[QCWA] Corespondance to the Board and Canidates

[L M]

Harvey,

I had a Principal who insisted that "change was good".  I had to agree with 
the premise that change is necessary, but not usually good.  My training and 
experience, especially studying evolution, has taught me that most change is 
either neutral or negative and only rarely positive.

The Hawthorne or Westinghouse Effect showed that change in and of itself can 
have a positive effect, if only temporarily.

The fact that our membership and ham radio in general are aging, supports 
the argument that was suggested in the quote.

I would be interested to see what the suggested changes are.

Most long established processes and institutions can persist for long 
periods of time, because they have selected and evolved their optimal 
behaviors, but if they do not adapt to challenges, they eventually fail.

73,
Lew, N2RQ
n2rq at arrl.net
Assistant Director, ARRL Hudson Division
Nassau Co. NY ARES & RACES

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
 safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin

If we don't model what we teach, we are teaching something else.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey&Bessie" <w4tg at bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Corespondance to the Board and Canidates


>  Gene Hawkins wrote:
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>>  Remember, QCWA will change, from the status quo or it will die
>> a slow agonizing death.
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>> I take exception to that statement. Many, many things stay the same for 
>> years, even centuries, and remain vital without change. This modern idea 
>> that change is essential, to me , appears pure nonsense.
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> Harvey/W4TG
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