Not casting aspersions on anyone. I must have worded that badly. Simply saying that a rule is a rule. If there is to be no penalty for breaking a rule, then the rule should not be there. In any group that we enter, whether it be a club, a list, judging, registering a dog, etc., we proclaim that we will abide by the rules of that group. Granted, some rules can be broken by mistake with no intention of wrong-doing. However, it is still a broken rule and the penalty is still called . These are based upon the assertion that a person who breaks a rule of one may well break those of any other. Certainly that would not apply to most, but the penalty must apply to all. Hope that' s more clear. Carolyn CODAGSD@xxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 10/7/2007 11:39:10 PM Central Daylight Time, carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Those who > adhere to dishonest practices, who disregard rules, who do not adhere to > the guidelines they signed as participants, must not be simply swept > aside as "Oh, well, they're the powers that be". These are people who > are judging our dogs. If they are biased in any area, they are biased in > all. The expulsion from the List may or may not have been warranted, but this post raises other issues. What could possibly be the motive behind this casting of aspersions on "people's" judging? Does this person think all the dogs put up by "these people" are unworthy? If so, name names, shows, and dates and don't hide behind generalities such as "If they are biased in any area, they are biased in all". According to this "logic", say, if any one of us has ever shaded or exaggerated the truth a bit, or ever told a white or small lie, or ever not been 100% truthful in every single statement we have ever made, then we cannot be trusted in anything at all in life - certainly not to be truthful when signing the rules of the List. So, we all should take ourselves of it now, since we obviously lied when agreeing to the rules.... Sharon CODA GERMAN SHEPHERDS ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================