RE: (erielack) ELHS ??

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

Hnery Priebe wrote:

> I heartily encourage members and non-members alike to share 
> their thoughts and ideas with the rest of us. Desiring 
> improvement is not a bad thing, no matter what anyone says, 
> and much good may come of it.


I wholeheartedly agree with this. With an organization of over 1000 people (a good percentage of which are on this very list), and with the advent of the Internet as a relevant and valuable tool for discussion, "group think" can now be a reality.

The one question I have for the ELHS Board is, why aren't you publicly participating in discussions here? I know that some Board members privately E-mail people off-list, but what's the fear in publicly making a statement? For the most part, the discussions herein have been intelligent and thought-provoking.

I think that the ELHS members are *owed* a statement by their own leadership. I know this is often done in the Extra Board, but the problem with that type of response is that it is a "one-way" discussion. There is no opportunity for a dialogue to be formed that way. I do want to publicly thank Rich Behrendt in posting a response to this list for the original question that was posted - I think this showed a sense of good faith on Rich's part, and I for one have that much more respect for him.

Just my $0.02...

	- Paul

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