So technically it's all your fault.
This may have been discussed ad nauseum at local meetings but I don’t feel there has been any real consultation by the BMC. Perhaps that’s deliberate? This isn’t 1982 and other forms of consultation should have been used. I never know what my local meeting will be discussing (example) and I’m not going to attend if the agenda is not available in advance: I might have to sit through a two hour of discussion on brush clearing at Harrison’s and I get quite enough of that kind of thing at work already.
"Unless the BMC supports the IFSC bid for climbing to be in the Olympics the BMC will no longer be able to be a member of the IFSC and the implications of this are...X, Y and Z."
I've been unable to find the minutes of past meetings on the community site.
I'm no great advocate for climbing being in the Olympics, but I do find this thread a bit depressing in its inevitability. Folk who couldn't be arsed engaging with a fairly tedious, technical discussion now moaning they weren't consulted properly, largely on the grounds that they don't like the outcome, but are yet unable to produce a decent counter argument.
QuoteI've been unable to find the minutes of past meetings on the community site.Really, I thought you were shit hot at this stuff? Unable to find the meeting or the minutes?To find meetings, go to 'Your local area', hit 'previous events' then, optional but recommended 'show all'. Scroll down - it goes back to Sept '08. Olympics were on the agenda from Sept 09. Not all meetings have agendas and minutes, but the more recent ones all have both. It's not perfect, but I guess that's what you get for employing volunteers.
I'm no great advocate for climbing being in the Olympics, but I do find this thread a bit depressing in its inevitability. Folk who couldn't be arsed engaging with a fairly tedious, technical discussion now moaning they weren't consulted properly, largely on the grounds that they don't like the outcome, but are yet unable to produce a decent counter argument. Such grumblings were addressed in the debate - do folk really think it's a tenable position for a representative organisation to refuse to promote its sport? It's a dog-in-the-manger position that doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
I however think its worth bearing in mind for future issues because the area meets are not an effective means of canvassing members opinions.
The other strange this is that it doesn't really seem that there's much chance of climbing actually making it to the olympics anyway:Matt Cutler @mattycutler William Hill odds on sport to be added to Olympics from 2020: Squash (6/4), Baseball/Softball (7/4), Karate (5/1), Wakeboarding (8/1)... (Feb 12)
Quote from: IanP on March 01, 2013, 04:13:31 pmThe other strange this is that it doesn't really seem that there's much chance of climbing actually making it to the olympics anyway:Matt Cutler @mattycutler William Hill odds on sport to be added to Olympics from 2020: Squash (6/4), Baseball/Softball (7/4), Karate (5/1), Wakeboarding (8/1)... (Feb 12)I wonder what information forms the basis of these odds.
Shauna Coxsey has been interviewed by radio 5 live about this.It will be aired next week. Don't know when yet.
Shauna Coxsey has been interviewed by radio 5 live about this
So what do we realistically reckon is climbing's chances of getting shortlisted anyway; I think it depends a lot on who is hosting?