2009 Breaking news archive - Revision history

Poslfit: removed NSA link

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removed NSA link

Poslfit: Corrected capitalisation

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Corrected capitalisation

Poslfit: Removed links to other years

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Poslfit: Poslfit moved page 2009 breaking news archive to 2009 Breaking news archive: Corrected capitalisation

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Poslfit moved page 2009 breaking news archive to 2009 Breaking news archive: Corrected capitalisation

Tapani: sorted archive page links from olderst (2009) to newest (2010)

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sorted archive page links from olderst (2009) to newest (2010)

Tapani: added Nov-Dec 2009

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Tapani: added Sep-Oct 2009

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Tapani: added intro and all monthly headers

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added intro and all monthly headers

Tapani: added Jul-Aug 2009

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Tapani: created new 2009 archive page with June 2090 items

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created new 2009 archive page with June 2090 items

New page

* [[2010 breaking news archive]]
* '''2009 breaking news archive'''

== June 2009 ==

=== June 5, 2009: new committee established ===

A new committee, [[Directors Manual Committee|Director’s Manual Committee]], has been established to update the [[Directors Manual|Director’s Manual]].

=== June 5, 2009: Reno sanctioned ===

The Reno tournaments starting July 1, 2009 are going to be NASPA events.

=== June 17, 2009: news page created ===

The original [[breaking news]] page was created on this day (some earlier items are included for convenience).

=== June 15, 2009: PayPal unavailable ===

Payments to NASPA can no longer be made through PayPal, as PayPal has determined that Scrabble is a form of illegal gambling.
The manual payment fee for [[2009_National_SCRABBLE_Championship#Registration|NSC registration]] has been waived.

=== June 18, 2009: trial memberships ===

Trial membership information for first-time tournament players added to the [[Tournaments]] page.

=== June 18, 2009: tournament types explained ===

New table on [[Tournaments]] page highlights the difference between Local Club Tournaments (LCT) and the more typical Open Rated Tournaments (ORT).

=== June 19, 2009: rules revision announced ===

[[John Luebkemann]] (chair of the [[Rules Committee]]) announces some minor changes to the [[Tournament rules | Official Tournament Rules]] to become effective August 1, 2009.

=== June 22, 2009: new committee established ===

A new committee, [[NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee]], has been established to coordinate communication with [[WESPA]].

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 Final standings:
-* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html Division 1].
+* [{{SERVER}}/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html Division 1].
-* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/2/31.html Division 2].
+* [{{SERVER}}/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/2/31.html Division 2].
-* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/3/31.html Division 3].
+* [{{SERVER}}/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/3/31.html Division 3].
-* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/4/31.html Division 4].
+* [{{SERVER}}/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/4/31.html Division 4].
-* [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/5/31.html Division 5].
+* [{{SERVER}}/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/5/31.html Division 5].
 === August 7, 2009: 2010 NSC dates ===

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	== January 2009 ==		== January 2009 ==

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−	* '''2009 breaking news archive'''
−	* [[2010 breaking news archive]]

	== January 2009 ==		== January 2009 ==

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 Many of these archived news items originally appeared on the [[breaking news]] page.  Some older items have been added after-the-fact for historical reference.
 * [[2010 breaking news archive]]
 == January 2009 ==

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	== November 2009 ==		== November 2009 ==
		+
		+	=== November 1, 2009: noncontiguous rating data accepted ===
		+
		+	We now accept noncontiguous
		+	[[submitting tournament results\|rating data submissions]],
		+	that is, ones in which the players are not listed
		+	by division.
		+
		+	=== November 1, 2009: submit profile photos online ===
		+
		+	Effective immediately, players can
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/addphoto.pl submit profile photos] through
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/services.pl Member services].
		+	Profile photos are used in
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/2009/lxt/ tournament results],
		+	by some [[tsh\|tournament software]]
		+	and of course in
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/player.pl member profiles].
		+
		+	=== November 3, 2009: membership card, online payment ===
		+
		+	Effective immediately, current members can print
		+	their own
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/mcard.pl membership card],
		+	and new members can apply for and pay for
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/join.pl membership online].
		+
		+	=== November 3, 2009: Bulletin Volume 1, Number 3 released ===
		+
		+	The new
		+	[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl issue of the bulletin] has begun its one-week members-only preview.
		+
		+	=== November 3, 2009: password requests are more secure ===
		+
		+	We have been getting one or two complaints a month from
		+	members whose passwords are getting reset by other people
		+	mistyping their NASPA IDs and clicking on the button to
		+	reset and resend a random password. We have just made the
		+	process a little more secure by requiring the person to enter
		+	your current email address when asking for the password.
		+
		+	=== November 9, 2009: clarified tournament separation guidelines ===
		+
		+	Clarified the time and distance separation guidelines for sanctioning multi-day and one-day [[tournaments]].
		+
		+	=== November 13, 2009: Bulletin V.1, No.3 public release ===
		+
		+	The most recent issue of the [[NASPA Bulletin]] is now available for public download.
		+
		+	=== November 16, 2009: new club news page ===
		+
		+	New [[club news]] page has been created. If a player does something newsworthy at club, please
		+	follow the instructions on the [[club news]] page to submit it for posting.
		+
		+	=== November 28, 2009: updated Director's Manual ===
		+
		+	An update to the [[Directors Manual\|Director’s Manual]] has been posted. Most of the changes deal with the transition from NSA to NASPA.
		+
		+	=== November 29, 2009: Pakorn Nemitrmansuk wins World Championship ===
		+
		+	Pakorn Nemitrmansuk of Thailand has won the [[2009 World SCRABBLE Championship]] by defeating [[Nigel Richards]] in the finals.

	== December 2009 ==		== December 2009 ==
		+
		+	=== December 12, 2009: Dallas Johnson named Tournament Committee cochair ===
		+
		+	[[Dallas Johnson]] has accepted the position of cochair of the NASPA [[Tournament Committee]]. This position is shared with [[Andy Saunders]], who offered Dallas the position.
		+
		+	=== December 13, 2009: new Bulletin released ===
		+
		+	The fourth [[NASPA Bulletin]] has been released to members and is available [http://scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/bulletin.pl here] (the public release follows after one week).
		+
		+	=== December 14, 2009: Allen Pengelly joins Rules Committee ===
		+
		+	[[Rules Committee]] announced that it had named [[Allen Pengelly]] as a new member. He replaced [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] who was named an official spokesperson for NASPA [[Executive Committee]].

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 == September 2009 ==
 == October 2009 ==
 == November 2009 ==
 == December 2009 ==

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 * [[2010 breaking news archive]]
 * '''2009 breaking news archive'''
 == June 2009 ==
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 === June 3, 2009: New Bulletin available ===
-The newest bulletin can be downloaded [http://scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/200905.pdf here].
+The newest ''NASPA Bulletin'' can be downloaded [http://scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/200905.pdf here].
 === June 5, 2009: new committee established ===
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 === August 22, 2009: NASPA Newsletter, issue 2 ===
-[[Newsletter Committee]] has published the second issue of ''NASPA Tournament SCRABBLE  Newsletter''.
+[[Newsletter Committee]] has published the second issue of ''NASPA Tournament SCRABBLE Newsletter''.
 === August 23, 2009: new committee established ===
 A new committee, [[Governance Committee]], has been established.

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 === June 5, 2009: new committee established ===
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 A new committee, [[NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee]], has been established to coordinate communication with [[WESPA]].