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ChessPromotion 12123950
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 Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: To the USCF Executive Board |
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| samsloan wrote: | Prior
to the Executive Board meeting in Los Angeles, I asked Bill Hall to
bring to the meeting information about all the Free Ads for Polgar that
keep appearing in Chess Life.
For example, on page 68 of the February 2007 Chess Life there is an ad that lists Polgar as a "Gold Affiliate".
Under the rules, to be a "Gold Affiliate" one must pay $350.
However, the CD that was distributed to the board and the finance
committee at my insistence fails to show that Polgar has ever paid any
money at all to the USCF. Not only has she never paid this money, but
she has never paid ANY money. She has never even paid rating fees for
events held at her club.
The CD shows that the USCF has paid 50 or 60 checks to Polgar,
often for large amounts, but Polgar has never paid the USCF anything at
all.
Bill Hall replied that these ads were in exchange for services. The
services include signing autographs and posing for pictures with
scholastic players, while rarely or almost never playing a single game
of chess.
In other words, Miss Polgar has become like Anna Nicole Smith, who was famous for being famous.
As to Donna's objection that these free ads in exchange for
"services" should be recorded on the books, Bill Hall stated that he
will start doing that in the future. He did not explain why he has not
done it in the past.
Sam Sloan |
I find it nauseating that the USCF continues to allow the constant
lies and deceits by Mr. Sloan. His charges are once again utterly
ridiculous and completely false. They are clearly aimed as a dirty and
destructive political weapon for the upcoming election.
GM Susan Polgar does not receive any free ad. This specific lie has been refuted many times before.
Now, Mr. Sloan states that there is no payment of $350. Judy Misner not
only acknowledged that $350 was paid, she even informed GM Polgar of
the exact date of the payment.
Instead of saying THANK YOU for supporting US Chess and the USCF, Mr.
Sloan is out to create more and more enemies by insulting, demeaning
and lying about them. When is it enough? When will you start to take
actions? When will Mr. Sloan be banned from this forum? How many times
does he have to violate the rules for sanctions to take place? 100,
1000?
Mr. Sloan does not attend National Scholastic events. He has no
clue of what GM Polgar does at these events. When Mr. Sloan insulted GM
Polgar on the record during the board meeting in LA, members of the
Scholastic Council corrected Mr. Sloan. They were offended by his
irresponsible attacks. Even after being correct, Mr. Sloan continues to
demean GM Polgar.
How can you sit still and allow Mr. Sloan to continue this
unethical and destructive line of conducts? Is this in the best
interest of chess and the USCF? Do you condone Mr. Sloan's
irresponsible false charges? Is this an acceptable image of the USCF
Executive Board? Will anything be done?
Best regards,
PT
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ueschessmom 13470792
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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"In other words, Miss Polgar has become like Anna Nicole Smith, who was famous for being famous."
Does he just make misstatements like these to be provocative? Or is
he as unhinged as fabrications like this make him appear to be? First
of all, as Chess Promotion pointed out, to my knowledge Sam Sloan has
not attended any recent National Scholastic events (and thank goodness
for that, although I do relish the image of him being chased out of a
convention center by a bunch of irate chess moms using their kids'
oversized trophies as weapons). I've sat in on at least one simul that
Susan has played at a recent National. Beyond that, she is a source of
encouragement and inspiration to numerous young scholastic players,
both boys and girls, whether handing out trophies at an awards ceremony
of congratulating a young player on a game well played. I can't even go
near the Anna Nicole Smith analogy. Let's just say it is both in
extremely poor taste (surprise!) and completely inapposite. |
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ChessPromotion 12123950
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| ueschessmom wrote: | "In other words, Miss Polgar has become like Anna Nicole Smith, who was famous for being famous."
Does he just make misstatements like these to be provocative? Or is he
as unhinged as fabrications like this make him appear to be? First of
all, as Chess Promotion pointed out, to my knowledge Sam Sloan has not
attended any recent National Scholastic events (and thank goodness for
that, although I do relish the image of him being chased out of a
convention center by a bunch of irate chess moms using their kids'
oversized trophies as weapons). I've sat in on at least one simul that
Susan has played at a recent National. Beyond that, she is a source of
encouragement and inspiration to numerous young scholastic players,
both boys and girls, whether handing out trophies at an awards ceremony
of congratulating a young player on a game well played. I can't even go
near the Anna Nicole Smith analogy. Let's just say it is both in
extremely poor taste (surprise!) and completely inapposite. |
Unfortunately, this is the normal behavior of Mr. Sloan. He recently posted this:
"For the past months I have been
tormented by this secret that I have been holding. But now I can hold
it no longer. Now I must finally confess that: I am the father of Anna
Nicole Smith's baby."
He also claimed that he had relations with GM Polgar when she and her
family have clearly stated that it is a complete fabrication on his
part. He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of
a minor. He was never welcome back.
Is this appropriate for a USCF Executive Board Member? I realize
that the USCF cannot force Mr. Sloan to go see a psychiatrist. However,
they can take actions against inappropriate conducts and behavior.
