I am sorry everyone, for posting this on the wrong list...I have taken it upon myself, to give me a good beating about the face and neck.....well not really, but I am sorry. Craig
---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:40:56 +0000 > From: richardli...@comcast.net > To: i...@imcamail.de > Subject: Re: [IMCA] [meteorite-list] Elections > > In regards to the Metlist. > I agree and have seen these predators on the Metlist waste no time for the > first opportunity to begin their IMCA belittling and bashing.Thankfully only > a few on there will praise this childish behavior.So to avoid feeding > opportunities like this to these individuals, choose your words very > carefully before you hit "SEND". Ruin their moment of self glory. > > > Dick (Richard Lipke) ,IMCA 1155 > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Hello Craig: > > > > I will respond to your question and to Pete's question about why I > > (one of > > the last two candidates to put out my "statement") have not put out my > > statement yet. > > > > My statement will be coming out soon, but I have held off for one > > important reason: > > > > A question that was asked had to do with the IMCA's budget. While I > > have > > my own personal opinions, I am also a member of the IMCA Board and we > > were > > having discussions as to what we needed to say and the best method for > > distributing this to the membership (and only the IMCA membership). My > > official statement, now that the budget question has been addressed, > > will > > come out later today or early tomorrow (Tucson time). > > > > Now to address, in part, your question. As Elizabeth just posted on > > the > > Metlist, what you have done (unintentionally) has been part of the > > problem > > that we are facing. You wished to ask a question of the IMCA members, > > but > > sent your question to the entire Metlist, probably getting to less > > than > > half of the IMCA members! Discussions that should be occuring only > > among > > IMCA members gets posted on the Metlist. When this happens, many IMCA > > members are left out of the discussion and, unfortunately, people who > > should not be involved in the discussions add their two cents (or > > more) > > and things con then get out of hand. I think that if you were to look > > at > > where the accusations that you refer to come from, they are not always > > (and probably rarely) from IMCA members, but others who are on the > > Metlist. > > > > This was one of the dilemmas the Board faced with respect to the > > Budget: > > what is discussed on the IMCA list should stay on the IMCA list and > > has no > > business on the Metlist. > > > > Larry Lebofsky > > IMCA #2151 and IMCA Board Member and candidate for re-election > > > > > > > > Hello List and candidates: > > > I have a statement/question for all the candidates... > > > > > > As a newcommer to this forum, I was quite disheartened when all > > > there was, > > > it seemed, was bickering and squabbling between members with a whole > > > lot > > > of finger-pointing and acusations flying all around. People were > > > calling > > > others cheats and liars, without full knowlege of the situations at > > > hand, > > > and it was almost depressing. My question is...What would you do to > > > try > > > and curb this nonsense, and to keep this forum on the right track? > > > > > > Good luck to all the candidates, your responses will determine my > > > votes. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Craig #6276 > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > >> From: pshu...@messengersfromthecosmos.com > > >> To: i...@imcamail.de > > >> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:53:32 -0700 > > >> Subject: [IMCA] Elections > > >> > > >> Hello again, > > >> I just wanted to echo John's post re the lack of > > >> posts from the members regarding the upcoming election. > > >> > > >> Not counting the 5 emails from Anne and Maria,there are, > > >> that I know of, 28 posts to the IMCA list regarding this election, > > >> the vast majority from John with myself as a distant 2nd place. > > >> There have been only five candidates that have made a statement, > > >> with nothing from the last two. > > >> There were a few of the congrats for running and only 2 that > > >> were actual questions for the candidates. > > >> > > >> We need your input so that we will become flesh and blood > > >> people and not just a name on a piece of paper. > > >> I know some of you through business dealings and the reverse > > >> would be true, those few would know me. > > >> > > >> Please, members, speak up! Ask those of us running any questions > > >> that you feel we need to address so that you will know who to > > >> support. > > >> > > >> Lastly, I know that I would like to get to know more members, > > >> so to that end, I am running for a position on the board. > > >> > > >> Thank you all, > > >> Pete Shugar > > >> IMCA 1733 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> IMCA mailing list > > >> i...@imcamail.de > > >> http://lists.imcamail.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imca > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Visit the Archives at > > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > IMCA mailing list > > i...@imcamail.de > > http://lists.imcamail.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imca > _______________________________________________ > IMCA mailing list > i...@imcamail.de > http://lists.imcamail.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/imca > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
