once again, that's just not going to fly. many people "talk", saying one thing here, another there. when given the opportunity to make their feelings known and have their opinions count, many members did just that; they used the suggestion boxes. the "he said, she said" just doesn't hold up .. rarely makes an evidentiary impact in a courtroom, either. it is interesting that those who did write suggestions were all individuals who attended futurities. many of those who had a "fit" when the plaques were initially pulled, neither attend nor enter futurities. as you so often state, facts are facts and the facts here are that opportunity was given and many of those involved took advantage of that opportunity. this isn't congress, isn't a national election - after all, if people were worried about the "secrecy" of the vote,(suggestion), they would not verbalize their choices either, would they? diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 3/2/2011 4:57:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: In a message dated 3/1/11 8:43:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: it just so happens that you were at the MP futurity last year. other people used the suggestion box ... did you? No. I prefer to talk to people in public and have others involved. Me and Dave Rinke made it a point to discuss the issues with Carole, who engaged in a lively discussion with us and others. I didn't write anything, but I thought I made my points. I am used to going into court to argue an issue, so that is how I dealt with it, in person. I would guess more people talked about what they wanted than those who wrote suggestions. And, when there was an ourcry about the plaques, there were no suggestion boxes. It was word of mouth, and outright talking to each other that got across the point. I like to face up and say what I think. If I want to write something and put it in the box in secret, I will vote for Obama again. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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.or g/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================