Re: Hey killie keepers

["M. LeDuc" <ducker_3 at yahoo_com>]

Heh... It was because of a BAS meeting that I picked
up my first Killifish at an auction there!

Now 2 months later, now a member of the BAS, AKA, and
IBC.

Information like this is very useful to people that
might be Killikeepers but are unaware of local
societies!

-Mike
in Watertown, MA

--- Tom <tgrady at twcny_rr.com> wrote:
> As a BOT member - I have absolutely no problem with
> promoting a local hobby
> club on Killietalk so long as it is part of the
> general ongoing conversation
> about the hobby.  Without local clubs like Boston
> Aquarium Society, killies
> would probably be even less common than they are and
> it is a place where the
> AKA often finds new and curious people who develop
> an interest in the hobby.
> 
> The only time I would object is when someone uses
> Killietalk as a personal
> Advertising forum for their non-killie group on a
> very regular basis.  To me
> Killietalk is about killies, but it is also about
> the overall support of the
> hobby in most aspects.
> 
> Tom Grady
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MICHIKO KITA" <michikokita at earthlink_net>
> To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Hey killie keepers
> 
> 
> > I have gotten an email from someone to let me know
> that it might not be
> > a good idea to recruit through killietalk.
> >
> > So I wanted to drop a line to apologize if I
> offended anyone.
> > But I wanted to post the message because I think a
> lot of people are
> > looking for local groups to meet other hobbyists.
> I did not write this
> > message because I am the Board member. I am not
> one who might be an
> > expert in the hobby or anything like that, I am
> still more like a
> > beginner.  I mentioned about it because I
> benefited a lot from other
> > local members. So my intention was not really
> recruiting, it was more of
> > sharing the benefits. So I did not notice that
> some people could take
> > things differently.
> >
> > I could have sent the email to one individual, but
> I felt that some
> > other people in the are might be looking for the
> same, but did not post.
> >
> > Four, Five years ago, I started off by keeping the
> betta in one jar at
> > college dorm room, then found out about the
> aquairum society 2 yrs ago.
> > Now I have variety of fishes, bigger fish tanks. I
> even keep two
> > killifishes now.  I do much better now because of
> help from mailing list
> > like killietalk and local members whom I met
> through local aquarium
> > society. So from my point of view, I did not find
> my message offensive,
> > but I apologize for others who might not like my
> thought.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Michiko
> >
> > On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 11:23  AM,
> MICHIKO KITA wrote:
> >
> > > Have you been to Boston Aquarium Society
> meeting?
> > > Boston Aquarium Society is the great gather
> place for hobbyists.
> > > Meetings are free and open to the public or you
> can choose to pay $15
> > > (per year) for membership. Meetings are held the
> 3rd Monday of every
> > > month at The New England Aquarium's Exploration
> Center on Central Wharf
> > > in Boston. The doors open at 7:30 pm. There are
> usually speakers at
> > > every meeting, and auctions. People usually
> bring variety of fishes,
> > > plants, and sometimes aquarium equipments to
> auction off.
> > >
> > > I am not really a killi expert, but I keep some
> myself. There are some
> > > other members who keep them in the club.  Even
> the talk might not be
> > > about killifish at the meeting (because we have
> had one for killifish a
> > > couple months ago) but it is good to meet local
> people who are into
> > > killie.
> > >
> > > If you have any more questions about the club
> let me know.
> > >
> > > Check our website
> > > http://bostonaquariumsociety.org/
> > >
> > >
> > > Michiko Kita
> > > Boston Aquarium Society Board Member
> > > michikokita at earthlink_net
> > >
> > > "One cannot convey the beauty of nature to
> others without having a love
> > > of all small living creatures oneself." -
> Takashi Amano
> > >
> > > On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 12:37  AM, Steve
> Thomas wrote:
> > >
> > >> Any killie keepers in New England? I live in MA
> and would love to meet
> > >> some
> > >> locals and buy some fish.
> > >>
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> > Michiko Kita
> > michikokita at earthlink_net
> >
> > "One cannot convey the beauty of nature to others
> without having a love
> > of all small living creatures oneself." - Takashi
> Amano
> >
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