From: DANERUD MARTIN <martin.danerud <at> TELIA <dot> COM>
Date: 2 dec 1999
Subject: SV:      Normal people ?

Dear shogi friends,

>The leader for the Shogifed,. here, Danerud, started a conversation =
with
>me with a mail.
>When I told him that I thought of starting a Shogi-club, he didnt even
>answer !
>It doesnt at all surprise me, that the situation is the same in this
>sector.


Thank you for your comments, Hans!=20
Unfortunately, I was off for a few days on professional duty, so I could =
not=20
answer your e-mails.=20
We have built up the Swedish Shogi Federation to be the biggest one in =
Europe
in less than three years. That is recognized by most normal people as a =
great effort.
You can find our charter at our homepage.=20
It states the following:

"The terms of membership in the Swedish Shogi Federation are the =
following:=20

Payment to the Swedish Shogi Federation of the annual fee, stipulated by =
the federation
Loyalty to the stipulated charter of the Swedish Shogi Federation
Sportmanship behaviour"=20

If any of our members would violate the charter, that member would of =
course be=20
excluded as a member. However, all our tournaments and events have been =
held in a=20
truthfully nice and friendly atmosphere.=20
If you are interested in founding a shogi club in Stockholm, you are of =
course welcome
(but then you will also have to follow the terms of membership...). The =
foundation of a=20
club in the Swedish Shogi Federation is also stipulated in the charter.

I have been a chess player for twenty years, and I also know that there =
are some strange=20
people in the chess community. However, "normal people" are in great =
majority, and of
course all people are welcome as long as they follow the charters.
Frankly, I do not understand how a couple of strange e-mails to Shogi-L =
would be able to
attract more "normal people" to shogi, especially since almost all the =
shogi players I have met
around the world are already perfectly OK. Maybe one day we should =
consult you, if we get
any problems of the kind you describe...

                                                        Sincerely yours,

                                                        Dr. Martin =
Danerud

                                                        President of the =
Swedish Shogi Federation