Tim
Thanks for your response

Ok lets take your point €œto my understanding is that when the FRA was formed it was very much against the replication of the robot wars club€ Can anyone find any information to confirm this was an original aim. Its not that I don€™t believe you are sincere, but as with my memory sometimes what was discussed in passing seems like it was €˜cast in concrete€™. Similarly this point may have been discussed but not adopted in the final policy draft. If it is, you have a serious point. If it isn€™t them I can€™t see any further mileage in it.

Can you acknowledge, the FRA have to drive standards for health and safety forwards, dose this decision not comply with the spirit of the line €œTo provide consistency with regard to open event safety€ if we all had the same insurance cover would this not be consistent with that phrase?

I also believe in personal freedom of choice, but would you agree that this has to be balanced with our corporate responsibility as a movement especially on maters of safety to the general public?

If you feel you cannot join the FRA then I for one would completely respect that decision. Perhaps as a way forward if you could find out the type of insurance cover that is afforded by FRA membership then replicate this from another source then you would be complying fully with the safety issue, and I€™m sure no event organiser would turn you away, this information could be shared so others with similar views to yourself could be covered, this would extend the freedom of choice to the whole robot community.

With regard to forgiveness I may be wrong but in my experience this kind of discussion is the tangent to a deeper and more painful problem!

When I was hurt by past events I didn€™t want answers to questions I just want to pick a fight! This may not be you but could it be someone you know? If I am wrong please forgive me I€™m only trying to help.