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Dear Des, wtf is going on
Des:
--- Quote from: Paulie_D on October 14, 2013, 20:39:48 PM ---
I think the "dogmatic rule setting" was more of a misunderstanding than anything else on Tom's part.
It"s his first time running a live event for APAT and there"s a lot to cover and take in and no-one get"s it right first time.
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Agree with that Paulie.
Curlarge:
Des:
I can"t do the fancy quoting, so answers in your post below.
--- Quote from: SirPercival on October 14, 2013, 21:03:46 PM ---
Player committee?
DD: The players have a say in every significant decision we make. But every player who contributes to a debate, not just a small number.
USP? what is it?
DD: High quality tournaments at an affordable price. Less of a USP these days due to market saturation. Which is why we are working on developing APAT Local - which is home and club / pub based, qualifying players into APAT National. That"s our core focus. APAT Online needs work as our technical partner has not delivered the branding that we wanted for our site.
Vegas package added value? what exactly is it?
DD: Return flights and accomodation in Vegas during the WSOP with players taking part in an exclusive satellite where the winner will be entered into a $1k WSOP event.
The current APAT strategy? what is it? (I"ve asked this year on year without a clear answer. tell me to GTF if you want I won"t be offended. I just think players can contribute more if they know the vision)
DD: GTF .....or see above under USP. We want to create APAT Local, National and Online with one or two other complimentary products. The market has changed and the deals that APAT were able to do in the past are not as easy to do today, despite the support of the members - and there are very few organisations that can drive the numbers that APAT can. That requires us to be more self sufficient and is partly responsible for the more "business" feel to the site over the past year. It"s not necessarily where we want to be, but it is where we need to be.
Online schedule. Has it been published? If yes, then even some of the hardcore have missed it.
DD: http://www.apat.com/forum/index.php?topic=14034.0
Team games. Have they been devalued to the extent that Scotland couldn"t get 2 teams and the Welsh and Irish also had similar issues?
DD: That"s a question for the players but utimately if the demand doesn"t exist in the Home Internationals we"ll remove it from the schedule. Seems a real shame to me though.
Online Leagues? are they happening soon?
DD: Yes.
LPPL? Do the members actual resent APAT as much as some people say?
DD: Don"t be ridiculous Stuart!
The Travel Guru? More like a google geek IMO. Others try to make helpful sugggestions are are shot down instantly every time.
DD: That seems unfair Stuart. Helpful suggestions are always appreciated but your continued use of the word "soon" is probably a little tired now.
The management. Who does what? Who"s running the show?
DD: APAT is my responsibility ultimately. Tom will be very involved in our live tour as Matt is with our Online side. We will be recruiting additional people also. Plenty of opportunity for you to step forward and help out if you have the energy? I"m sure we could use your skills.
The forum. when its working... How many members have stopped posting and why?
DD: Over 5k unique players visit APAT every month. Traffic is trending up as opposed to down. We took on a dedicated server to cater for our growth in traffic which ultimately has been a mistake as we are unable to manage it at the level required. We are in the process of moving the site to a managed server much more suited to our needs. Discussions are ongoing with the tech people at the moment.
The transparancy that used to be there. Has it now gone?
DD: What do you think? I mean you and I meet at events two or three times a year minimum and you never ask any of these questions directly. I"m an open book on this stuff. Our aims are simple, to improve our tour and give people a good time. As soon as I feel we aren"t doing that then I"ll be out the door.
The sponsorship. Is it an option and will it "fix" things?
DD: Things aren"t broken in my opinion. We have acquired LPPL this season and I would say we are distracted with trying to align those two products. We have targeted the end of this season for that alignment to be in place. Amongst the things on our plate at the moment are new website on a stable platform, branding, leaderboards, home game registration, plus a whole big list of other things.
A National event in Yorkshire? will it EVER happen? ;)
DD: This is more likely to happen than your last question.
And finally......
Drinks at the bar? Will Des ever buy a round? ;)
DD: :)
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SirPercival:
The forum is a better place with you in it Des.
and if you have the time at any of the events, I"ll buy you the beer and happily discuss any of the issues.
Des:
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