On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Geoff Mohler wrote:
> > I see that you don't show up on SFR points at all in 2001,
> > perhaps you are not familiar with actually running a
> > big event.
> ---
> Jerry, what you think when youre going to attack me based on
> "participation" doesnt concern me. When SFR stops asking for ideas,
> I'll stop giving them. What the hell does my input about ideas..have to
> do with my participation? Would showing up to 50 events in a row make
> what I have to say as an idea make it any more valid? NO!
I think his point had to do with your experience in running/working larger
events, not setting a participation requirement.
> Just darn well explain in this public forum why you think active
> participation has squat to do with trying to help. Because you made a
> clear shot at equating participation with involvement in the region. And
> while that may be true in many position in regional and event management,
> it clearly has no basis in -here- as a measure of relevance. Im a paying
> SCCA member, and Ive said nothing to deserve personal criticism about a
> point of view about an open topic. I let thousands of threads pass here,
> but rarely do I speak up with what I think. I guess its OK for the region
> to take my yearly dues, but im still not entitled to a simple opinion?
This isn't an SCCA forum, official or otherwise. I didn't see a personal
criticism issued by Jerry. And certainly everyone is entitled to their
opinion, but equally certainly all opinions aren't equally qualified.
> ---
> Dont get into PR as a day job Jerry, and I wont get into database
> work..because I dont know it. I just placed what I thought was an idea,
> that Ive seen work in other places. You surely could have explain why it
> wont work here rather than come out both barrels loaded for bear. I dont
> have your experience with it. Imagine now how people on the list with
> similar ideas now feel "Wow, better keep my mouth shut, these people dont
> care to hear it anyway".
>
> If you want to discuss it..thats fine, if you dont, thats fine..just that
> you have no right to dismiss me and cut me off at the knees for even
> trying.
I thought you said above that everyone had a right to their opinion? ;)
KeS
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