Re: [Killietalk] improving the AKA

["Allan Semeit" <azkillie at cox_net>]

I agree with Wright that the AKA should direct more effort towards creating 
and supporting local affiliate clubs.  There is much more that can be done. 
Unfortunately, even those of us who participate in this talk line disagree 
about what to do.  The BOT is no different.

Perhaps the first step should be to redefine what constitutes an affiliate 
club.  Is a 50% AKA membership necessary?  For a club starting from scratch, 
or even one that is growing fairly rapidly, that can be a difficult hurdle 
to reach.  For a group of "old-timers", it is no problem.

Should a club strive to produce a show?   Frankly, I think they can be 
"club-killers" and have seen several general clubs disintegrate because of 
the effort required to run a show.  Why not limit the AKA-sanctioned shows 
(for AKA brownie point purposes) to one per region (and we may want to draw 
new regional boundaries!)?

The above is food for thought...

Allan from Arizona


Message: 5
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:15:21 -0800
From: Wright Huntley <whuntley at inkmkr_com>
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] improving the AKA
To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>

...I do wish the AKA would stop competing with the affiliates for
individual members and support forming far more local clubs and
improving regional meetings and regional shows.

Wright



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