Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:06:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rich Lynch <rw_lynch at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Important question about the Minutes
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

--- N Lynch <sfbookfan at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> wrote:
> > I'm still working on the minutes of the last
> > meeting, which lasted a near-record 97 minutes.
> >
> > There was discussion of moving our First Friday
> > meeting place.  If you
> > took part in that discussion, and don't want to be
> > identified by name
> > for fear of retaliation, please email me privately.
> > (Sending to the list would defeat the purpose.)  I
> will then
> > attribute your remarks to "anonymous."
> >
> > Please respond soon, as I hope to have the minutes
> > done tomorrow.
>
> I'm very disturbed by making remarks, which one is
> lead to believe to be hateful about another member,
> attributed to "anonymous."  It makes the minutes
> inaccurate - I don't see someone unknown coming by to
> say something - and insulting to those who will be
> reading it, as if they were too stupid to know who
> dislikes them.  It also puts those who were at the
> meeting in the position to lie about remarks made.
>
> If a person does not have the guts to be identified in
> public with words said in public, then they should
> request that the remarks be withdrawn from the record.
>  And the request should be honored as we all say
> things we either regret or can't stand behind.  We all
> make mistakes or find what we might have said is not
> the most politic of remarks.  If the move to change
> the VA meeting place is because some people hate Lee,
> then be honest enough with the rest of the club to say
> so.
>
> Living in Washington, one would think people would
> know about talking in public.   "Anonymous" indeed.
>

I absolutely agree.  WSFA meetings are public events, and I
object to any censoring of the minutes.

Rich Lynch
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