http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=NASPA_Joins_WESPA&feed=atom&action=historyNASPA Joins WESPA - Revision history2024-03-28T21:24:47ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.0http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=NASPA_Joins_WESPA&diff=14273&oldid=prevCm000019: US contact is Mina Le2019-06-10T19:14:54Z<p>US contact is Mina Le</p>
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</table>Cm000019http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=NASPA_Joins_WESPA&diff=3355&oldid=prevPoslfit: typo2009-10-09T02:40:57Z<p>typo</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On behalf of the [[Executive Committee]], I am happy to announce that NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association).  We have now joined the likes of the United Kingdom, Australia, Tel Aviv, Malaysia, and South Africa in pledging our united interest to promote English-language Scrabble as a serious competitive endeavour, and to support English-language Scrabble players throughout the world as the need arises.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On behalf of the [[Executive Committee]], I am happy to announce that NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association).  We have now joined the likes of the United Kingdom, Australia, Tel Aviv, Malaysia, and South Africa in pledging our united interest to promote English-language Scrabble as a serious competitive endeavour, and to support English-language Scrabble players throughout the world as the need arises.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It is imperative to understand that this is not an endorsement of the Collins word list.  I repeat, joining WESPA is not the first step in a not-so-subtle plot to eventually merge our dictionaries.  NASPA has no plans, right now or in the foreseeable future, to adopt Collins.  Should this become a contentious issue from WESPA&rsquo;s side of things, NASPA can always choose to revoke its membership.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It is imperative to understand that this is not an endorsement of the Collins word list.  I repeat, joining WESPA is not the first step in a not-so-subtle plot to eventually merge our dictionaries.  NASPA has no plans, right now or in the foreseeable future, to adopt Collins.  Should this become a contentious issue from WESPA&rsquo;s side of things, NASPA can always choose to revoke its membership.</div></td></tr>
</table>Poslfithttp://www.scrabbleplayers.org/wiki/index.php?title=NASPA_Joins_WESPA&diff=3352&oldid=prevPoslfit: New page: On behalf of the Executive Committee, I am happy to announce that NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association). We have now joined the like...2009-10-09T02:36:22Z<p>New page: On behalf of the <a href="/w/Executive_Committee" title="Executive Committee">Executive Committee</a>, I am happy to announce that NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association). We have now joined the like...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>On behalf of the [[Executive Committee]], I am happy to announce that NASPA has become a member of WESPA (World English-Language Scrabble Players Association). We have now joined the likes of the United Kingdom, Australia, Tel Aviv, Malaysia, and South Africa in pledging our united interest to promote English-language Scrabble as a serious competitive endeavour, and to support English-language Scrabble players throughout the world as the need arises.<br />
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The decision to join NASPA was only made after consultation with, and approval by, the [[Steering Committee]] meeting at the [[2009 National SCRABBLE Championship|National SCRABBLE Championship]] in August 2009, and with Hasbro&rsquo;s approval a few weeks later. All recognized the importance of giving a voice to our North American players when they compete internationally, and to represent North American players' needs on the world stage. The cost for membership is $150 per year.<br />
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It is imperative to understand that this is not an endorsement of the Collins word list. I repeat, joining WESPA is not the first step in a not-so-subtle plot to eventually merge our dictionaries. NASPA has no plans, right now or in the foreseeable future, to adopt Collins. Should this become a contentious issue from WESPA&rsquo;s side of things, NASPA can always choose to revoke its membership.<br />
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Any questions regarding this can be addressed to me, your new NASPA spokesperson, or to [[Tony Leah]] or to [[Sam Kantimathi]], who are the points of contact in Canada and the U.S., respectively. Our email addresses can be found at our respective contact pages.<br />
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[[Robin Pollock Daniel|Robin Daniel]]<br />
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October 8, 2009</div>Poslfit