[meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections

Fri Sep 23 16:36:04 EDT 2011

Hi Elizabeth,

I  agreed with your post and got a kick out of some of the replies to 
it.  I'm pretty much in the same boat as you, so I just consider myself 
a provisional IMCA member (which is one tier above an unclassified 
IMCAer) since I was in on it founding when things were free, and I 
recall a a year more, but decided to save the $100-$200 since then as 
I've never had a problem in thousands of interchanges, knock on wood 
;-).  But that could change in an instant ;-( though I don't know if 
anybody could remedy much if you go in good faith to start with and 
someone else is a bad apple.

Really though, IMCA stuff should be kept 100% on that list or in 
private for a number of reasons

- for politics, we on the list cannot know the complete story so it is 
Palin or Obama spam at worst and advertising at best which should be 
within the IMCA and subject to its rules, if by candidates up for 
election on a level playing field as we assume all are qualified and 
the electorate is educated to make decisions based on personal 
inclinations.
- because some people are sensitive to public peer pressures to pay for 
something they may not yet have a need and otherwise might actualy have 
already joined if not for the stigma of arm-twisting.
- because the IMCA should not expose any of its mullings to the public 
to accomplish the primary goal of presenting an effective force to get 
things accomplished rather than getting sidetracked with nonsensical 
detail noise which can be misinterpreted by others
- because the IMCA can be misquoted by corresponding in good faith in a 
contenscious situation that can later become distorted because someone 
became disgruntled about who knows what, and later the IMCA can't 
respond to such manipulation without exposing confidential information

As a matter of fact, the IMCA shares a lot in common with judges in 
Mexico.  That is why by law they are only allowed to speak through 
their resolutions and decisions.  Kind of takes the fun away from going 
to court there...oops sorry for the mumbling, it's been a dasterdly day.

Good luck to you and to all those involved in this!

Kindest wishes and good seeing!
Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Warner <warnerem at astro.umd.edu>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 23, 2011 2:34 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections

Hi Craig,

I'm on [meteorite-list] but not a member of IMCA (since I don't sell
meteorites). I believe your question was posted to the wrong place. I
don't see how IMCA officers have anything to do with what goes on on 
the
[meteorite-list]. Yes, IMCA officers and members are also members of
this list, but my understanding was this was separate from IMCA...

Perhaps you posted to the wrong list??

Clear Skies!
Elizabeth

On 9/23/2011 2:19 PM, Craig Moody wrote:
>
> Hello List and candidates:
> I have a statement/question for all the candidates...
>
> As a newcommer to this forum, I was quite disheartened when all there 
was, it
seemed, was bickering and squabbling between members with a whole lot 
of
finger-pointing and acusations flying all around.  People were calling 
others
cheats and liars, without full knowlege of the situations at hand, and 
it was
almost depressing.  My question is...What would you do to try and curb 
this
nonsense, and to keep this forum on the right track?
>
> Good luck to all the candidates, your responses will determine my 
votes.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig #6276
>
>
>
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>> From: pshugar at messengersfromthecosmos.com
>> To: imca at imcamail.de
>> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:53:32 -0700
>> Subject: [IMCA] Elections
>>
>> Hello again,
>> I just wanted to echo John's post re the lack of
>> posts from the members regarding the upcoming election.
>>
>> Not counting the 5 emails from Anne and Maria,there are,
>> that I know of, 28 posts to the IMCA list regarding this election,
>> the vast majority from John with myself as a distant 2nd place.
>> There have been only five candidates that have made a statement,
>> with nothing from the last two.
>> There were a few of the congrats for running and only 2 that
>> were actual questions for the candidates.
>>
>> We need your input so that we will become flesh and blood
>> people and not just a name on a piece of paper.
>> I know some of you through business dealings and the reverse
>> would be true, those few would know me.
>>
>> Please, members, speak up! Ask those of us running any questions
>> that you feel we need to address so that you will know who to
>> support.
>>
>> Lastly, I know that I would like to get to know more members,
>> so to that end, I am running for a position on the board.
>>
>> Thank you all,
>> Pete Shugar
>> IMCA 1733
>>
>>
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