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Baron Sengir
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Okay, it seems our first critics have arrived. The misinformed Mr. Chen seems to have it in his mind that we are claiming to speak for every magic player in the world. I just sent out a rebuttal saying that we speak for ourselves and our members and addressed his complaints.
Here it is:
An interesting article to say the least. It would appear Mr. Chen has missed the point of the CPA entirely.
First off, let me say I'm offended by your definition of a casual player but you are entitled to your opinions.
I guess we'd define a casual player as anyone who plays mostly for fun. Not the guy out there making headlines in tourneys or who gets front page priority on the Dojo and every other website. The other guys. The ones who get ignored a lot. We are the non-protour players. Who the hell cares what demographic we fall into? Is that really that important to you? We don't care. If you define yourself as a casual player you are welcome to join.
Our members and casual players in general are a diverse lot. That is great in my opinon. If we just had the 'freestyle' players alliance or the 'legalist' players alliance we wouldn't have the depth that we do now. We have people from all walks of Magic, all walks of life from South Dakota to Brazil. People who just want to be heard. Specialization can cause stagnation, and stagnation equals death to an organization.
We're not about representing a demographic. We've never claimed to. We are an organization of causal players. We We play mostly for fun but on occasion may go to the odd tourney. We're not trying to speak for every single magic player in the world, just the ones who wish to be heard. We've never claimed to speak for anyone but the Casual Players Alliance and all its members. If you're not a member, we don't speak for you. Simple as that.
We want to cover any issue that might affect a casual player. Most people play by the official rules and use the eratta WotC issues. Some people may feel there are too many sets released a year. Whatever the issue, if it is important enough to our members we will make it known to WotC.
The CPA is a democratic group in which all members will get a chance to voice their opinions on topics and majority rules as far as our stance on those topics.
Mr. Chen seems to be nitpicking here, in my opinion. Our name is the Casual Players Alliance. That is not a declaration that all casual players are represented by our organization. Far from it. I will state again so there is no confusion: We represent ourselves and our members. End of list. Next time, read the article a bit more thoroughly. No where did we say we would speak for every single player in the world.
If you have any questions, or would like to join, e-mail us at the Casual_Players_Alliance@hotmail.com. We will try to answer any questions or concerns about representation that you may have.
Thank you for your time.
I remain
Anthony Scott
Proud Member, Casual Players Allianc
Here it is:
An interesting article to say the least. It would appear Mr. Chen has missed the point of the CPA entirely.
First off, let me say I'm offended by your definition of a casual player but you are entitled to your opinions.
I guess we'd define a casual player as anyone who plays mostly for fun. Not the guy out there making headlines in tourneys or who gets front page priority on the Dojo and every other website. The other guys. The ones who get ignored a lot. We are the non-protour players. Who the hell cares what demographic we fall into? Is that really that important to you? We don't care. If you define yourself as a casual player you are welcome to join.
Our members and casual players in general are a diverse lot. That is great in my opinon. If we just had the 'freestyle' players alliance or the 'legalist' players alliance we wouldn't have the depth that we do now. We have people from all walks of Magic, all walks of life from South Dakota to Brazil. People who just want to be heard. Specialization can cause stagnation, and stagnation equals death to an organization.
We're not about representing a demographic. We've never claimed to. We are an organization of causal players. We We play mostly for fun but on occasion may go to the odd tourney. We're not trying to speak for every single magic player in the world, just the ones who wish to be heard. We've never claimed to speak for anyone but the Casual Players Alliance and all its members. If you're not a member, we don't speak for you. Simple as that.
We want to cover any issue that might affect a casual player. Most people play by the official rules and use the eratta WotC issues. Some people may feel there are too many sets released a year. Whatever the issue, if it is important enough to our members we will make it known to WotC.
The CPA is a democratic group in which all members will get a chance to voice their opinions on topics and majority rules as far as our stance on those topics.
Mr. Chen seems to be nitpicking here, in my opinion. Our name is the Casual Players Alliance. That is not a declaration that all casual players are represented by our organization. Far from it. I will state again so there is no confusion: We represent ourselves and our members. End of list. Next time, read the article a bit more thoroughly. No where did we say we would speak for every single player in the world.
If you have any questions, or would like to join, e-mail us at the Casual_Players_Alliance@hotmail.com. We will try to answer any questions or concerns about representation that you may have.
Thank you for your time.
I remain
Anthony Scott
Proud Member, Casual Players Allianc