My renewal will be solely based on the upcoming election...If I think the new board members are intelligent, articulate, and capable of moving our (this) club forward, I'll stay...if we elect cry babies and hot heads, and recycle the same old folks...It's adios for me....nor would I want to come to the January meeting to see an elected board I have no confidence in...I predict I shall be 66 dollars richer in JAN....Ed Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx To: LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx, bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 4:21:14 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: What are we, chopped liver? lee is correct - our membership has declined.  many have passed away,  some have left the "sport" and others have just left the club.  it will be  interesting to see if those that continually complain and threaten to quit/not  renew actually follow through with their promises. diane  Diane  Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/)  The online store for  everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/)  Skater's Blog   In a message dated 8/19/2010 4:14:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes: It would  seem that many follow through and do not renew. The membership use to over  6,000 and now I think it is under 3,000. So there you  go. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================