Re: [AGA SC] Forum

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

I agree, that is my worry.

k

On Thu, 8 Apr 2004, David Lass wrote:

> Scott is absolutely right. A disaster of a lawsuit could wipe out AGA's
> assets quickly. The real problem is that they will also come after the
> officers and directors. I for one am not really interested in having some
> clown who feels he/she was flamed on our forum end up owninga house of mine.
> David
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Forum
> 
> 
> > Before, I think we bogged in the issue of whether there was
> > pressing need or would be only be competing for an audience
> > in an already tight market.
> >
> > The insurance issue came on top of that. I don't think we
> > settled anything on the insurance issue -- for example we
> > didn't seem to have any idea how much insurance would be a
> > good amount to have -- because the market/demand issue
> > seemed to pretty much sway us. Also working against the
> > forums was the notion that to get enough good people to
> > manage and maintain the thing, we'd probably be drawing
> > from sites that wouldn't take kindly to it, possibly
> > engendering division rather than greater community.
> >
> > Also J's apparent flakeiness didn't inspire confidence.
> >
> > I'm suggesting we at least look at whether other folks feel
> > as strongly as those we've heard from. If there are enough
> > people that feel very strongly about it, they'll be will to
> > do as Cheryl has and offer to work on the project.
> >
> > On the risk side, AGA only has so much assets to lose and
> > A.G.A. or A-G-A can always be incorporated the next day.
> > Not an ideal resolution but it wouldn't be the end of the
> > world for AGA. I think the bigger issue is the amount of
> > assets the Board members have to lose and what it would
> > cost to reasonably protect them.
> >
> > I don't like the complications but I like the idea of
> > offering more product for members and/or the hobbyist
> > community at large.
> >
> > sh
> >
> >
> > --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com> wrote:
> > > I understand. But I just don't accept that as a strong
> > > reason *not* to have
> > > forums. I know we are all a little gunshy still, but we
> > > should not let the
> > > jerks of this world make our business decisions for us.
> > > Maybe that's naive.
> > > More likely stubborn.
> > >
> > > I don't know what I said before, when James first
> > > proposed this, but I
> > > would now support a forum and would help to manage it any
> > > way I could.
> > >
> >
> >
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