In reply to Offwidth:
> As far as I'm aware no one pointed out the 11th vs 20th error publicly until today!? I was pointing out the information given in the area meetings, in response to requests there, was that submission today (Tuesday) would certainly be OK.
Thanks for pointing out the info from the Area meetings. Regarding the matter in general, a number of questions spring to mind ....
Obviously the published dates don't correspond, but what is less obvious is which was the error: 11th or 20th? And why was a third date, 15th, introduced, and why only at Area meetings? At what level was that authorised?
It may have only been made public today, but has everybody at the BMC really been unaware of the discrepancy since 27 August? After all, we are talking about a major piece of UK wide admin, with feedback from membership invited - the submission date is a pretty important bit of information. Surely you'd double and triple check that, if nothing else?
Following recent events, the BMC management (yet again) has some work to do in reassuring the membership that it is a happy ship, which can communicate with members clearly, and run things effectively. This sort of messy incompetence really doesn't help.
> On the deadline now the error in the email is known I can't see how the organisation has any choice but to stick with the 20th (the later of the two dates copied to members in the latest email).
Yes, of course!