In a message dated 10/30/2009 6:00:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, InquestGSD@xxxxxxx writes: Without fully understanding what you meant by "the noisy ones" (could be kids throwing tantrums), I say go for it. There really shouldn't be any club business that the membership couldn't be aware of, and I don't buy the excuse that people may act different in front of the cameras. That's rubbish. More like they act different behind closed doors..... To give you an idea what used to go on, let me relay an event that happened my first meeting on the board. On the Friday night before the meeting I saw Ralph Roberts in the motel restaurant with a group of other board members. I went to sit with them, and Ralph very nicely told me to leave since they were talking about club business. That is how the club used to be run. He apologized when he realized I had been elected to the board. They were determining how to vote the next day on things that might come up. They used to think the board was different, (read better) than the membership. It hasn't been that way for years, and I doubt it will ever be that again. I had a great conversation with Ralph yesterday. He is doing great, and we talked about the club and the current dogs. He is trying to decide if he is ready for another dog. It was good to talk to him. He should be included in any history interviews. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================