What I do not understand is why the USCF has not taken actions against
Mr. Sloan for his unethical, deceitful, destructive and malicious
actions in this forum in the last few months. Why does the USCF refuse
to enforce the code of conducts.
Best regards,
PT
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artichoke 10167825
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
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ChessPromotion 12123950
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
She said he was asked to leave and he was never welcome back. Other
members of her family also said the same. That is a nice way to say
that he was thrown out.
Please don't tell me that you will defend this too.
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artichoke 10167825
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| ChessPromotion wrote: | | artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
She said he was asked to leave and he was never welcome back. Other
members of her family also said the same. That is a nice way to say
that he was thrown out.
Please don't tell me that you will defend this too. |
Susan never said that he had solicited a minor. You said he did. Why did you say it? |
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ChessPromotion 12123950
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
She said he was asked to leave and he was never welcome back. Other
members of her family also said the same. That is a nice way to say
that he was thrown out.
Please don't tell me that you will defend this too. |
Susan never said that he had solicited a minor. You said he did. Why did you say it? |
She said he inappropriately solicited her and he was asked to leave
their home. She was 16. I have a daughter near that age. I take offense
to people who think it is normal to solicit teenagers.
This is my last response to you in this matter. This post was to the
board and not to you. I would appreciate it if you would let them
answer my question. Thanks!
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artichoke 10167825
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| ChessPromotion wrote: | | artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
She said he was asked to leave and he was never welcome back. Other
members of her family also said the same. That is a nice way to say
that he was thrown out.
Please don't tell me that you will defend this too. |
Susan never said that he had solicited a minor. You said he did. Why did you say it? |
She said he inappropriately solicited her and he was asked to leave
their home. She was 16. I have a daughter near that age. I take offense
to people who think it is normal to solicit teenagers.
This is my last response to you in this matter. This post was to
the board and not to you. I would appreciate it if you would let them
answer my question. Thanks!
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1. As I recall there was some inconsistency in what Susan wrote,
for whatever reason, so I'm not sure that what you say is consistent
with all of what Susan said.
2. She was not a minor, there, where we are talking about.
3. You can take offense to whatever you want. It's the mud-slinging
that I object to. And I am going to try to point it out when I observe
it.
It would have been an interesting lunch ... |
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ChessPromotion 12123950
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
She said he was asked to leave and he was never welcome back. Other
members of her family also said the same. That is a nice way to say
that he was thrown out.
Please don't tell me that you will defend this too. |
Susan never said that he had solicited a minor. You said he did. Why did you say it? |
She said he inappropriately solicited her and he was asked to leave
their home. She was 16. I have a daughter near that age. I take offense
to people who think it is normal to solicit teenagers.
This is my last response to you in this matter. This post was to
the board and not to you. I would appreciate it if you would let them
answer my question. Thanks!
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1. As I recall there was some inconsistency in what Susan wrote,
for whatever reason, so I'm not sure that what you say is consistent
with all of what Susan said.
2. She was not a minor, there, where we are talking about.
3. You can take offense to whatever you want. It's the mud-slinging
that I object to. And I am going to try to point it out when I observe
it.
It would have been an interesting lunch ... |
"... during [Mr. Sloan's stay at my family's apartment], he made a
number of completely inappropriate solicitation to me, a minor at that
time, ..." - Susan Polgar (Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:31 pm)
This is the exact quote directly from Susan Polgar.
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samsloan 11115292
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| artichoke wrote: | | ChessPromotion wrote: | | ... He was thrown out of their home for inappropriate solicitation of a minor. ... |
As far as I can recall, Susan has never said this. |
Correct. Susan has never said this and in fact nothing of the sort took place.
I stayed as a guest in Susan's home during two periods in 1986. The
first ended when we traveled together to the International Tournament
in Albena, Bulgaria, which was won by Susan.
The second ended when we traveled together to the International
Tournament in Copenhagen. I do not know who won because I had to return
to the USA in the middle of the tournament due to family emergency
involving my mother and daughter.
Susan was 17, not 16, during these times. You can look up the exact
dates of the tournaments in Chess Informant and other publications.
I remained on good terms with Susan until quite recently when Paul
Truong who posts here as "ChessPromotions" started attacking me after I
won the election.
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tanstaafl 11246770
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| ChessPromotion wrote: | What
I do not understand is why the USCF has not taken actions against Mr.
Sloan for his unethical, deceitful, destructive and malicious actions
in this forum in the last few months. Why does the USCF refuse to
enforce the code of conducts.
Best regards,
PT |
The USCF IS
taking action against Mr. Sloan. The reason you haven't heard anything
yet is called DUE PROCESS. I expect a decision in an ethics complaint
shortly.
| samsloan wrote: | | ...Susan
was 17, not 16, during these times. You can look up the exact dates of
the tournaments in Chess Informant and other publications. ... |
16
or 17 is still a minor, last I checked. That's a separate issue, AFAIK,
from whether your actions were crimes. And, of course, this has nothing
to do with Mr. Sloan's latest lies about Susan Polgar, which are still
inexcusable.
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