Gag rule does not exist.......but what WAS passed in my opinion gives the impression of a gag rule....and in my opinion the rule was not necessary...and in my opinion it was created because some members on the board for whatever reason don't like the list and the rule was put in to intimidate board members not to talk about board business....you can't read it any other way...I was born at night, but it wasn't last night...Ed Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: RopajaGSD @ aol .com To: Showgsd-l@ FreeLists .org Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 6:29:15 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Board Rule We are all adults here (my presumption..could be wrong..) Is this  chastisement coming from the president and/or fellow  members?...if so, then we are talking about ANOTHER issue and one that  should be dealt with between or among the member(s) in question.  The fact remains that there is no rule that bans board members from posting  their comments/opinions to any list....I keep seeing post after post  about the GAG rule...there is no such thing!!!!   Referring to Ed's post...When a board member brings a motion to the  floor...it has NO EFFECT on any of the members, it is just one person's opinion  at that moment; and I think Ed will agree that we all have opinions at any given  moment.  The effect on the members comes into play when the motion is voted  on by the other members...so if a motion gets passed that is not to an  individual member's liking...then you look at the voting members who give it  life not necessarily at the person who brought the motion to the table.   The power is not in the hands of the person who brought the motion,  but rather the power is in the hands of those who put it in place by their  votes....THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER! And before everyone jumps on either wagon, READ the actual motion that was  voted on...KNOW what the motion stated..NOT the interpretation of other posters,  then we can all make our own assessment of it for ourselves.  I am  sure we can all understand that premise.   REMEMBER a motion is POWERLESS and NON-EFFECTIVE without the  votes to bring it to life....Pauline    In a message dated 8/27/2011 11:10:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  Bokenkampgsd1@ aol .com writes: Might not appear as a rule to most, but board members were chastised for  posting after the motion past for any list posts.  I asked, I was  answered.  Molly  In a message dated 8/27/2011 7:23:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  RopajaGSD @ aol .com writes: To my  knowledge, there is no rule that keep any board member from posting   to any list...I believe the rule states that any such postings if they  relate to  board/club business are NON  OFFICIAL....Pauline ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011.  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@ showgsd .org VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http :// showgsd .org  SUBSCRIPTION: http :// showgsd .org/mail. html NATIONAL BLOG - http :// gsdnational . blogspot .com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================