My ideas (and those I submit on other athletes behalf) are the only ones that matter....everyone has an opinion, and idea, a proposal...and the IFBB accepts proposals on the basis of the representatives of the athletes that a part of the pro league....
Great, now we are getting somewhere.
The ideas that you submit are of course the only ones that matter. However, is there an official channel within the IFBB that allows others to submit proposals etc. Do these proposals have to go through you (for example) and on what basis do they pass any first stage?
I'm not sure where you're coming from...does the NFL conduct a poll of the fans to make changes? All the minutes from the meetings are posted for anyone to see...I dont hire a firm of marketers, planners to conduct a 2 year study on how elimination the posing round will affect the public opinion of anonymous posters on the internet....
Basically, accountability. It's probably not necessary to have teams of marketers etc but it wouldn't hurt for an organisation the size of the IFBB, with all of the money that is involved, to have a game plan. Most business have such plans, whether they are 6 month, year-long etc. Not withstanding in-house political manoeuvrings (which are the bane of all organisations) and short-term gratifications, both financial and otherwise, what do the IFBB expect will come of its decisions in the long term? In other words, what vision do they have for the sport?
As for the basis of the proposals, well, they don't appear to be guided by any vision of where to take the sport but instead seem reactionary.
Again, I would like to reiterate that I am not attacking you or anyone. Being in a more politically influential position than everyone else on these boards, I am just hoping that you will consider the advantages of some of the more reasoned out posts rather than just rejectng them or considering them attacks.
Just trying to raise the bar here Chick, that's all.
