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Chief Stipe Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 I thought spellchecks were universal? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 22 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: I thought spellchecks were universal? Here's a good one Chief. The Aussie rules is pretty big in Oz and they have cheer squads that make up the banners for the teams to run through before most matches. Not the smartest folk going , But while assembling their banner for a match being broadcast on national tele last weekend , Wouldn't you think they would Spell their own Team Name correctly ? 😅🤣 ( and their ryhme isn't much good either 😁) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said: I thought spellchecks were universal? Read the stipes' reports. Spell checker works there but not the grammar checker. Some sentences unintelligible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeynz Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 A tattoo gone wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Spelling correctly has become a lost art. It is hard to take anyone or any company/corporation seriously operating with bad spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, Special Agent said: Spelling correctly has become a lost art. It is hard to take anyone or any company/corporation seriously operating with bad spelling. You want to go on facebook, Spelling is appalling, and these ain't typing errors, we all make them mow and then but not like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I blame the use of devices and text talk. NZTR don't have that excuse and make quite a few errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 10 hours ago, Special Agent said: Spelling correctly has become a lost art. It is hard to take anyone or any company/corporation seriously operating with bad spelling. You certainly can't take the above organisation seriously, pretenders from top to bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Their focus and emphasis intrigues me. So much time and energy goes into absolute crap whilst the important stuff is glossed over. Cases in point ... the stable audits are a blanket "look at what we are doing" farce, and why is a governing body dishing out dosh for contributions in print, on site, social media and broadcasting when track surfaces and horse facilities oncourse are a joke, and there are almost more staff assigned to apprentice jockeys than there are apprentices? I could write all day and not cover off all failings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 49 minutes ago, Special Agent said: Their focus and emphasis intrigues me. So much time and energy goes into absolute crap whilst the important stuff is glossed over. Cases in point ... the stable audits are a blanket "look at what we are doing" farce, and why is a governing body dishing out dosh for contributions in print, on site, social media and broadcasting when track surfaces and horse facilities oncourse are a joke, and there are almost more staff assigned to apprentice jockeys than there are apprentices? I could write all day and not cover off all failings. Those same over-mentored apprentice jockeys aren't showing a great deal of improvement as a result. IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 hours ago, Freda said: Those same over-mentored apprentice jockeys aren't showing a great deal of improvement as a result. IMO. Must be hard for the poor buggers to keep motivated, especially in the South. With only one SI jockey riding a winner at Riccarton last week and about 10 of the top northern jockeys in attendance I often wonder why some of them bother at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 3 hours ago, Special Agent said: Their focus and emphasis intrigues me. So much time and energy goes into absolute crap whilst the important stuff is glossed over. Cases in point ... the stable audits are a blanket "look at what we are doing" farce, and why is a governing body dishing out dosh for contributions in print, on site, social media and broadcasting when track surfaces and horse facilities oncourse are a joke, and there are almost more staff assigned to apprentice jockeys than there are apprentices? I could write all day and not cover off all failings. They do what they can copy or outsource simple as that(Animal welfare,stable audits,CPD,Venue Plans,thoroughbred rehoming etc) what they can copy can either be fabricated from a measurement perspective or simply glossed over with corporate BS ... simple as that really, what can be outsourced is never their responsibility or something they are accountable for. They will never attack anything of significance as they simply don't have the expertise to do so. (see the IT project as an example) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Why does everything have to be measured against something else? Then they get someone in to specifically do that job of measuring the results against last year or some other country or some other irrelevant sport or company. It doesn't matter that nothing is done to rectify any problems. I wish we could get back to racing without the frills. I'd like to see common sense and hard work by clubs to improve track surfaces and horse race day facilities, and get sponsorship, participation and crowds up. Just back to mentoring apprentices, has Jason Laking taken over from David Walsh, and does the latter do some other job at NZTR? