Goodness, I woke up to this? O.K. Cup of tea first. O.K. I am a BIG believer in choices. That's why I fight so hard for our choices in our dogs, in my life and for our freedom to choose. This great list, to which I have belonged ALMOST from the beginning, has always had a candidates forum (Bios) on their website. I belong to a few more GSD lists (don't post much there:-) and WAY too many legislative list. My choice to stay informed that way. Until 3 years ago, the questionnaire was there for any candidate who CHOSE to avail themselves of it. Three years ago, Becky put together the FREE GSDbyDesign online magazine, and when election time came around worked up a questionnaire and those who CHOSE turned in the answers. Many people have learned of the free online magazine and it seems to have a good following. A choice to look through it or not. I have put legislative issue and topics on there. My choice. The more people informed the better, as far as I can see in this issue and many, many others. Personally, I do not know all the candidates and even those of whom I have met or seen around the rings are not people with whom I have had conversations about GSDCA matters. Getting to know some of the candidates through list chatter has been helpful. I went through the list of candidates for the Board and saw 2 or 3 names that I have never seen on THIS list, and a couple more that were inadvertent cross posts from other lists, so I am *assuming* out of all those running that 2 or 3 are not on any list. Add one or two that are on this list through their family members. However, it is still a choice. I would like to read and learn more. I would like to get to know the candidates through their comments. Nothing to bang my shoe on the desk about, but it is my choice to want to read the answers and the bios. If it's schmoozing, then so be it. At least the interest is there to let me know more about them. If the GSDCA has a website for this someday, good. It is another step forward in this technological world we live in today. Reading the proposed by-law changes showed that GSDCA was ready to step forward ( if members vote that way) and so we should we. Going to bed early, so didn't get a chance to respond to some of it. Which is just as well. As Diane says, not worth arguing about. Disagreeing and still being able to be civil in the sandbox is what I want in the candidate I vote for, and that is what I want for myself. I'm still in the sandbox, but I respectfully disagree with some of your comments. But still HUGS Stormy On Aug 24, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx wrote: > take a deep breath and reread my post, kathy. this is not worth > arguing > over. > diane > > Diane Silver-Strasser > Silstra German Shepherds > http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com > > In a message dated 8/24/2009 10:03:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > Diane, > "Why only three?' that IS calling out. Sorry...you call into > question the > other candidates that have not had the ability or > the desire to answer on some very constrained and often inflammatory > venues...also the site that is supposedly "hosting' the > questions is obscure, at best. > It is MEMBER business, discuss it as such on a members only portion > type > site like the GSDCA....that IS the entity that we > are speaking of , yes? So why all the unnecessary fru fru to > other sites? > If you are a member, you vote, if you are a member then reading the > "members > only " portion of things on the new and beautiful PC site is not an > issue. > It is a GSDCA matter....keep it that way. Otherwise I am sure the > SV would > get a big kick out of this? yes? > Kathy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================