Didn't the 'players board' say that if one of them were punished, they would all assume the same punishment?
which would mean 18 players banned.....?
From what we were told, the APD called all the players on the phone with the exception of the 5 that were on the letter to Jamaica Joe's and 'talked' them into backing out of the boycott, stating that many of the requests in the original letter to the APD were being 'looked at'.
At this point, we do not know how many of the 18 players remain and although their solidarity is questionable there are still actions being taken in the background by the '5' suspended to either appeal or argue the decision. As far as I can see, this is is far from over. I find it very interesting that the 5 suspended players, all but Dave Nagle are in the
Top 10 WPA Artistic World Rankings, which would provide additional breathing room for interested parties boost their own world status and motives in the artistic community.
What we have are 13 original players (who, later came to be 18 players), wrote a formal letter to the APD asking for changes and/or a response within a reasonable timeline. This 'Union' or 'Player's Board' seemed a natural progression in the face of frustrations by its members who have invested their time and money to compete with each other. I guess if you had no way of submitting your ideas or feedback to make something better or more fair, you'd do the same thing.
It's funny that, no actions or changes are addressed until a s**tstorm like this happens for the APD to finally look at their own format/s, but THEN suspend 5 top ranking players on the 'player's board' for originating the issues in the first place, using the Jamaica Joe's letter as the catalyst for suspension.
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