Lynn, I think you're probably right on. Someone does not need direct experience with something to be able to see an accurate picture of what it is. I've been involved with exactly this sort of organization for over a decade and seen no real change in the organization or the group it is supposed to represent. I can recognize a group that is more interested in navel-gazing than effecting real change, and Chris's response and the methods being employed are pretty good indicators. A trade organization that can't even count the largest companies in its trade as among its influential members is definitely not doing its utmost.
Wil Upchurch 14th-Level Freelancer "Whence comes public strife, and naked crime And -- deadlier than the cup you shun -- A people schooled, to mock, in time, ALL laws, not one." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Fredricks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:28 PM Subject: RE: [Ogf-l] OT: Ryan Dancey: Origins > I can understand exactly why Ryan posted this on Gaming Report as Gaming > Report attempts to represent news of the game industry and not just the "end > user". Since many posters on this list generate their revenue from this > industry that GAMA seems to represent, this is the perfect place to bring it > up. > > My company is a corporate member of our state technology organization -- all > corporate members have voting rights. There are no senior sponsors who have > greater rights in the process -- companies like Intel and Microsoft don't > feel its an entitlement as compared to, say, a small 2-5 person development > company, in this sort of industry organization. > > I read the response by Chris Weise of Holistic Design, the president of GAMA > to Ryan's post. Did I miss something, or was his reply "Im sorry you feel > that way, but since Im president and deeply involved in the organization I > probably know more about the situation than you do." Unless Im > misinterpreting, this appears to me like a group of current voting members > that want to keep some sort of entitlement that elevates them above other > participants in the industry. I don't pretend to see the whole picture here, > but I can understand Ryan's concern based on what Ive read so far. > > Thanks, > > Lynn > > > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
