Re: [Killietalk] Cool Down!

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In retrospect, every year or so, about this time, AKA Killietalk members get 
bored and start this same discussion. You know what? It will pass and be 
forgotten. The AKA is a very stable organization for the same reasons the US 
government is normally stable. There are checks and balances and inertia built into 
the rules that govern the organization. Now that is both a stabilizing 
influence but also a hindrance to change. That can be frustrating when an apparently 
urgent need arises. But, in the long run, it is better to be safe than sorry. 
Now, as I see it, there is one real issue here. That is full and rapid 
information disclosure. The membership is entitled to know more about the club (it is 
just a hobby club). Publishing the BOT business and financial records and the 
election results in a more timely and regular manner is certainly a desirable 
state. Doing it here on Killietalk is not the place for that since this is 
not for AKA members alone. Doing it on the webpages Members Only section is OK, 
but misses some members that do not have easy and regular Internet access. The 
only "official" way is in the Business News Letter, but this should be 
supplemented by the Members Only section of the Web Pages, just like Fish and egg 
Listings can be supplemented. Now if you accept my premise that the BNL (with 
web supplementation) is the way to go, then the remaining issue is the 
timeliness and completeness of the reports. I feel strongly that the BOT can and should 
improve their dissemination of information to the members. I certainly tried 
to do that when I was Chairman.

Lee Harper
Media, PA USA

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