I agree!!! Unless I missed something, I haven?t read anything that would indicate that the BOD did not follow the proper procedures for hiring the new editor. To paraphrase the old maxim, ?You can make some of the people happy all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot make all of the people happy all of the time!? I have a feeling there would be more criticism and innuendos made if the BOD had decided to leave the position open while they investigated, and debated if a positive change, such as allowing the editor to show his/her dogs, should be, or should not be made to the position description. If everything went swiftly, wouldn?t that mean that after the recommendations of the ad hoc committee were presented and voted on, the position description rewritten, the P&P updated, and the advertisement written, it would not have been published and made available to the public until the end of October or first of November? Then how much longer for the hiring process? I betcha the majority of members wouldn?t be too happy if the BOD had decided to sit around for months waiting to hire the new editor! Job descriptions change. Sometimes when jobs are advertised one set of rules apply, then they change. It's a fact of life - no conspiracies - it happens in the real world. Sometimes the changes benefit the employee, sometimes not. Are employers supposed to leave jobs vacant for an undetermined amount of time because they're contemplating a change in the PD, or are in the process of researching a change? What good would it do if the PD had reflected, well, we might change this or that, or then again, maybe we won't, but then again, maybe we will. Can you imagine the confusion and ill will that would create regardless of the final decision? And yes, a PD was changed on me during my career and I'm sure I'm not alone. I once took a "<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />9 to 5" job, Monday thru Friday. Shortly after I started working the PD was changed to require mandatory rotating shifts and rotating days off (seven days a week). I had a choice - change jobs or work shifts without permanent days off!!! Sh*t happens! Gayle & the Hooligans! http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=6&uid=4294023 - Link to The Hooligans Albums -- "D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin" <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: After looking at the response to Gary`s informative post, I wonder if this is a Bulldog List instead of a German Shepherd List. Some people will just not let go. These people do the rest of the Listers a disservice. Many are deleting all the posts because of the bickering and possibly missing what this List was intended to do, Inform and educate. D.D. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================