[TheForge] ABANA Election Results

[Dave Mudge]

Being a stickler for the rules that I know you are Terry,
The rules say that we hold an election. We did.(with perks)
Being supportive of the community (of ABANA members)
members should vote. Most do not. It's unfortunate.
Of course a "LOT" of people do not support the commonwealth
of the nation by not voting in the national elections, which are
much more important than anything that we do here today.
Many do not. It's unconscionable.
dave mudge

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ABANA Election Results


> 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.
>
> <snip>
>
> ries>
> ries> ries
> ries>
> ries>
>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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