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Re: PAM Negotiations
Once again, AND AGREEING ENTIRELY WITH MARY, I feel that we should disassociate
ourselves with
PAM and give Mary the opportunity to do "her thing"! AGA is for the devoted
hobbyists and Dave
G. is in business! Let's not forget this! I have nothing against Dave G. and
I have good
feeling about Mary's statements!
Merrill Cohen
On 11/15/99 17:42:34 you wrote:
>
>Hi, Bob,
>
>I know you want to move things along, but I feel the need to voice a
>sentiment. If we continue negotiations, even if we can say "no" to the
>proposed agreement, the longer we stay in the process, the deeper in we
>get. Sometimes negotiations can take on a life of their own, and a
>committee can end up adopting proposals which the committee as a whole
>doesn't want. If we vote to continue discussion, and it passes, we will
>giving Dave G. the message that we as an organization want PAM, and we
>want an agreement to be reached. As I have voiced in the past, I have
>many reasons for opposing PAM. My main reasons are as follows: (1) I
>don't favor merging with another publication sight unseen: (2) There is
>a lack of unity among the MC members about PAM; (3) I think we need to
>work on what we're about before we can take on such a project; (4) We
>may be getting in over our heads; (5) I would like to try to make TAG
>better.
>
>I would like to say more about points number 2, 3, and 4. On point
>number 2, let us say for the sake of argument that PAM does pass and TAG
>folds. The lack of consensus about PAM will find an outlet in other
>ways and will ultimately drag down the work of the group. The lack of
>unity isn't going to go away! Points 3 and 4 are interrelated. Because
>PAM is a new magazine there are going to be all kinds of things coming
>up that will need to be worked out. PAM problems will become AGA
>problems. I'll wager that if PAM passes, PAM related matters would
>take up a great deal of our on-line time which means that we would have
>less time and energy to work on our own issues. Do we want to continue
>having PAM on our plate to have to deal with? Personally, I would like
>to move ahead and work on AGA concerns. Speaking to point number 3, is
>going with PAM in keeping with our goals as a hobbyist group? Why do we
>need to be part of a slick magazine?
>
>IMO the only good reason to continue negotiations is if we really want
>PAM. If not, we'll be wasting our time and energy.
>
>Mary
>
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