When the Review position was put up for bids, everyone who bid was informed that they had to abide by the P&P Manual which clearly stated that you could not show etc. There were people who did not submit a bid because they did not wish to stop actively showing etc. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHO WAS CHOSEN FOR this paid position - also clearly different from being an elected Baord member who is not a PAID EMPLOUEE The Editor that was chosen (and she is doing a great job so there is nobody slamming her), wanted to show and the Board changed the rules. I am hearing/reading that people are unhappy that the rules were changed and made retroactive. The P&P Rules were not followed. Had everyone who wanted the position and submitting bids been informed that the Board would consider changing the POlicy and Procedures AFTER THE FACT, perhaps more people would submit applications. Before anyone jumps all over me and says YOU APPLIED. I offered to step in for interim, agreed to the P&P rules but never sent in a BID or detailed resume for the position as there were so many far better candidates for the position. So this is not sour grapes. I am seeing that the Paid EMployee position should have the same limits as a Board member. I don't see how an Employee and a Board member are the same. And I am reading the Board sees them as the same and the membership does not. I am seeing that discussing the subject of the way things were done is being equated as a slam against the Review Editor, which I do not see from the emails. I see people asking honest questions. Nobody is questioning our Editors abilities. I see people wanting to discuss the changes to our Manual. I see this as a very v alid discussion - not a cat fight. THIS IS NOT AN ADMIN OPINION ZOE ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================