I don't want to....but since my name is mentioned in this question from Tom I guess I will respond. First I would like to deny "slinging any mud" with "accusations and innuendoes".....and I don't recall having a "lynch mob mentality" for any reason. I certainly have never heard Sharon, nor Margy nor Tish EVER do or say ANYTHING to cause them to be mentioned in a post with those descriptive phrases!! I don't think the List has been out of control either...considering that those that are dues paying, voting members are asking for answers over and over and not getting any from this Board. Frankly I don't even know why I am mentioned in this post because I have been pretty quiet on this subject and admittedly it has not been easy. <G> It is hard to sit quiet while people try to figure out what you did, or why you did it, or if you did it, because they are not allowed to receive the answers they deserve. SECRECY BREEDS SUSPICION....I hate it!! Margy of course has had a lot to say on it because she has been PUT in that position!! What would both you Tom or Fred do, if you had been publicly "REMOVED FROM THE BOARD"....... Would you both go quietly into the night......??? In response to your question regarding all of us signing the letter asking Margy to resign.....a lot cannot be described or answered because we are being held to Closed Executive Session and we cannot violate that with public discussion. I signed the letter asking Margy to resign because of what we were told. I never felt comfortable with it as the actions described did not sound like Margy at all and when I asked for proof I was told we would get it. It was this single reason that caused me to sign the letter. By the time I got home I just knew I had done the wrong thing by signing. I had seen no proof against Margy and I was positive she had done nothing as had been described and so I asked that my name be removed. I am glad I did. The information is in Margy's letter to the List and explains all of it if you really care to know!! Margy has chosen not to stay secretive as she is not held to that rule! I however am held to that rule of CLOSED ( secret ) Session whether I like it or not! and I do not! Carolyn marhaven@jps,net www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx To: Gsdman2@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] What Is Happening In Our Club Tom Thank you for your post and it's bid for sanity. I have faith in the membership when they vote they will look at the abilities of those running and vote accordingly. I have faith they will wade thru all the mudslinging accusations and innuendoes and find the best people for the job. Whoever they think it might be. Fred Migliore ************************************************** sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes :I have publicly stated I strongly support Margery Golant as well as Ken Downing and Tish Walker. -------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon, I have what I think is a fair question which apparently should be answered publicly. Many of us know that Ken and Lew are not the best of friends. It is obvious that there is a split between the people that support them individually, and as you stated above, you support Ken, Tish, and Margy. I have seen posts from Margy which make it clear that she does not like Lew, and I've seen posts from Tish which I took to imply that she does not think much of Lew's ability to run a meeting. Given all of the information I've seen over the past several weeks, here is what leaves me scratching my head... Since you and other board members support Margy, how is it that all of the board members signed the letter asking her to resign? I know that one board member asked to have her name removed after the fact, but it is "before the fact" that has me wondering. Seeing the division between the board which is obviously centered on Lew, I am left wondering how Lew could possibly have convinced even the people who are obviously against him to sign that resignation request? Could you explain? I guess this is also a question to Tish and Carolyn? I did what I could to try to head off some of the insanity I've seen on the list, and I was accused of taking sides. I'm going to be accused of taking sides for asking this question too. So be it. At this point it looks like the election could be decided with a lynch mob mentality, and in fact that has been encouraged constantly on this list. In my view, that is not the best way to cast a vote. Thanks Tom Langlitz ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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