These USCF forums have propensities to be geared toward confusion and gutter insults, causes others as well as me a great deal of emotional pain, and inconvenience. Firstly due to the complicated nature of rhetorical argument needed to answer the ignorance often presented average humans.

In Addressing the points of your rhetoric point by point my only remark is that I found your statement superficial, shallow, self serving, erroneous, hallow, meaningless, without foundation, basis, relevancy of materiality you are at best moot, if not a dirty conspiratory and foul creature much like one of creatures crawling on the face of the earth without seeming meaning or purpose

3) I understand that USCF will now investigate your original complaint - and  I hope to your satisfaction

ANSWER: The USCF leadership including the present ones should of investigated the matters when it occurred as they actually implemented the policy and callously deprived over 50,000 scholastic members what they paid for, and for which the USCF can not make good as they have lost contact with those scholastic members some of which I hope have not but undoubtedly died from the approx. 50,000 members that were listed in between August 2000-2001.

5) Good luck with your own moderated newsgroup! - as announced in rec.games

6) And good luck with attracting associates to your publishing ventures which you list below

In your closing you also erroneously state:

"I am sorry if you felt any affront to your questions from this newsgroup - as far as I can tell, all respondents have tried to identify your issues, to be better able to deal with them if they can"