As I had mentioned last week, I had sent out the propositions for rule changes. Most of the region directors commented on it and here is the copy to used for voting. Please read it give suggestions. Voting for changes will be at the end of the week (Thursday and Friday), and will be enacted for Season 4. Thank you!

1) Move scheduling sign-up to Week 3 in order to:
2) Week 4 sign ups for competitions
3) Use the ECC GCC-hosting week guidelines for all competitions in order to allow members to accept non-members, except for competitions hosted as Tiers 1 or 2 must accept only combine members.
4) Limit competition sign-ups to a certain amount of days per week so everyone can compete the same amount (or about the same amount) every week.
5) Require at least some amount of influence to be gained every season (only like 100 or something, nothing too major and easily obtainable.)
6) Weekly Board meetings (done through some other forum [via ECC website] or something similar)
7) Creation of a scheduling committee in order to handle 1-4


These can changed by combine discussion within the next two days before voting.

Tomorrow is the last day for discussion before I put up the voting.

Voting will work similar to voting for board members for each new addition. Will require a 3/5 win in the voting (60% majority).

I only have 12 bands signed up for finals!

Don't forget that everyone in the combine participates in finals this season.

This season? You say that as if it may change in future seasons. Might we move to a Prelims/Finals format?

I dont think we should let any BANDS into finals :-P

@ Animal, yes, that was considered for when membership got above 30 since we can't accept more than 30 into a competition. :)

@gcurrier: haha

Voting link will be sent out soon! Sorry I didn't get to it much earlier.

A band consists of musicians playing instruments. So yeah. A Drum Corps is still a BAND. :P

Oh jeez. Take it to the competitions, sheesh. Haha.

EDIT: I just realized I have 480 posts. That's almost 11% of all the posts on the forum. O.o

um a true drum corps fan wont ever call them bands in my opinion...its just sick lol

Alright, I will tally the votes in the morning. Thanks to all who voted!

QUOTE: um a true drum corps fan wont ever call them bands in my opinion...its just sick lol

Glad we agree Hoppy ain't no fan of drum corps !

Ok, Drum and BAND corps.

REAL drum and bugle corps fans & FMM know that bugles were played with the thumbs

Yes, in fact, I did............and used a slip slide to eek out those extra pitches.

( no offense, just busting your chops because of the "real fan" remark)

:-)

I guess if my name was hoppy I might be offended but since it's not and I never looked to add a clarinet to drum corps...i guess I'm cool with what you said...oh plus its cool that's how you used to play!

Alright, Amendments 1-4, 6-7 have been passed. Thanks for voting everyone!

A real fan shouldn't be defined by such a silly reason. I call anything using instruments a band. Always have. Always will. :P

I respectfully disagree, Vincent.
Drum Corps comes from an entirely different tradition. And though it has evolved, I feel that calling a drum and bugle corps a band is kind of a PC' ing of (and kind of a dismissing of) their unique place in American history. Just my 2 pennies!
Have fun on the Boardwalk and at the Shore!

Anyway, Scheduling will begin this week due to the new amendment. Please only send what tier you plan on hosting and the competition name. (We will work on dates the end of the week and tomorrow next week). Thanks!

Also, we need a scheduling committee. For this season, I think we will only use the the Board of Directors, but next season we will elect one.

Whether you agree or not, you can't really get past the definition, not making it wrong. Sorry Bando. I'll stop now.

Again, I speak of tradition, history, and respect for that which makes the activity unique.
As a matter of semantics, you may be close to correct.
But anything using instruments? Oof Dah! To each his own...

And I too will stop now...only 5 posts to go for 50!