Of course, but isn't that beside the point? Jo Ann
> I have to agree with Barb that not only do Barb and Jan do a superb job > on a volunteer basis, but that anyone can submit something of which they > (editors) have no personal knowledge, information or belief. I don't > think that short of the terribly obvious (which I'm sure Barb and Jan > cull out each year!) that they can be held to any higher standards than > they have maintained. > > Best, > > Suze > > Barb Hoorman wrote: > > > > 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.
