[FSPA] Our Survey Says...

[Stephen Jonke]

Just FYI, I said I wanted a later start time, but because there is a
tournament, a later start time doesn't make sense for that, and now I
wouldn't want that. So adjust the results! :)

Steve

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org
> wrote:

> A couple months ago I sent out a survey about WPPR fees and a possible
> day/time change for league at VÜK. I meant to send out the results sooner
> than this, but you know how things are…
>
> There were a total of 38 responses. In most cases, I’ve rounded the
> percentages to simplify things.
>
> The first set of questions was about the new fees of $1 per player that
> the IFPA will be charging in 2018 for tournaments to be sanctioned by them
> and get ranking points, or WPPRs.
>
> When asked how they feel about the fees, 50% were OK with them as long as
> it is obvious how the league is paying for them, and another 17% shrugged
> it off as just a buck. On the other hand, 17% said that they would
> definitely not participate if the fees were taken from general dues. The
> remaining 16% generally expressed trepidation with the fees and appeared to
> be adopting a wait and see attitude.
>
> When asked about paying for WPPRs, about 60% were either fine or
> grudgingly accepting of it, 25% were openly annoyed, and 15% were
> non-commital.
>
> When asked who would be a better target for our ire than Keith Elwin, to
> no one’s surprise it was Al Thomka who won with 34%… proving that FSPA/PPL
> rivalry is alive and well.
>
> Ultimately, it will be up to individual SLOs to determine how their
> location will deal with the fees, and then players considering a given
> location can decide whether they want to participate based on that
> location’s policy. We will find out how this all plays out in January.
>
>
> For the somewhat less controversial matter of the VÜK start time, 61% of
> respondents were fine with the existing time. 13% wanted it earlier, 13%
> wanted it later, and 13% wished there was another option.
>
> The final question was whether respondents would participate in a weekly
> tournament. 28% said Yes, 8% said No, and 64% said maybe. We actually used
> this data to determine that there was enough interest in a tournament, and
> that tournament started and has been drawing 15-20 people a week.
>
> Thanks for the responses!
> Rob
>
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