RE: [AGA Member] AB contest announcements - etc., etc., etc.

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Uh, folks. I think I stirred up a kettle that I didn't know
was closing to bubbling. As far as I know, Carlos only
posted once per list and I never suggested otherwise. What
I was seeing was multiples re the event from a number of
folks. Some of it just announcements some of it, discussion
about announcements.

Then I noticed the footer in Carlos's post about
unsolicited solicitaions and was just having fun, poking at
the irony. It was all done in a merry sport, which I
thought would be clear enough since the subject matter
applied as much to me as others -- even in poking fun I was
continuing the discussion/announcement of the event as well
as announcing the AGA convention with each post. 

It was just a romp and I apologize for inadvertently
leading folks to such serious concerns. I had an entirely
different take on the matter -- not serious at all. 

I don't think AB forum folks in particular have a problem
with AGA. Some folks do have, shall we say, issues with AGA
because it doesn't do all the things that some folks would
like. But it's asking a lot of the handful of volunteers
that work on AGA stuff, some of whom put in 10-or 20 hours
a week on some of what the AGA does.


Lest I be missunderstood further -- and for any
missundertanding thus far I take full responsibility -- I'd
like to say that Bailin and Roger posted some very
thoughtful comments, showing two diff views of things. It's
nice to hear thoughtful stuff and not just the rollick of
us clowns.


Having said all that, I'd like to say this: Enough already
with talking the talk about the AB contest. Let's have some
discussion about the AGA and ADA contests for a while ;-) 
And that remark is tongue in cheek too.

If life wasn't so much fun, they'd have to pay me to do it.
So far, I've been a volunteer.

regards all,
sh

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