Karen, I understand where you're coming from, but I have personally made announcements on groups to tell them of a new yahoo group. In fact what she was doing by announcing it is not being exclusionary because she didn't want to simply invite people behind backs, but rather she wanted to make sure all Australian labradoodle owners on this group besides the ones she automatically knew got this information. In no way did I think she was suggesting she was better than anyone else, and she did not say for people to abandon this group, but rather she wanted to create a specific group in addition to this one for a specific interest. I didn't think that she thought of Mark or any other American doodle as a lesser dog, but that she wanted people on this group who have a specific thing in common to have a place to talk about it. In fact, announcing this to the group makes it less eletist in my opinion lest she forget anyone in a private invite who might be interested.
Laurie and Mark, the lab/poodle cross :-)
At 07:46 AM 5/28/05 -0700, you wrote:
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When I sell all my puppies, I will create a Yahoo group, so that I can keep in touch with owners of my puppies. Unless you buy one of mine, you can't join. Elitist? I belong to a Yahoo group for my small town in Arkansas - you can't join you, don't live here. I belong to a homeschool Yahoo group - you can't join, you don't homeschool.<<<<
Let's keep this issue in perspective. There are many Yahoo groups that have closed memberships. You simply need to meet the requirements. Maybe the people who join this new group just need to justify the money they spent on their non-breed dogs.
Cynthia
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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 18:15:04 -0000
From: "karenchaos" <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Australian Labradoodles
At the risk of being flamed, or worse, I think this is at rude as one
can be and smacks of exclusivity. It's akin to saying "you, you, and
you, but not you, come join my private club". I'm not sure what makes
your doodle better than mine (and that IS the impression one is left
from reading your email) in that they are not a true "breed" no matter
where or from whom they originated, but I resent being excluded from
something marketed on this site and the inference that my dog is
something "less" than your dog.
Karen
--- In <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected], Tegan Manor
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> Sheila and all Labradoodle owners originating from Australia Tegan
Park or Rutland Manor please join my new YAHOO! Group that I created
TEGANMANORDOODLES. Lets not loose track of owners of Labradoodles
coming from TP or RM.
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Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 20:32:24 -0400
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>--- In <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected], Tegan Manor
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>> Sheila and all Labradoodle owners originating from Australia Tegan
>Park or Rutland Manor please join my new YAHOO! Group that I created
>TEGANMANORDOODLES. Lets not loose track of owners of Labradoodles
>coming from TP or RM.
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