Re: ADMIN: List changes coming

[TABunsey@xxxxxxx]

On February 28, 2005 Jock J Jocewicz wrote:

> Colin,
>   I am not going to argue for Randy to stay on the list but I think he
> should be given one more chance and in that chance let him know to keep
> his posts civil and about AMC's, not some of the other stuff he has
> posted.
> 
>   And as far as letting Frank Swygert taking over the list, I am
> definitely against this. Why? First because he is the publisher of AIM
> (American Independent Magazine) and as such can in no way, shape or form
> be truly independent in running this list, which should be most
> important. He also has stated he would like to become the president of
> two AMC (AMO & AMCRC) clubs or at least, an officer in them, and again,
> like I said he could not remain independent in running the list. It would
> be just too easy for him to run people off the list that might seem to
> him to be detrimental to his magazine, AMO or AMCRC.
> 
>   As the long time president and editor of an international AMC car club,
> I myself should not be the one in charge of an AMC orientated list or
> should I be one of those chosen to be on the board of list supervisors go
> can kick people off the list. And neither should Frank Swygert. I truly
> believe that who ever runs the list and is on the board should be truly
> independent and unbiased.
> 

Jock:

Isn't it interesting that you support Randy (who has a long, documented history of abusive language & just plain un-civil behavior) getting a THIRD chance to stay on the list, but at the same time you are not willing to give Frank ONE chance (as part of a team, NOT individually) to moderate the list?

And Frank is not any officer of AMO or AMCRC yet (and the deadline for submitting resumes for Board seats is long past for this year), so he can't effectively run for an AMO office until NEXT year. And desire for an officer position is not the same as actually having any such position, anyway.

And don't you seem to have a terribly negative opinion of Frank's character, to imply that he would use his position as moderator to evict list members who "...might seem to be detrimental to his magazine, AMO or AMCRC?"  And wouldn't you think that any such behavior would generate such negative publicity to be a really bad idea? And what kind of people would "...be detrimental to his magazine, AMO or AMCRC" snyway? Particularly as Frank doesn't seem to have exibited any such charaistics in the past?

And what's "Wrong" with someone's stated desire to run for (any) club office, anyway?
Is there anything wrong with a little "fresh blood" in any AMC club management?

Tom Bunsey
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