[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Withholding Ribbons and Judging assignments
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: MARGERY GOLANT <mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:23:46 -0500
I know there are a lot of ignorant, silly, and crooked judges out
there...and I do like to get the goods on the really stupid ones when
possible. Of course, there are those who think I'm all of those things,
too, and some who think I am not so bad. This is true of all judges. I
have friends who hate some judges I'd go out of my way to show to.
There are judges on this list whose company I enjoy, and whose judging I
can follow and even discuss, but I know people who won't show to them at
any time.
On another list, I recently had to put paid to a comment from
someone about a well-known all-breeds judge...this total beginner from
Arkansas said that a particular judge wasn't too bad when he was sober.
As it happens, I have known the man for almost 40 years, and he doesn't
drink...but this is how nasty rumours start!
People sometimes say things in jest that are taken as gospel...and
these things can be very hurtful and even damaging to a judge, as they
can to anyone.
This particular judge has been around dogs for a very long time.
She was a successful breeder and exhibitor, and she is still provisional
in GSDs. She has attended a few Nationals, judged her local GSD
specialty, and claims to really like and enjoy the breed. It is
entirely possible that she made a comment that was misinterpreted... or
maybe she actually said what we've been told, but was joking...we will
never know. As any intelligent person would do, she denied the entire
story. I do not know this person myself. However, I do know how
stories get twisted and turned and how innocent comments get turned into
death threats...........
I think we ought to wait and see....
Peggy
MARGERY GOLANT wrote:
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> Peggy, GOOD FOR YOU !! Great to hear that she didn't say that, and
> great that there IS another side to the story....!
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> Jackie, you might want to have a "talk" with the person who first
> claimed this is what was said by this judge.
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> The dog fancy is a very small circle, with no anonymity. As I
> explained to Carmen at the recent Board meeting, Showgsd-l is not like
> the anonymous "Internet" where people go out to chat rooms, use false
> identities, and pretend to be who they aren't... . That makes it very
> different, in operation and effect. While we use Internet
> connectivity to receive from and send to the List, here we all either
> know one another or know of one another. Things that are said don't
> just float out into the atmosphere; they are communicated to people
> who know us. If the things that are said are untruths, or
> half-truths, the result can be very unfair.
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> I found this out first-hand not long ago, when someone used email and
> email lists to try to smear me with completely untrue claims.
> Eventually, it all came back to me, and I was able to put the truth
> out there to respond to the lies....
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