LegalEagle50 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Or maybe it's because the northeast is DCA's power base and they don't like a bunch of kids from California playing in their sandbox. If that was the case, someone would have found something a long time ago and said "hey kids, take your cookies and stay home". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Took 'em 10 years to find something? Or did MBI winning in 2011 push 'em too far? Jim, remember back in 2006 when the Renegades made finals? That entitled them to voting membership, or so they thought. Suddenly someone comes up with a proposal stating that a corps had to make finals for two consecutive years before they could get a seat at the table. That was dropped faster than a bad habit because it smelled so bad that even the corps in the northeast couldn't hold their noses and vote for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Drum Corps Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Good Lord...two weeks away from this and you guys are still rocking this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Jim, remember back in 2006 when the Renegades made finals? That entitled them to voting membership, or so they thought. Suddenly someone comes up with a proposal stating that a corps had to make finals for two consecutive years before they could get a seat at the table. That was dropped faster than a bad habit because it smelled so bad that even the corps in the northeast couldn't hold their noses and vote for it. Didn't know about that one but I remember when DCA member corps had to make 2 regular season sows plus host a DCA show in the coming season to stay a member. That was about the time DCA (or someone) was trying to have shows in western Ohio so MBI and Chicago Conenction would have a place to come (they were around 11th and 12th at the time). No idea who would have gone to MN or IL for a home show. At least that one changed.... Edited October 25, 2012 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Jim, remember back in 2006 when the Renegades made finals? That entitled them to voting membership, or so they thought. Suddenly someone comes up with a proposal stating that a corps had to make finals for two consecutive years before they could get a seat at the table. That was dropped faster than a bad habit because it smelled so bad that even the corps in the northeast couldn't hold their noses and vote for it. So? A proposal was made, it didn't pass. Whats your point, do you attend the Congress, have you seen all the proposals that have been written up that never passed since DCA's inception? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler C. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Didn't know about that one but I remember when DCA member corps had to make 2 regular season sows plus host a DCA show in the coming season to stay a member. That was about the time DCA (or someone) was trying to have shows in western Ohio so MBI and Chicago Conenction would have a place to come (they were around 11th and 12th at the time). No idea who would have gone to MN or IL for a home show. At least that one changed.... Let's not forget that Renegades still wouldn't have been a voting member if they hadn't been suspended, despite making Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Let's not forget that Renegades still wouldn't have been a voting member if they hadn't been suspended, despite making Finals. How so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler C. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) How so? From the 2011-2012 rule book: ARTICLE VII Membership shall consist of full members and associate members. Commencing for the 2009 season: Full Members – The North American all-age corps that achieve the 10 highest scores at the DCA Championship preliminary contest, regardless of class, shall be Full Members, providing they have competed in at least one (1) DCA sanctioned contest, excluding championship preliminaries and finals. These ten (10) corps will constitute the full (voting) membership for the ensuing year. If there is a tie for the tenth-highest score at the preliminary contest, all corps tied for that score shall be full voting members. Associate Members - The North American all-age corps at the DCA championship preliminary contest that do not qualify as Full Members, but have otherwise met the criteria for DCA membership. == * 01. 98.50 - Buccaneers * 02. 95.80 - Minnesota Brass * 03. 94.83 - Caballeros * 04. 93.55 - Hurricanes * 05. 91.60 - Cadets2 * 06. 90.75 - Empire Statesmen 07. 89.75 - Kidsgrove Scouts *Non-North American Corps * 08. 87.03 - Atlanta CV 09. 86.25 - Renegades ** No pre-championships sanctioned show * 10. 84.88 - Fusion Core * 11. 81.10 - Carolina Gold * 12. 80.23 - Govenaires 13. 80.20 - Bushwackers 14. 79.53 - Kilties 15. 78.63 - Windsor Regiment 16. 76.25 - White Sabers 17. 75.05 - Sunrisers 18. 71.68 - Cincinnati Tradition 19. 71.28 - Shenandoah Sound 20. 65.53 - Excelsior * Full Members Edited October 25, 2012 by Tyler C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Thanks for the update Tyler, interesting reading comparing to BITD. DCA went from being in 2 sanctioned contest to 1. Dropped hosting a DCA sanctioned show. Associate membership went from placing 11-14 to not a full member and meeting the stated article. Back in the day, there wasn't any Class designation. LOL, what the Hades.... 30 some years later.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler C. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the update Tyler, interesting reading comparing to BITD. DCA went from being in 2 sanctioned contest to 1. Dropped hosting a DCA sanctioned show. Associate membership went from placing 11-14 to not a full member and meeting the stated article. Back in the day, there wasn't any Class designation. LOL, what the Hades.... 30 some years later.... What I'm now wondering, though, is if Renegades really haven't been a voting member since that 2009 rule change. That kinda seems like a big deal, from my non-northeast/non-"traditional" DCA corps perspective. According to the same post I got the above rule from (the Finals thread from weeks back), Renegades even voted for this and it was passed unanimously. They essentially took their own voting rights away. Edited October 25, 2012 by Tyler C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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