[Killietalk] Re: Newbies

["Donna M. Recktenwalt" <dmrecktenwalt at sbcglobal_net>]

Hi, Harry -
    I love you dearly, and respect your opinion highly, but I disagree on
your "enough discussion regarding pampering 'newbies.'"
    Seems to me we don't do ENOUGH to encourage new members, and the new
members are where the club of the future will come from.
    How many times have we heard of a newbie looking lost or ignored at a
show, or a relative beginner offering his talents to better the hobby, and
being either ignored or turned down flat by some old timer who can't be
bothered to think about teaching a potential future leader something about
how things are done? [Or an entrenched member who refuses to give up even a
tiny bit of his own power base, even for the benefit of the club?]
    We all know that this (admittedly smoetimes unintended) cold shoulder
treatment doesn't encourage - it turns people off, to the people and the
hobby.
    I say this not in reprimand to you, Harry, or to the many others who are
friendly, open, and encouraging to all, but to those who think that theirs
is the only way to do anything and refuse to consider new ideas, and who
feel that everyone else's opinions or ideas ore dirt.
    And we've all run into some of those.
    Hope all is well in Sunny Florida with you and Barnie and family-
Best - donna recktenwalt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Specht" <aus62 at comcast_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Re:Newbies


> Enough discussion regarding pampering "newbies"  Next year these are old
> timers if they return. There is no rule to encourage people to step
forward
> and join a conversation. We are in this hobby and attending the convention
> because we enjoy killifish and that goes for most of the people who
maintain
> these delightful little fish.
>
> By all means host club consider a special badge for first time convention
> goers. After that, the newbies are "on your own." Just relax and join in
the
> fun.
>
> See  you at the convention and will enjoy talking to you about killies.
Let
> know you are new; you might have new information as well. See you there.
>
>                                                               Harry Specht
>                                                               Sarasota, FL
>
>
>
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