Gail, The membership IS NOT BAD. The "17" are not bad, they are doing what they are entitled to do as members, questioning the Board and asking them to be accountable. So if 17 members are willing to take a stand, for the entire membership, even those who cant be bothered, or don't understand, don't hold it against them. They are fighting for you too, you know? We don't need any more antagonizing, specially not from a board member. We expect more, and better, from our leadership. And please, lets not confuse a legitimate complain with a lawsuit. They each have their merits, and yet are quite different. IF the Board and the Executive Committee had less secrets, less closed meetings and MORE common sense, we as a Club wouldn't be in the bloody mess we are in now. I take your word as GUARANTEE that we are having a normal Annual General Meeting. I guess you have the "good" information, since the rest of the information seems to be so "poor". I thank you for going out on a limb assuring us that the meeting will not be cut short, that it will be business as usual. I am sure that as a Board member and running candidate you not only agree with, but support the stand of "those 17". After all, you were instrumental in trying to reach a good solution. But not even you could get thru some of you r fellow board members. Or is that a secret too? Thanks for your openness. Ileana Gail Hardcastle <hardcastle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: The membership is not bad (well perhaps 17 or so) and we are having the annual meeting. Consider the source when you grab on to poor information. The Board is not in place to fear anyone, but to represent the good membership in promoting the German Shepherd Dog. Gail ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================