[TheForge] Seattle Board Meeting Minutes Posted

Sun Dec 23 22:31:01 2001

At 05:17 AM 12/23/01, you wrote:

Agree; Good solution;
This provides the freedom the former chapters want and shields the board 
from liability...excellent.
There is no justice in the board members being liable for  every crazy iron 
beater in the nation.
We are a bunch of competent ,strong headed folks and if we dont cut each 
other lots of slack and respect,
then we will waste a whole lot of energy on petty conflict...like a pen 
full of roosters.
Save it for the iron.
Settle your proverbial feathers.
Pete F

>To all concerned -
>
>     This, to me, sounds like a good thing.  I believe they have finally
>found a way to keep from alienating anyone who wants to do an anvil shoot,
>or whatever else.  It sounds like they will not have such a tight rein on
>the chapters (excuse me, affilated groups) anymore and that is a good thing.
>Many people feel stifled when someone else is telling them what they must do
>or cannot do, and this sounds like it could help a lot.
>     I am proud to be an ABANA member, and many others are also.  I feel that
>if you have such strong feelings against it you should pull out and quit
>having anything to do with it.  Including theForge, if that is your choice,
>since it is sponsored by them.  We'll miss having more input on all of our
>many questions, but I for one, won't miss the constant bitching.
>     I like theForge, a lot, and truly enjoy having all the others to bounce
>questions and ideas off of.  I truly hope we all feel that way about
>theForge.  BUT, if you don't, there is no anchor (or anvil) tied to your
>ass, and leave if you want to.
>     That is all I want to say on that subject, and is all PERSONAL OPINION
>and should be taken as such.  (In other words, ignore it if it doesn't fit
>with your opinion, or say something against it if you feel a different way.)
>I promise that I won't get too upset over someone disagreeing with me, it
>happens all the time.  That is what keeps the world from being boring, is
>all the differences.
>
>     On another subject, I am really hoping to find time to get into the shop
>this weekend.  I have a project I thought of a couple of weeks ago, and
>haven't found time to get to yet.  A towel hook for my wife's kitchen, and
>it would also do well to start on the Christmas present that I promised her.
>(A set of towel racks for the bathroom.)
>
>RL Crawford at  Rafter Lazy C
>Home of Rick's Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
>email = [email protected]
>home page = http://www.tbcnet.com/~rafterlazyc/
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: GHS <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 9:06 AM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Seattle Board Meeting Minutes Posted
>
>
> > 2001 Board Minutes Pg. 13
> > Affiliates
> > Section 1 - ABANA will serve as a forum for other organizations whose
> > primary purpose is to
> > promote blacksmithing. ABANA shall have no formal chapters or any such
> > relationship with any
> > organization which creates any legal liabilities for ABANA unless
> > specifically expressed in writing.
> > The charter provisions previously contained in these By-laws are hereby
> > revoked. The designation
> > of ABANA with blacksmith organizations and former chapters shall be as
> > affiliates. Such affiliates
> > shall be deemed by ABANA to be legal entities separate from and
>independent
> > of ABANA. No
> > activities of such affiliates, or their individual members, shall in any
> > way be construed as creating
> > any legal liability for ABANA or it's officers or directors. ABANA shall
> > continue to maintain
> > liaison, programs, and communication with such affiliates in furtherance
>of
> > the ABANA mission.
> > Section 2 - All former chapters of ABANA shall have the right to declare
> > themselves as affiliates of
> > or affiliated with ABANA. Such affiliates shall have the right to promote
> > or participate in ABANA
> > programs.
> > Section 3 - ABANA shall maintain a list of those affiliates which it
> > recognizes as official affiliates
> > of ABANA. All former chapters of ABANA shall be automatically deemed to be
> > affiliates of ABANA
> > without the need for further vote. Any other organization seeking
> > affiliation status with ABANA
> > shall require approval by a majority vote of the ABANA Board.
> > Section 4 - Nothing contained in these provisions shall be deemed to
>affect
> > individual
> > memberships in ABANA.
> > MOTION #11
> > Murray Lowe made a motion to accept the new wording for Article III-A of
> > the ABANA By-Laws.
> > Kirsten Skiles seconded the motion. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
> >
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