In a message dated: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 01:03:22 EST
Bruce McCulley said:
>For one thing, I had a very strong turn-off when I first checked the SwANH
>webpage after Dave Marston's initial recommendation of the group. Based on
>that first impression, I'm not sure I want to have anything to do with them
>(certainly not until I am sure that impression was not well-founded!).
Bruce, I'd definitely like to more about what you don't like about them.
Personally, I'm for staying independent, more just because I like being
autonomous than for any other reason.
>For another thing, that point illustrates why being part of another group
>*CAN* hhurt, rules or no rules. We control our own destiny as an independent
>group, but not as a small piece of a larger group. Their political agendas,
>priorities, and style may not be congruent with our own. It might be
>something as simple as being tarred by the same brush as folks who are
>careless in how they present themselves, or it might be something as
>substantive as joining a group that uses an incompatible management style,
>or perhaps actively promotes political candidates that I (and probably others
>of our membership) abhor. In any case, the risk of abdicating control of our
>group to another is something that needs careful consideration.
These are things that wouldn't be issues by remaining autonomous from other
groups. OTOH, there are drawbacks to being autonomous, like the money issue.
Though I think these are issues that can dealt with over time.
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Seeya,
Paul
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Doing something stupid always costs less (up front)
than doing something intelligent.
A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.
If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
