Re: {FORGED?} Re: clubs, recommendations and list opinions

[Jock J Jocewicz <namdra@xxxxxxxx>]

Doug, Dan and all,
  Just fired up the computer and checked my e-mail. Was going to respond
to Frank's latest post but Doug just about said it all for me. I really
feel that Frank, as publisher and editor of a so-called "independent" AMC
publication, should not be recommending one club over the other. Yes, he
may not recommend clubs in his publication (not sure about that) but he
has on the list and on the forum, both of which are read by more AMC'ers
than read his publication. Also, for those of you that do not check out
the AMC Forum, Frank posted on the forum that he plans on running for
president of AMO. So maybe that is why he is recommending AMO!! So much
for being independent!  

I have always recommended all AMC owners to join a club, naturally I hope
it would be NAMDRA, but hold nothing against anyone that joins one of the
other clubs. Heck, I belong to them all -AMO (member #47 so you can see I
have been a long, long time member) and AMCRC and used to be a member of
AMCWC before its demise.

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:32:10 -0500 dap@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Dan, please reread Jock's comments again.  He never said Frank didn't 
> have a right to express his opinions, he said he would not recommend 
> Frank's club based on what he expressed here, in those opinions.  
> And yes, he may go out of his way to give all clubs the same 
> recognition, but when he goes in a public forum and recommends one 
> club, a club (that in the opinion of many who have been around the 
> AMC hobby for a long time) that is not in the best interest to all 
> AMC owners world wide, then he has sacrificed his neutral 
> integrity.
> 
> No one is questioning the fact that Frank has contributed greatly to 
> our hobby and should be thanked for that  (although comments about 
> military service are OT and should be handled by PM in my opinion).  
> But using your logic, and excellent logic it is, Jock should be 
> afforded the same rights and courtesies.  If he or any one else 
> wishes to recommend one club over another, Fine.  If that offends 
> someone else and that person choses to not recommend another club as 
> a result of that original recommendation  (Jock not recommending 
> Frank as a result of Frank recommending AMO) then that is fine and 
> acceptable, too.
> 
> Doug
 


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