I too am in HR...however, I TOTALLY disagree....this is not a "for profit organization", this is not a "child care institution"....this is a dog club...the people who are running for office have been in the breed for "ages"....those of us who have been here also...know all of them...we may not know all the nitty gritty of their individual personal lives...but that is immaterial for this particular situation....for those of you who are NEW voting members of the GSDCA, and do not know some or any of those people who are running for office...you can a) not vote until you have greater knowledge; b) get with someone who has been around longer and knows the individuals and what they have contributed to our breed and ask questions then vote...just another humble opinion from the HR arena...Pauline ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================