[TheForge] A question

[magichammer]

If the requirement is someone who forges steel, I think
that they all qualify. You didn't say that they had to be 
good at it. And if they do have to be good at it, you didn't
say who will be the judge of that? And let's not forget some 
business skills and some organizational skills and many other 
types of skills. Some of the board are professional blacksmiths
and some are professional business people. We need both.
dave m

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <schade at acegroup.cc>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] A question


> If you start thinking like that you won't be able to
> get out of bed in the morning. What's up?
> What's down? Why are the walls all rubber?
> What's this funny shirt?
> 
> What's a blacksmith? Not too hard. Someone who
> forges steel. Could also be a fabricator. Could also
> be a doctor. Could also be a teacher.
> 
> But they would have to  be a blacksmith to be board
> members.
> 
> My opinion, and yes I know that no one asked.
> 
> Bob
> ________
> 
> On May 14, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Andy Vida wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > schade at acegroup.cc wrote:
> >>
> >> Correction to that. Anyone can be a member.
> >> Board members must be blacksmiths.
> >>
> >> My opinion.
> >
> > That may cause more problems than it solves.
> >
> > How is "blacksmith" defined?  Can a fabfricator be one,
> > or is it just those who employ "traditional" methods?
> > How does one define "traditional", and is the use of
> > any non-traditional methods cause for disqualification?
> > If not, what percentage of "non-traditional" is OK and
> > of what sorts?
> >
> > I know this all sounds very silly, but these are the
> > sorts of questions that naturally arise when someone
> > is excluded based upon some standard: that standard
> > comes under scrutiny so that it is clearly understood.
> > Upon peeling the onion, we find many difficulties along
> > the way and right off the bat the question of whether
> > this standard is sound arises most prominently.  It
> > may well be worth it... or perhaps not.  I'm not smart
> > enough to know these things.
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