[Benjy]

Hey,

after what I read here, this sounds not sooo bad.

But the "base" is in a bad mood. In every club I was in the last year, there was always some "moaning" on the new rules, regardless if it was about frictionless pimples or speed-glueing.

The fact that I am very interessted in, is why were these changes really necessary. Someone somewhere in the world sniffed to hard on the speed-glue and got seriosly injured. So what? Cigarretes, Cars, ect. are all dangerous and when we try to ban all things that can harm us, we will end up in a sort of padded room.
But, after all, there WAS a reason (even if I still do not understand it).

With frictionless pimples, there was absolutely NO reason. They did not harm anyone. In fact, they limitate the player who uses them more than they help. So why did an international commitee bother?

In times when politicians lie several times a day, no "small" man believes in the "best means" of the government. So even if you indeed tried to make the sport better (there is no argument that states how these rules will do this!), no one belives it. It is just a phrase to answer all the nasty questions that come up from "amateur players".

But after all, I stand with you in one thing: If there are rules, than everyone has to play after that rules. Trying to cheat will always kick honesty in the ass. I think your point about doping is a good one, since there still are drugs that cannot be detected. So this would mean to allow all drugs just because there may yet not be detectors for some of them?

But on the other hand, drugs may not be the right compare. If I have a physical limitation, that I can break with drugs, then this cannot be compared to table-tennis. Even with a cheated rubber I still have to play against my opponent. So in my opinion, there should be free choosing "the weapon of choice". So why is this so difficult?

Greets