NO. Wrong. You KNEW they were having their long-standing contest, the onus was on YOU to make sure there was no conflict before asking for a date. YOU. And YOU failed. You could have called Amarillo. Hey, it's only 100 miles away, right?
OK, let me get this straight.
1. I request a date.
2. I get given the requested date.
3. No body else has applied for this date nor asked for any dates at this point.
4. two months later When Club X asks for the same date and get's it, it's now my fault?
5. WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?
There are 3 months worth of weekends to choose from in spring. We picked the best weekend that worked out for us. Club X could have picked the weekend before or after. The conflicting dates are supposed to be addressed by the District contest COORDINATOR. That's HIS JOB! I am NOT able to look into a crystal ball and see what the future brings there is no guide or reserved dates by any club. There is no rule that on the third or forth weekend that Club X has their flying event in May. There are no rules at all that anyone can find regarding this issue. That's part of what I am here talking about.
Anyway, you are convinced you are blameless, and everybody else is at fault
I'm sorry did you miss this line?
I relied on the Contest coordinator to do his job. This is where I failed and will admit to that
I'd say I am excepting some blame. Therfore not Blameless.
I am certain there is no changing your OPINION on this matter. So I will not try to change your opinion. I am however explaining things as they are seen from our perspective so that others may see what goes on here and may be able to learn from my mistake. You have a valid point, in the furture if I do plan other events such as these I will do my own coordinating outside of my District coordinator. I can not count on him to do his job so I guess it's up to ALL the clubs in our district to now deconflict all their events. So why do we have a district coordinator anyway?
Edited to correct a couple spelling errors
