Ed just proved my point on limited time .... I based my point on what numerous people have said was the reason that most will not run for the board These are not the only factors - but time and/or money do come up alot Again, no matter what Board you run for, most people do not get elected the very first time. This come from lack of name recognition because most people voting have no clue who they are voting for! This is a generalization from local politics, small and large clubs and charitable organizations and even stock holders of companies! I have sat on several other Boards and these are the cases with those Boards as well. Incumbants are definitly harder to beat. But we have limits on the consecutive time someone can run. On 8 Sep 2013, at 16:42, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: do really want term limits but I don't want it bad enough to get a petition started for two very good reasons...it's not the position of most of the club members and second I don't have that kind of time and energy at this point to take on yet another project ( my plate is pretty full right now)...and your position that there are only a limited number of people who can afford the board in time and money?..... ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================