New safety rules

[fozzy]

Not against them as such, just against the fact that there seems to be a need for them.

But the committee do see the need for them, even if you do not. The forthcoming inquest maybe one such reason? I don't know. I am not full position of the facts of why these changes are needed. I suspect neither are you.

A sensible question might be to ask (politely) the people who've drawn up the rules for the reasoning behind the clarifications. This could lead to a sensible debate. Which would be perfectly reasonable.

Dumb answer fozzy.

People are entitled to an opinion in free speech and in an organisation if enough are un-happy a democratic vote would be in order.

Mr Robinson who has been requested to give evidence at the Mr Belfield inquest regularly races with no vest but is a ambassador to our sport, with his tireless work in organising and behind the scenes work.

If it goes too rule based I see the Bigfella solution of breakaway groups starting and the end of the old FRA.

Sorry, but I get very frustrated by the attitude on this forum sometimes - I can be easily irritable, I know this - it is symptom of the fact that I have depression. But it doesn't make my last post any less valid.

I am all for free speech and for good, vigorous debate. This is healthy and good. I enjoy good, logical debates.

But, sometimes it comes across on here as though people are just whinging for the sake of whinging. This does annoy me.

Please feel to debate, but if you do so, make sensible points clearly identifying your evidence and line of reasoning. Take emotion out of it. Take "back in the day we all ran on the fells in our pants and nowt else and nobody died" out of it and think about each point in isolation, then pull it all together and think about the big picture.

BTW, I give this advice for all debates. Logic is wonderful when used properly and without being unencumbered by emotion.

If you don't like the rules you could always just not register the race?

I suspect this would open the RO up to all sorts of legal difficulty, and perhaps the runners as well. Maybe. Again I am not sure. I am sure the FRA committee would be willing to point out why this would be foolish and could lead to problems for all fell races?