Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:41:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Lee; WSFA
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> Considered compared to the world our squabbles are simply that:
> squabbles.  We should never, ever forget that.

Indeed.  The fact that the issues involved are so petty only makes
it worse.  To be accused of *telling people too few tickets were
available*?  What can I say?

I'd be more inclined to put up with it if lives, or even livelihoods,
were at stake.  I might dive into filthy floodwaters to save a life,
but never just for fun.

> We have a convention in less than three weeks ...

This isn't about Capclave.

> Rather than calling for a vote could you give people until after
> Capclave?  It's a great deal to ask but I hope that you will
> consider it.

I've already said that I will call for a vote at the next meeting.  I
will keep my word unless I'm run over by the proverbial bus, and hence
am physically unable to.  Why do you ask me to wait?  Do you think the
vote result would be different two weeks later?  Do you think Capclave
depends in any way on me?  I no longer have any duties to Capclave
that I know of.  Am I forgetting something?

I'm not going to walk out in a huff.  If the vote goes against me, I
will finish preparing the minutes of that meeting.  Someone else can
then produce a November WSFA Journal and include those minutes in it,
or not, as they see fit.

I apologize if this situation has interfered in any way with your duty
to Capclave.  I didn't mean to dump all this on you.  I would hope
that every WSFAns would spring to the immediate public defense of
anyone who was unjustly attacked.  The fact that this didn't happen
is one reason I'm going to call for this vote.