Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:43:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Fw: Whatever
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I'm always open to constructive criticism, i.e. a request that I do
something differently, and an explanation as to why.  Calling me a
"complete, thoroughly obnoxious fool" is not constructive criticism.
I have no idea what makes Chuck think I want to be "King of the WSFA
Universe".  I've never run for club president or con chair.  I have
no idea what I have done to get him so upset with me.

I thought I was being courteous when I told several people how to walk
from Metro to his house, rather than asking him to drive them all.
I told everyone how far it was.  Several people thanked me for the
directions and found them helpful.  Others refrained from walking
because that's further than they care to walk.  One person, on the
way to one of his parties, somehow got lost, and phoned for pickup.
Nobody had ever blamed me for this until now.

As for who Ted White is, he's been a WSFA member off and on for over
fifty years, and was the club's president for a while in the 1950s.
He won a Hugo for best fan writer, and has been the fan guest of
honor at several cons.  He will be on the program at Capclave.
See http://scifiinc.net/scifiinc/gallery/bio/White,_Ted.htm

There should also be a brief bio of him in the Capclave program book.

In case it wasn't obvious, the message I sent last night which set
Chuck off was intended to be humorous.  Either I messed up, or Chuck
has no sense of humor.

As for Mensa, Chuck neglected to mention that they also accept high
school SAT scores, so if you want to join you can save the $30 if you
did well on that test.

When I was a teenager, I spent a couple months' allowance on a test
to join Mensa, after I saw an ad of theirs in a magazine.  I followed
the directions, sent in the answer sheet, and eagerly awaited my
membership card.  Instead, I got a letter saying that I passed, and
that this qualified me to spend *more* money to take *another* test!
That soured me on the idea of joining Mensa.

That was a long time ago, but nothing has changed my opinion of that
group for the better since then.