[GFCA] The By-Laws

[Bill Batterman]

>
> One quick clarification.  The section of the bylaws where this clause is
> contained only applies to the State tournaments that are run by the GFCA.
>  While it is reasonable to expect that most tournaments will model the GFCA
> state policies, tournament directors will still have the ability to set
> different expectations.
>

Thanks — this is excellent. In Wisconsin, the WDCA's bylaws applied to all
tournaments **sanctioned** by the WDCA — tournaments that deviated from the
organization's bylaws were technically "unsanctioned" events, something that
school administrations—if made aware of—would obviously find objectionable.
Unsanctioned tournaments also did not count toward qualification for the
state tournament. The Georgia model — GFCA bylaws apply to GFCA tournaments
only — is definitely superior.


> I agree with Jenny, but have one question:  What if a coach works on a file
> during the 1ac and posts it to the teams' server.  Is it ok to use it?
>

I think the "spirit of the law" should be that once the (1)AC (or whatever
the first speech is called in Public Forum) begins, the students competing
in a particular contest round should receive no assistance from anyone but
their partners. Original research is consistent with this norm but
assistance from coaches or teammates (including new files/updates) is not.


>  -----Original Message-----
> From: thegfca-bounces at lists.gradyspeaks.org
> [mailto:thegfca-bounces at lists.gradyspeaks.org] On Behalf Of Jenny Heidt
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:56 AM
> To: Berthiaume, Maggie; Jeffrey Miller; thegfca at lists.gradyspeaks.org
> Subject: Re: [GFCA] The By-Laws
>
> I agree with both of Maggie's suggestions but also think that students
> should be allowed to research in debates.  2 important examples re: why
> this should be the case:
>
> 1) A few years ago where there was some very surprising aff T
> evidence--a search during the debate revealed that it was fabricated.
>
> 2) A politics DA was read that had passed.  The aff found one card
> saying "it passed."  The judge did not know either way so that was
> critical and prevented what would have been a fairly dumb debate from
> occurring.
>
> If a position is so bad that it can be beaten with a card or two found
> during prep time, why not?
>
> Also, we have our files on email and a server.  If someone forgot to
> download something, why couldn't they access it?
>
> So, I think that the rule should exclude electronic communication
> between anyone besides the partner but not otherwise limit internet
> access.
>
> Jenny
>
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