Jess, I agree with you completely. The view from outside edge of the ring looks like too much *politics* in this organization. Sure am glad I decided to do my own page, instead of taking on a county. Pat McDonald http://www.pcquandary.com/patie/patie.htm ---------- > From: Jess Lewis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Toward a More Democratic TNGenWeb > Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 1:48 AM > > Why is this a BIG DEAL ? Are we concerned about "Fame & Fortune", or > Tennessee Genealogy ? > None of us "elected" Billie, but we got on, just the same. Sometimes > working on the "Mushroom Theory" (warm, in the dark, & fed horse stuff), > but somehow it worked. > The assistant coordinators aren't elected & that doesn't seem to be a > problem. Besides, it would end up being a beauty pageant of a sort. > I don't know these people, or their qualifications. How could I vote, > intelligently ? I'm happy with someone at the national level,who > hopefully, is aware of qualifications, making a choice. If I'm not > happy, I can always go away & go back to doing genealogy, on my own. I > want TnGen to succeed. Let's all give it a shot and see how it works out > -- > Jess Lewis >> http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/ << >