I’m sure people are appreciative of the work put in by CAP on this. I know I appreciate knowing that you guys are behind us and looking after our best interests. I too spent an hour with Jeff discussing this issue and I think we both saw each other’s point of view. They need to make this change to remain competitive.
It is their business and entirely up to them what terms they offer and I have no problem if they want to offer this term in it’s new format. I can’t say it’s for me personally, but like you say, a lot of affiliates I’m sure think they are worth working with. Some probably feel they have come so far that they have little choice now. For the record, I have earned around $12,000 from BCP this year, although mainly from one player who remains very active.
I hope you don’t mind me talking frankly and this isn’t a criticism, just feedback that I hope CAP will find valuable and I’d be inteersted to know if others disagree with me.
So…my problem is not so much with the term itself, but the fact that it has been applied retroactively. In my opinion, accepting this compromise sets a precedent that means other certified operators can argue that it is OK to change terms retroactively. It’s effectively re-defining the concept of CAP “certification” – I see that word as an indication of fairness and in my opinion, changing a contract without the other party’s consent or approval isn’t acceptable.
The debarcle about 2 years ago with all those programs trying this on was successfully resolved through the power of CAP and it’s ability to provide a voice for affiliates. At that time, to the best of my knowledge, it was unprecedented and the community, with your help, proved it was strong enough to resist this. It’s probably not something we all want to go through again, but unfortunately we are and again CAP is leading the fight for which we are all grateful, but I’d ask you to be strong on this once again.
I know it’s a delicate position for you and not an easy one to deal with and I fully appreciate we’re all here to make money, so please don’t take this personally Lou. I hope my feedback, and hopefully that of others, will help to paint a clear picture when you come to make your decision. And I appreciate it is YOUR decision at the end of the day :hattip:
Cheers,
Ian