Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:53:51 -0500 (CDT)
From: <samlubell at verizon.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Friday will probably be my last WSFA meeting
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

>Are you saying that the Gillilands have stated that they
>are making an artificial partitioning of the business and
>social portions of WSFA meetings?  WSFA meetings last all
>evening; the business part is only a small segment of a
>complete WSFA meeting.  They are wrong if they think they
>can ban members from part of a WSFA meeting.

I'm the one who has been stressing the difference between the WSFA meeting and the socialization afterwards.  As president, I can insist (and have so insisted) that every WSFAn be able to attend the WSFA meeting (which I see as the business part).  I am, however, reluctant to tell people who they must socialize with in their own home, so I have not pushed on that front.

As a group that meets in other people's homes, we have to tread a thin line between the needs of the group and what we can reasonably ask of our hosts.  This is where I draw the line and what I insist upon.  If the rest of the club would prefer something else, we can discuss it at a meeting.

>
>> I've been involved with WSFA for over half my life.  Heavily involved
>> for eight years.  I hate cutting my ties to WSFA, but I can see no
>> alternative.  I remain open to suggestions, however.  Suggestions
>> consisting only of "can't we all just get along?" are pointless,
>> however.  Lee has already answered that question, in the negative.
>
>I'm afraid you are correct.  Lee has gone too far this
>time.  I have to add myself to the growing number of
>people who won't be attending First Friday meetings at
>the Gillilands.  If we can't find an alternate location
>for the First Friday meeting, I suggest we discontinue
>them and only meet once per month.
>
>(I suppose Lee has quit this list again and hasn't read
>any of this discussion?)
>
>Michael
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