Carolyn's use of the word important in all CAPS is the understatement of the year. We had all better realize just how IMPORTANT the New Illustrated Standard is and we had all better have the chance to review it. Lana, Chair of the NIS Project sent us an email telling the Board we would have the latest version in our mailbox by Tuesday, so I would expect Tuesday evening and Wednesday we should spend reading every word and looking at every picture. Then write down all your comments and send them back to Lana. Ginny told us that it is hard to please 18 people (the Board) let alone 4000 members. However, we MUST allow the membership as well as the Board to have input on the NIS because although we may not please everyone, we MUST please a majority because the New Illustrated Standard is VERY IMPORTANT and it should be around for many, many years. Lana had plans to place the NIS behind the wall on the GSDCA web site so you can ask her if that is going to happen. Maybe after the changes and suggestions come in from the Board? But ask Lana, she is the Chair on this project. So, to Carolyn and others who have written the Board and the List; thank you for taking the time to write and for being interested in the New Illustrated Standard. We do read mail and listen to the membership, remember it is YOUR club and YOUR Standard. Lew ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================