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 11 hours ago, Special Agent said: Why does everything have to be measured against something else? Then they get someone in to specifically do that job of measuring the results against last year or some other country or some other irrelevant sport or company. It doesn't matter that nothing is done to rectify any problems. I wish we could get back to racing without the frills. I'd like to see common sense and hard work by clubs to improve track surfaces and horse race day facilities, and get sponsorship, participation and crowds up. Just back to mentoring apprentices, has Jason Laking taken over from David Walsh, and does the latter do some other job at NZTR? Yes, and no. And despite my observation earlier, Jase is doing very well. There is definite improvement [ albeit in small amounts ] in some of the local kids. One, Yogesh Atchamah, has worked diligently with Jason on his times, and with the support of boss Andrew Carston, the improvement in his riding is noticeable. But that doesn't mean the 'system' gets a pass, more that the new local mentor is doing a very good job. I have a young lady doing a few hours in the morning for me, she is bright, alert, and a great worker. She is in the final stages of B.Ag Sci. degree at Lincoln. But when attempting to do her stablehand's licence, was staggered at the amount and content of her application. The first attempt was a carefully answered list of questions, appropriate attachments - driver's licence, etc for I.D - neatly compiled, and emailed away. Got a reply, eventually, thanking her for her 'excellent application, well done, but the form used is now obsolete.'.....so she followed the link they gave her, and repeated her application in a nearly identical format. Hasn't had any response as yet. Given that I am a tech dinosaur, I imagine a moderately bright ten year old would find their way around a computer better than I can. Still, the amount and content of the application requirements I found astonishing. Would quickly put off a school leaver who just wants to work with horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 13 hours ago, Special Agent said: Why does everything have to be measured against something else? Then they get someone in to specifically do that job of measuring the results against last year or some other country or some other irrelevant sport or company. It doesn't matter that nothing is done to rectify any problems. I wish we could get back to racing without the frills. I'd like to see common sense and hard work by clubs to improve track surfaces and horse race day facilities, and get sponsorship, participation and crowds up. Just back to mentoring apprentices, has Jason Laking taken over from David Walsh, and does the latter do some other job at NZTR? No competition in club land , means standards have dropped. Preferenced clubs get away with everything no matter how bad (see Ellerslie,Awapuni,Riccarton for examples) they perform, therefore they don't care most also have little skin in the game. NZracing gets what it deserves. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 21 hours ago, Special Agent said: Their focus and emphasis intrigues me. So much time and energy goes into absolute crap whilst the important stuff is glossed over. Cases in point ... the stable audits are a blanket "look at what we are doing" farce, and why is a governing body dishing out dosh for contributions in print, on site, social media and broadcasting when track surfaces and horse facilities oncourse are a joke, and there are almost more staff assigned to apprentice jockeys than there are apprentices? I could write all day and not cover off all failings. And they still can't keep the Apprentices Register up to date let alone correct. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Doh! https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350287844/deep-south-poor-cousins-nz-thoroughbred-racing-criticised It's been that organisation's open intention since at least the M Report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, Huey said: Doh! https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350287844/deep-south-poor-cousins-nz-thoroughbred-racing-criticised It's been that organisation's open intention since at least the M Report! It's good to see clubs concerned enough to get some coverage in main stream media, but his comments are a bit random. He is concerned about not getting public holiday dates but there seems to be a reluctance for clubs to race on public holidays anyhow. Also, Wingatui gets Boxing day and Riverton New Years Day and Easter. Wingatui also gets Melbourne Cup day, which is almost a holiday, certainly a big punting day. I suppose a bit of media interest is a start anyhow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Fish Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Sean and his club would be one of the more connected clubs with their local community! You will feel welcomed if you ever turn up on the day! Not like some others down this way that I could mention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Agent Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 6 hours ago, Huey said: Doh! https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350287844/deep-south-poor-cousins-nz-thoroughbred-racing-criticised It's been that organisation's open intention since at least the M Report! "Micro-industry issues". WTF??!! The attitudes leave a lot to be desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 Damn and here I was being so vain to think NZTR read BOAY. One week later: 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 27 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Damn and here I was being so vain to think NZTR read BOAY. Maybe there is no-one there who can read aside from knowing how to use a spell checker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 18 minutes ago, curious said: Maybe there is no-one there who can read aside from knowing how to use a spell checker? Hopefully they are too busy on more important things like tending to track conditions, phoning trainers for horse numbers and nominations, monitoring revenue returns on a daily basis, reviewing the handicapping system, drafting policy to bring the drug testing thresholds into the 21st Century...just little things like that. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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