[JoAnneM]

I have watched lots of vugraph and think it is wonderful. There is a large variety of personalities and skill levels among the commentators, just like in almost any other endeavor, and sometimes I choose the table to watch based on who is commentating.

Only one time have I really been offended by a commentator, and I posted that complaint last year, and was roundly criticized for doing so. Amazingly that commentator lived up to my opinion of him/her again this time.

This may not be the proper place but I would like to say that I really enjoyed the open trials and think the operators and commentators did a great job. I would like to single out Adam Kaplan, who appeared to be having a lot of fun, and who seems very mature for a 13 year old. I think it was very nice that Roland asked him to be a commentator.

[Walddk]

JoAnneM, on Jun 16 2009, 08:23 PM, said:

This may not be the proper place but I would like to say that I really enjoyed the open trials and think the operators and commentators did a great job. I would like to single out Adam Kaplan, who appeared to be having a lot of fun, and who seems very mature for a 13 year old. I think it was very nice that Roland asked him to be a commentator.

If you are good enough, you are old enough. Age does not mean anything in this context. Adam is a fine player, an excellent analyst, a quick typist and a polite young man. I am delighted to have him on our panel, and I know Fred and Uday agree.

Adam (mtvesuvius) is also a frequent forum poster. I always read what he has to say.

Roland

[Tola18]

Walddk, on Jun 16 2009, 03:21 PM, said:

JoAnneM, on Jun 16 2009, 08:23 PM, said:

... I would like to single out Adam Kaplan, who appeared to be having a lot of fun, and who seems very mature for a 13 year old.  I think it was very nice that Roland asked him to be a commentator.

If you are good enough, you are old enough. Age does not mean anything in this context. Adam is a fine player, an excellent analyst, a quick typist and a polite young man. I am delighted to have him on our panel...

Yeah. Adam is also one of them who tries to have system notes of pairs with a lesser wellknown system. Other fancy conventions he knows by heart. And thus he can usually explain what they are doing, and why.

"For he is a jolly good fellow" as the english say.

[onoway]

The vugraph crews do an amazing job. It can't be easy, and I for one too often forget to say thank you .

Easiest thing in the world to point fingers and find fault, takes no talent and very little time, just a sour outlook. To get in there down and dirty and make things even better takes a bit more effort. If someone makes a mistake, so what? I'm sure it isn't intentional any more than the errors which the players make..and some of the players must make an error or two at some point or they'd all be tied for first.

I am most grateful to the vugraph volunteers and often choose to kib a room depending on who the commentators are. Sometimes the conversational asides are a great way to perk up a somewhat listless or slow batch of hands.

The vugraph operators and commentators deserve appreciation and applause.
THANK YOU!! Also thank you to Roland for organising it...that has to be a nightmare at times. Well done, all of you.