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[Killietalk] Good Ole griping

Suzy wrote:

From: "Suzy Conklin" <sybersuzy at hotmail_com>
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] N & R
To: killietalk at aka_org

Brian,
I'm not sure if I got the answer to my questions, or maybe I didn't ask
them quite right. But you mentioned the N&R "Committee" was re-started by
"US" here in NWKillies, am I to take that
as the NWKillies "IS" the N&R Committee, and that was kind of my original
question. So if I were apart of NWKillies then would I automatically be part
of the N&R Committee and could trade with others within.
I don't currently belong to the AKA, but last month I went to a local
meeting in Wis., I believe
WAKO, which alot said pretty much described the hobby or themselves or both.
I had a real nice
time, and the people were great.
But, after seeing the AKA newsletter (BNL I think), and JAKA, I'm
having trouble finding any
really good reason. This brought up the N&R species which is how this came
to be.
IF, the N&R Committee is no more than the AKA members selling their
fish, then my concern
right away was it was sounding like a "Good Ole' Boy Network". And in any
case, why have a
committee when the N&R seem to be showing up on the Internet or at shows ?

This in turn prompted Al to write:
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>

Suzy said," "Good Ole' Boy Network". And in any
case, why have a
committee when the N&R seem to be showing up on the Internet or at shows ?


Every thing in the AKA is in the good ole boy, so pay your dues and work
your backside off for free for 20 - 40 years and maybe you can become part
of it. After you have been around long enough maybe you will turn it into
the Good Ole Person Network .

Hmm... "Everything is good ole boy" - like this public mailing list anyone can join, like JAKA, which I guess isn't very good, or the BNL, which lists all those nasty sanctioned shows where you can obtain fish from that naughty N&RS who are supplying fish to those wicked affiliate clubs who are keeping it all for themselves (hence the public shows, right?)

I mean, it's way more good ole boy than those other noble, altruistic, philanthropic organizations like the ACA or IFGA or ALA or...
(sarcasm mode OFF)
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AKA isn't perfect. Nothing is. What NWK is doing for distributing fish is, in my not so humble opinion, very welcome - it's not like we've seen a glut of N&RS fish from the AKA in the last few years. It's not like the distribution of N&RS fish has ever been 100% applauded by the membership. NWK doing it's 'breeders program' sounds like a great idea - this way the work doesn't fall on just one person and a supply of fish is ensured...

Let's all take a deep breath and not start flaming. Wait. Maybe I'm too late for that. Oh well.

Matt, in the beautiful PNW where his fishroom is too cold even in August.

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