[TheForge] ABANA Election Results

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

comments intermixed below.

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Ries Niemi wrote:

ralph> >
ralph> > Well I am an ex-member so this may not count. But perhaps folks do not 
ralph> > vote
ralph> > as they do not see any value added? Perhaps they do not run as they 
ralph> > can not
ralph> > financially afford to be a board member.
ralph> > I personally let my membership lapse as I no longer felt that either
ralph> > publication addressed any of my needs or wants. And yes I did contact 
ralph> > the
ralph> > editor and the board about this. But never even recieved a reply.
ralph> >
ralph> > But that is just my 2 cents worth
ralph> >
ralph> > Ralph
ralph> >
ralph> >

ries> 
ries> Ralph- I am not jumping on you- I have read enough of your posts to 
ries> respect your abilities and opinions.
ries> But I gotta respond-
ries> "value added"?
ries> 
ries> There are lots of things in my life I do because of money.
ries> But not everything. My feeling about Abana, and other similar 
ries> organisations that I belong to, is that it is not about money, or value 
ries> to me. It is about community, about learning, about keeping skills 
ries> alive, and helping others come aboard.

to have a community does not necessarily require an organization.

i personnally find that i do not require/need/desire an orgainization to
have a feeling of community.

given that there were 5 openings and 5 canidates it would appear as
stated in other posts that the results of the election were a foregone
conclusion.

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terry l. ridder ><>