I think maybe a group of people should get together and form a questionnaire that each person who is running should have to answer.............that's the way the people running for Board seats, etc., in other organizations do it. When the questions and answers are made public, it gives the rest of the members something to go on besides the drivel that some spout to make themselves look good. I know some people are running who should NOT be on the Board...and others who would be wonderful. It is sort of horrible to think that 26 people are running, I think. The big thing to keep in mind is that it should not be a popularity contest...and as everyone in the club gets to vote but not everyone who votes knows all the candidates, a pre-election questionnaire would be the ticket, don't you think? Asking people how they would have voted after the fact is useless...of course they are going to give the "right" answer... Peggy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================