In a message dated 6/21/02 10:32:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << And I have no interest in criticizing anyone who was involved in this *by name* -- with
the possible exeption of Bob Hochberg, who should have known better and should have had enough of a sense of responsibility to the Club as a whole (not to mention his own committee!!) - to know something about the organization for which he - in the name of the Club's Ethics committee - was asking members to send petitions and donations. To characterize what happened as an "innocent gesture" runs the risk of encouraging a grave injustice to breeders and dogs everywhere in the US. (By the way, I'm not a breeder but even I knew about the DDAL!) As a Club member I can say that I have the right to trust in the accuracy of what the Club communicates to its members in an *official* Club publication. And anyone connected with an official Club publication has a responsibility to ensure this to the best of their ability - if this requires doing a bit of due diligence before publishing something, so be it. If they do not, the result cannot be characterized as "innocent." Was it deliberate? NO, I'm sure it was not. Was it *ignorant* and *irresponsible*? Evidently. I hope that what happened will not end in simply publishing an explanation, apology or whatever in the next issue of the Bulletin, but will produce something positive for the future: namely, a revision of current policies, leading to improved editorial control and accountability. >> YIKES As editor of the yearbook for 12 years I get real taken aback at some of these comments. I assume I am lumped in the above comments as you mention all official publications. Do you REALLY think Jan (Bulletin editor) and I want to see mistakes in what we print? Do you know Jan has done her job for free for at least 8 years? Do you know how many hours go into making sure that we proof and proof again? Do you know how much information is provided to us for each edition by outside sources - those we rely on to make things flow? Jan has volunteers who proof and I have volunteers who proof - but you know what - things slip through. I am trying to get my blood pressure back down now :o) Barb Hoorman Benchmark Cavaliers - TX ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
