Should WCA delegates be paid a nominal fee?

[SpedCube]

Well, we also have to remember that things such as mis-scrambles will always occur sometimes. in the end, delegates are human too and make mistakes. I wouldnt charge a fine for things like that, especially when they put so much effort into these things

 

[Thom S.]

Doesn't someone also think if we're paying them, they must do their job correctly? Like if they mis-scramble, they have to pay a fine etc? To prevent things like the recent Singapore championship?

Do you get fined for every mistake you do at your job?

 

[Silky]

Do you get fined for every mistake you do at your job?

Hello, my name is Jeff Bezos and I think this is a good idea.

 

[Tabe]

Well, we also have to remember that things such as mis-scrambles will always occur sometimes. in the end, delegates are human too and make mistakes. I wouldnt charge a fine for things like that, especially when they put so much effort into these things

I dunno how it works elsewhere but the comps I'm at, delegates generally aren't doing the scrambling. Like maybe 10% of the groups, if that. Delegates should be moving around, overseeing things, answering questions and making decisions, not stuck behind a table doing scrambles.

 

[Ayce]

So the WCA, a Non-Profit organization from what I remember, needs to drop that title

Different countries may have different definitions of non-profit, the WCA's declaration of non-profit is found here, from the IRS, a United States government organization. Managing for-profits versus non-profit in different countries seems like an unnecessary complication to an already arguably unnecessary addition.

 

[SkewbIsTheBestEvent]

Doesn't someone also think if we're paying them, they must do their job correctly? Like if they mis-scramble, they have to pay a fine etc? To prevent things like the recent Singapore championship?

Delegates do not misscramble. Comps choose people to do certain tasks so it is unlikely that a delegate misscrambled.

 

[Exmestify]

Oh shoot!! I mistook delegates for competitors. sorry!