Re: Mary etc.

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Clearly you guys know my position on the matter. :)

Back home tomorrow night.  Will probably do one more e-mail checkpoint
tomorrow AM before.

  - Erik

On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, David VillaSunscape wrote:

> When the bullets are flying in both directions if you pop your head up you're 
> liable to get hit by somebody -- either the good gusy or the bad guys.
> I don't know what we can do. Erik seems to have been very restrained in his 
> responses, and from my POV what he has said makes sense. I don't know what 
> else we can do other than hope she can download it and get it into TAG. I 
> definitely agree that Karen and I have to deal with Mary on the local level, 
> but in my mind what is going on with her/TAG/AGA is of paramount importance.
> Let me know if anyone has any ideas about what I should do.
> David
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Karen Randall 
>   To: aga-sc@thekrib.com 
>   Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 11:43 AM
>   Subject: Re: Mary etc.
> 
> 
>   David wrote:
> 
>   >>Well, sitting on the sidelines and watching the battle has sure been 
> interesting. I am sore afraid that we may be driving Mary over the cliff. 
> Anything I can do to help prevent that -- assuming we do want to prevent it.<<
>    
>   I hope my note wasn't too abrupt, but I really truly feel that she has to 
> think of the needs of the organization.  Sometimes she gets so tunnel 
> visioned in her quest to produce a good magazine, that she loses sight of 
> what the purpose of the nmagazine is.
> 
>   Erik's response to her may have been annoyed sounding, but I can't see that 
> I blame him, considering how long ago he originally got the information to 
> her.  I think I would have been ticked too if I got this last minute demand 
> while I was on vacation.  If Erik weren't keeping up with what's going on via 
> E-mail while he's away, (something that I can't and don't want to do) it 
> sounds like she just would have bagged the contest information and sent this 
> issue off without it.  IMO, that's not acceptable.
> 
>   You and I have the most to lose if things do blow up with Mary, as she's a 
> member of our local club.  OTOH, I don't really see how to avoid it.  She's 
> ticked at Erik, Neil and Dave G. (who has bent over backward to help AGA from 
> what I've seen... wait till you see his editorial in the next PAM)  Dorothy 
> hasn't drawn fire because she and Mary don't have much contact.  
>    
>   You and I spend our time either trying to run interference or run for 
> cover.<g>
> 
>   Karen
> 

-- 
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com

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