[MR] Value of membership -- a request

[Craig Levin]

> Takenoshita Naro:
> 
> > > Knee-jerk reactions to those
> > > decisions by members who didn't bother to attend or convey their comments
> > > beforehand therefore appear extremely boorish to me.
> > 
> > To which Pedro responded:
> > 
> > > Actually, I was among the 525 who sent in written comments on the
> > > issue. 
> > 
> > In that case, my lord, I'm clearly not talking about you.  For what it's
> > worth, I appreciate your efforts to communicate your opinions to those
> > making the decisions.  I at least partially agree with your later post that
> > a huge problem facing the society is the difficulty in communication between
> > members and the BoD.  One aspect of that problem is a large number of people
> > who choose not to communicate ahead of time, then react vociferously to
> > decisions they don't like.  These are the people whose behavior I find
> > boorish.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> I will admit to being confused, now and again, by second-hand
> reports, and I will admit that my emotions sometimes take over my
> orations, as they seem to have on this issue. As a herald, I try
> to be as pleasant to people as I can manage, and a confused and
> acid-tongued herald isn't doing himself, his real or potential
> patrons and clients, or his trade, any good. So if I have muddied
> the waters or hurt anybody's feelings, I am sorry.
> 
> Pedro

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