I have a question about membership forms.
I know that you can print membership forms online, but of course, you can’t really print out the carbon-copy forms. I was wondering how I could get my hands on some of those carbon-copy forms. I only have 5, so if more than 5 people join the USCF at my upcoming tournament, then I won’t be able to easily provide a receipt to the buyer.
Thanks,
Charles Yu
Charles Yu:
The membership office should still have some of the membership forms. With everything going online with USCF memberships, with a temporary USCF membership card after the membership is paid. It would not be long before the paper membership forms are retired from the system.
At one time you ask for membership forms, they would send you 50 or more. My last time with the membership forms, they asked how many you expect, they only sent just a few. Do not see any more printed, after the current number are gone or a membership change.
If you do it online, and sending it by check (membership). You will still get a tempory membership card (needing printer) you can hand to the player. If its’ a new member, the member will know their USCF ID number right after its’ sent in.
With the new rating system, having a director without a online computer (during registeration) is dead in the water.
Douglas, I suspect that in this area, as in numerous others, you are completely wrong, because you are uninformed. Perhaps you should let the people who actually know the answers respond to questions first.
There is no decision that I’m aware of to stop printing membership forms, and I’m pretty sure I would know of such a decision.
Whenever the rates are changed (as they were in August and September) it takes a while to get new forms designed and printed. When the USCF office moves, forms have to be reprinted. They moved a few hundred yards in July and will be moving about 800 miles in the next 4-6 weeks.
While that may mean a temporary shortage of forms or the personnel time to send them out, it in no way indicates any policy change in making forms available.
It is prudent business policy to ask people how many forms they really need rather than sending them a large stack that may go unused between when they are sent and when the form has to be revised again.
Organizations like Tupperware actually charge their dealers for order forms, catalogs, etc. Maybe the USCF should follow their lead?
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Douglas, I suspect that in this area, as in numerous others, you are completely wrong, because you are uninformed. Perhaps you should let the people who actually know the answers respond to questions first.
There is no decision that I’m aware of to stop printing membership forms, and I’m pretty sure I would know of such a decision.
I requested forms in early Jan and got about 50. The new forms are smaller and have carbon copies. They arrived about a week after my request.
The statement that a TD needs access to the Internet is not true, just requires more planning and work. Check expirations before the event for advance EFs. Train your players to have their current card or print out their page from MSA. If you are staying at a hotel, use your room phone at night. Yes, having accces is great but still not required.
Ernie,
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Bill Smythe