[TheForge] ABANA Election Results

[David E. Smucker]

Dave, I may be the only one, and I do live in the back woods of North 
Carolina and our local mail service is sometimes rather wanting -- by I got 
my Anvil's Ring the day after the post mark was due for voting in this 
election.  (We have a local problem with mail getting into to other folks 
mailboxes and you may or may not ever get that mail.  Sometimes I think 
someone else wants to read the Anvil's Ring before they pass it on to the 
person on the address label.)  It always hell living with more blacksmiths 
per square mile than anywhere other place in the country.  Maybe Tim Ryan 
had my Anvil's Ring.  The bills always seem to arrive on time.

Dave Smucker, Brasstown, NC\


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Mudge" <dave at magichammer.net>
To: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ABANA Election Results


> 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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