[luis]

There're a lot of threads about TDs rulings in the last weeks.
I think that the work of a Tourney TD in BBO is 80% non-bridge related (subbing, checkng connections etc) and 20% bridge related.

So I have the following idea:
Let real TDs certify that they are bridge TDs, for example contacting the ACBL or with a note from their NBOs or by some similar method.
Then distinguish certified TDs with some special color or symbol.
Allow TDs to "hire" a professional TD to be asked or consulted in bridge related questions for a tourney. In pay tournaments you can agree for example to hire a real TD for $X, in free tournaments there may or may not be a real TD... the real TD will then work as an advisor and asked to rule in bridge related questions, subbing and administrative matters are still things that the Tourney organizer will do.
This may allow some TDs to make some money and Tourney TDs to have serious tournaments with real TDs ruling if needed.

Some polishing may be needed as I'm typing this at the same time it ocurred to me...

Luis.

[luke warm]

good idea

[chicken]

i like that idea because everybody will know what he/she gets when joining a tourney.

[luke warm]

as far as hiring a td, i think it's possible... i don't know how it works, but assume bbo gets .50 of every bbo$... i'd gladly run a tourney and pay a td half of whatever is left... hell i'd hire 2 tds and keep a nickle

[sceptic]

good idea luis

[pigpenz]

so we are only talking about BBO $$ tournaments then