[blml] What constitutes a frivolous appeal?

[Nigel]

[nige1]
Except that, in America, we are told that a principal function of a
screener is to *discourage* appeals, even when they have merit (:

[William Schoder's]
This is just the kind of stuff that gets my ire up.  "We are told"  my 
butt.  By whom, by what authority, by what records and statistics is 
this true?  It is the equivalent of "they say" which means this is what 
I need to validate preconceptions and dumb conclusions -- need not be 
true, but it makes "me" look like I know what "I'm" talking about. 
Especially if it is  followed by one of those holier-than-thou truths 
that are self-evident.   It makes me sure that the poster has very 
limited knowledge of the subject, and relishes his biases above all else.

[nige2]
Kojaks's repeated slurs are offensive even when he admits that he is 
talking out of his butt.

I would love to visit America but haven't yet done so. When I wrote "We 
are told" I meant just that: Richard Hills told BLML. In the recent 
thread "Honolulu casebook posted", Linda Trent and Richard also reported 
other seeming abuses of the ACBL screening director system.

Kojak asks for evidence but he, himself, is ideally placed to provide 
relevant facts and statistics  -- if there are any available, fit for 
general consumption :)