,,,,I get the feeling that over the past several years there is a general feeling of "dis-connect' between the Board and the general membership...several things have lead to this....the Law-suit by Margery, the controversial membership by the commercial puppy miler guy ( forgot his name)...the 2013 World Show , the White dog saga, and now the Review......both side have blame for the tensions between the Board and Us......but I'm putting more criticism on the board...the behind door sessions, and votes banning list communication, and general lack of information ( see above subjects) contributes greatly to the suspicious feeling...and the Board needs to put on their Big Boy (Girl) Pants and let the criticism roll of their backs....Criticism comes with any position of responsibility and leadership. Being silent gives the appearance of running and hiding......now for us....we members ( Penny is it WE members or Us members...lol)...have a tendency to lash out at almost any decision the board makes....and many many times we don't even have all the facts.....I'm not smart enough to figure out how to solve our problem, but I know unless both side recognize the problem....things will continue as they are....imagine what going to happen when the board decides to raise the dues....something that needs to be done soon, but the board needs to also cut spending,,...too many members flying to meeting that could be held via the phone or computer....now let the FLames begin...lol...FB ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================