Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Board Meeting-Learning something new everyday > I think the reason Ileana's forum wasn't successful is because it > wasn't set up as a list... > it was one of those "forum" or "board" style things, which most > people really don't care > for. A list is a completely different thing.........and frankly, > whether people belong to a club > or not should not have much to do with what's said,. > > I belong to a HUGE, International, list for another breed. It is > heavily monitored, probably > because the list "owner" has no claim to any kind of rep other than > that she owns the list... > but it is VERY busy all the time, and there are no "club" topics off > limits at all. EVERYTHING > having to do with the breed gets talked about on there, from members > of various clubs here > and overseas...........it's one of the best ways to find out what > people are thinking......... > > Peggy > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx> > > >> This has been mentioned before, but a few years ago when Gail was >> president >> Ileana and Pablo Nogueras got a forum going only for GSDCA members. >> Many people joined.....and no one said anything. It took a lot >> of time for >> this to be set up and it was not used...I think there were >> something like 3 >> posts on it. >> >> We have all kinds of lists available to us and many are on several. >> This >> is pretty much the only list I keep up with daily and I don't have >> time to >> add more. Why can we not talk where we are? ANY person, and they >> don't >> have to be a member, can attend our board meetings and know >> everything that >> goes on...they are not closed. So what heinous harm is done if >> they find >> out Purina gives money to the club, or there is a gag order on >> board members >> or for that matter anything else. The rest of us are talking >> about all >> of it.....good sound info from sources could never be such a bad >> thing can >> it? I have said many times, information is the highway. >> >> Molly > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================