I want to offer an opinion on whether or not the candidates answers to questions should be posted on the list. It is true that there are many non-club members who belong to the list, but I truly don't understand why that should bar these answers from being posted to the list! There are many Democrats who do not belong to the Republican party, yet the Republicans let their platform be known to everyone. There are many Republicans who read and hear what the Democrats have to say. And there are many, many Independents, belonging to no party, who read them both, and learn from both, and make sound decisions using all the information they can gather - and may end up joining one or the other party at the end. There is no secret about what a candidate thinks or supports - or at least there shouldn't be. Running for any office, whether a public office or a organization's office, is, by it's very nature, a public venture. In my opinion, it makes no sense why it would be a problem to post these answers to the list. Non-members can't vote, so what difference does it make whether they can read about what the candidates for the GSDCA's Board think and support? I can't see that it can do any harm, and it just might convince someone that the group of people who are running for the board are thoughtful, intelligent and truly care about the future of the breed. Which, in turn, might convince someone to join the club and see how they can contribute. But, as always, it is just my opinion. Steve & Pat Roda - Visit us on the web at _www.gsdstyle.com_ (http://www.gsdstyle.com/) Home of Sel CH Ken-Delaine's Egoiste, ROM OFA and Sel EX CH. Bil-Mar's Here Comes Trouble OFA! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================