Pat...are you kidding?.....clique atmosphere?.....that's the definition of Dog Clubs!...Ed Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: BAERENTATZE312@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 4:24:59 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: amending bylaws In a message dated 8/15/11 11:50:53 AM, TISHW@xxxxxxx writes: > Well, Pat, I think the President is entitled to ask committee chairs to > look into something without having board approval. > My response: You are absolutely correct; communication is key, but what about board awareness. I find it disheartening that some on the board are uninformed as to their President's intentions.  Don't you folks talk to each other or do we have clique atmosphere?  > And from what I hear > board members on the "other list" have been posting their comments about > everything. > My response: Yes as a matter of fact the communication on the â??other listâ?? is very positive, productive, and educational.  The caveat is they are voicing their individual opinions, not suggesting that their comments are in any way an official correspondence from the Board. > Being President should not deprive one of answering a question on > something. The mail I receive indicates members would prefer to hear > from me > far more often than they do. > My response: Again another interesting word, deprive - take away. I do appreciate the time and sacrifice of all board members. However, I fear our club is at a tipping point.  Either, we work together proactively, COMMUNICATE, and quit the childish finger pointing, or our club is doomed to fail.  The shaky status of our club very much replicates the unstable status of our country.  As with our country only we can turn it around. The choice is ours. Regards, Pat ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011.  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  SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================