Exactly what the rule is, thank you Tish! The admin are not deaf, dumb, blind or controlling And if you send these things privately, the person will receive it It is possible that people are set to vacation and will not get the post sent to the list We certainly want to hear euologies, annoucements etc, but do not need to hear 35 Our Condolences, happy birthday or congrats that are meaningless to most people on the list. On 13 Jan 2014, at 9:59, TISHW@xxxxxxx wrote: I don't believe Stormy was talking about tributes like the one to BO. She meant the simple "condolences" or "congratulations" ones. Tish In a message dated 1/13/2014 12:45:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I wholeheartedly support this. Some should transcend this "rule." And BO and the Martellos certainly meet that critrtia. If we can't honor our "greats," ... The Showgsd-l Administration http://showgsd.org Email Changes: http://showgsd.org/mail.html Admin: admin@xxxxxxxxxxx ANNOUNCE NEW LITTERS: http://showgsd.org/goodlitterbox.html THE NATIONAL BLOG http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ NOTO BENE: DOC ZOE is not a voting member of the Admin Panel ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================