Jan/Feb TTToday Ratings

[Todd Alan Sweeris]

This is Larry Hodges, Editor of Table Tennis Today. The Jan/Feb issue will either be mailed on January 15, or we can hold back on it for one week to get the
ratings from the U.S. Nationals. What do you think?
(P.S. I'll post top men & women's listings from the magazine when I get in
a week or so).
A
Larry Hodges

[ljboocke]

Doesn't much matter to me since I didn't attend the nationals.
But when I've entered tournaments I'm always anxious for results so I
think you're better off delaying one week. BTW, I really benefitted
from the O'Neill articles on serving. Let's see more tutorials.

[Larry White]

Larry, I think some people will be upset either way but that there will
be fewer people upset if you wait and post the latest ratings. I think it
would be better to publish TTT each month so that the tournament reports
are more current. Communications is the heart of an organization and
worth the cost. Raise my dues if necessary to cover it. I'll pay an extra
$10 year or whatever to get TTT monthly. BTW, what happened to the
articles I wrote about Coach Li's training camp in Nashville and the
pictures? And the other articles I sent about the youth? Why not make the
ratings available for online inquiry? Or at least have a number I can
call and for a small charge get my rating when I key in my USATT id
number? This could even make a profit for the USATT!
Your work is appreciated. Please consider these suggestions.

Larry White- President Nashville Table Tennis Club

[Alexander J. Chien]

In article <3dt5l7$k...@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com> WTW...@prodigy.com (Larry White) writes:
>pictures? And the other articles I sent about the youth? Why not make the
>ratings available for online inquiry? Or at least have a number I can
>call and for a small charge get my rating when I key in my USATT id
>number? This could even make a profit for the USATT!
>

Hi -
Now there's an idea!

Call 1-900-TT-RATING

Just $2.99 per minute for _your_ up to date rating!
Operators available 24 hours a day!

-Alex
P.S. I'm half joking, and half serious. ;)
>

[Marty Sasaki]

In article <3dtdbk$g...@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu> mad...@med.umich.edu (Alexander J. Chien) writes:
>Call 1-900-TT-RATING
>
> Just $2.99 per minute for _your_ up to date rating!
> Operators available 24 hours a day!

900 numbers cost thousands of dollars to set up. I'm not sure, but the
number $30,000 sticks in my mind. However, a computerized voice
bulletin board system is relatively easy. Darrin Skinner has set up
such a system for kite enthusiasts.

The system provides national rankings (there are kite competitions)
news, information about clubs and periodicals, etc.
--
Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications
sas...@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street
617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546

[Todd Alan Sweeris]

Larry White, I received your article, but do not have room to publish every
article I receive. I only can publish about 40% of what I get. I have
;'published several article by you already, but space keeps me from
using everything.
Any suggestions about ratings should go to USATT Headquarters, 719-578-4583.
Larry Hodges