I say I say - - RIGHT ON TRACK!
Thanks for the speech John. Sometimes I hear people complain about what the
President is doing (has done) and I ask - did you vote? What a mistake they
make when they fess up that they aren't even registered to vote.
If you don't vote - DO NOT COMPLAIN!
In order to vote here - PAY UP, get off your duff and get active!! Not only
do we need you, but the industry needs your voice.
Thanks,
Mac Dearman
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of J. Vogel
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:56 PM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: [WISPA] Trade Organizations and Consumer Mentality
>
> I have seen several posts in the last couple of days made by
> non-members of WISPA stating how they could not become
> a part of the organization until such time as the organization
> changes in some way to meet their requirements. How is it that
> non-members, people who are unwilling to part with a year's dues,
> feel that they have any standing to complain about
> what the organization is doing (or not) when they themselves refuse to
> become a part of the organization and thus gain standing to influence
> what the organization is doing?
>
> Come on, people. It isn't going to break you to become a member.
> The cost is minimal. Until such time as you are willing to commit
> even that amount, you have absolutely no standing to complain.
>
> Is it your perception that the organization is being run by a select
> few, a good-ole-boys club? Want to change that? Become a member
> and run for election to the board. Don't want to become a member,
> or run for the board? Quit complaining about not having a voice.
>
> Don't agree with formal positions taken (or not) by the membership?
> Become a member and vote on the postions taken. Don't want to
> become a member and vote? Quit complaining about the positions
> taken (or not) by the organization.
>
> WISPA is not a store. They are not in business to come up with
> products to sell to you. WISPA is an group of industry members who
> have banded together to increase their impact especially on regulatory
> issues, and other ways in which the organization feels will be
> beneficial
> to its members and the industry in general. If you don't think they are
> doing it right, pay your dues, get involved, and work for change in
> the organization. If you are waiting for the organization to become
> what you want it to be before you are willing to commit the paltry sum
> required for a year's membership and some time to it, you have missed
> the point of what a trade organization is to begin with IMHO.
>
> If you have not yet joined the organization, on what basis do you think
> the organization owes you anything?
>
> (insert your own analogy here. You know the principle, those who
> complain
> the loudest are often those who refuse to take part in producing the
> outcome
> which falls short of their expectations...)
>
> The views expressed in this rant do not reflect the official position
> of
> WISPA,
> its board of directors, or any individual in particular.
>
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