Hello Emellis.
I agree totally with your comments. I reckon I could post ten questions to GFA exec. related to the formation and history of our organisation and get no correct answers. I'm about to throw a series of questions to Mandy, Terry and Tim in regard to the importance of recording fact. You'll be included. Regards Noel. From: Aus-soaring [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of emillis prelgauskas Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:22 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Fw: Nigel's omission This is indicative of the dilemma about corporate knowledge, as each generation succeeding the one before only knows what they know, and records that for posterity. Like the re-imagining of the history of the sport's formation and early growth by the late Maurice Little when the current magazine replaced the several previous iterations; and was published there but which was so wildly wrong that re-writes and retractions were called for. The problem becomes that the record such as an award becomes the permanent record and is then repeated into the future. That is why correcting the historical record early in manifest ways is important. Emilis On 23 Jul 2016, at 9:06 pm, Harry <[email protected]> wrote: I truly believe that overlooking Nigel's contribution was an unintentional oversight. The first I heard of the award was today and I immediately phoned Nigel with my concern as to him not being given credit for what he had done. I then also emailed an appropriate GFA official suggesting that it might be possible to give the award on a joint basis. Was told it might be difficult now but that the idea would be put to an subsequent GFA board meeting. For the record I investigated the use of Flarms overseas and then approached Nigel in the hope he could manufacture them. As much as anyone I respect the work Nigel, whom I count upon as a friend, contributes to the gliding movement, Bob, Your concern and support of Nigel is justified and I truly hope the omission can be rectified. It is about ten years since Flarms were introduced into Australia and peoples memories are not always perfect particularly when they were not personally involved,
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