In a message dated 8/22/2010 6:25:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I think every one needs to run by petition only...no nominating committee...it gives an impression of an "in-crowd" I thought this too. Then I was asked what would happen if no one, or not enough ran by petition? Then I was reminded of the year the nominating committee refused to nominate anyone who was on the board. The system seems to work, and I do believe the entire list should come out at one time, with no advance notice of who was nominated by the board. And, if you so distrust your board to do the right thing, then don't elect them. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================