- I thought this was just an online/reality game to have fun geocaching? "Cant we all just get along"? --- Jack Konecker <jackkonecker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > - > Dear SLAGA members and geocachers who > read this newsgroup: > I feel great sadness to have to display this link, > but > it is necessary: http://www.slaga.org/ > > myotis, Jim Bensman, has decided that SLAGA > is a racist organization and created a web site > to proclaim it to the world. He is attempting to > bully SLAGA members into sitting through 'tolerance' > lectures at SLAGA events because he says he has > been offended by the 'alleged' telling of off-color > jokes at a SLAGA event. This somehow makes > SLAGA responsible for the jokes being told, and > thus SLAGA is a racist organization. > > The association of his personal problem with a > violation of SLAGA bylaws is ludicrous. But > because he won't take responsibility for his own > problem, he wants else to be - originally SLAGA > (and now me). > > Did he approach the people telling the jokes and > comment that he was offended? No. Did he take > the opportunity to discussion the issue with me, > as SLAGA President, at the SLAGA Christmas party > on Dec 3? No. Did I tell any of the jokes that > affended him? No. > > Jim pulled this same thing 2 1/2 years ago on the > geocaching freelist newsgroup and was banned from > posting. (Note: this geocaching freelist newsgroup > is not under the control of SLAGA.) Now that we have > new SLAGA officers elected, Jim is trying the same > bully tactics all over again. > > I even personally offered Jim a public venue to give > him the chance to let people know who he is and what > he is about - in a positive way. He figuratively > spit in > my face. As a result, he got nothing. Now it is > obvious > that it is no longer just about racism, but > censorship > and personal attacks on me. > > Read the words in between the dashed lines below. > They > are from Jim Bensman. They are from an email he > sent to > all the SLAGA officers a few weeks ago. (the > capitalization > is his.) Based on the web site that Jim has just > created, I > now worry about my personal safety and the safety of > my > loved ones. > > ===================================================== > From: "Jim Bensman" jbensman1 @ charter.net > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:05 PM > > PLEASE DO NOT FORCE ME TO DO THINGS WE WILL > ALL REGRET ... > > I am a professional hell raiser and I know how to go > about getting > publicity, press, filling complaints with agencies, > etc. I DO NOT > WANT TO DO THIS. PLEASE DO NOT FORCE ME TO. > ===================================================== > > When I volunteered to step in at the last minute > to be SLAGA president, my intention was to do > my best to improve the SLAGA organization where it > needed improvement, so it could continue to grow > and "enhance the geocaching experience in the local > communities". This is obviously a distraction, but > it would > be a shame if we lost our focus. > > We can't let one misguided individual spoil > geocaching though > slander and threats. I ask you all now for your > public and > personal support. We know SLAGA is not a racist > organization. > Truth will win, in the end. > > > Paul Konopacki > SLAGA President 2005-2006 > > P.S. > * The IP address for www.slaga.org is: > 64.202.189.170 > * The domain is registered with: Go Daddy Software, > Inc. > * You can report abuse at: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > **************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> > //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw