Though I'm having a little trouble understanding your writing due to syntax and grammar, I think I get your idea. There could be 1000, Duaine, and it still would matter not one bit to me, nor should it matter to PTG. The list is here for the pleasure of the membership. If non-members use it and benefit, fine. If it doesn't suit there needs, it is of no consequence; it is not designed for the pleasure of non-members. <div>
<br></div><div>William R. Monroe</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Duaine Hechler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">However, I wonder how many more of "me's" lurking on the list that are expressing themselves and not members ?<div class="im">
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On 10/25/2011 08:40 AM, Mark Schecter wrote:<br>
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Sorry, I had the context of the thread in mind, perhaps it wasn't obvious. I was referring to Duaine Hechler, who was once a member, then dropped, and is therefore self-disenfranchised. Those who pay dues are by definition enfranchised, so my statement really only applied to someone who had quit. If such a person continues to use the facilities, fine, they're made available to all and sundry. But if such a person continues to talk as if they expect their opinion should carry some weight, and they can't stop condemning the facilities they are using to complain, or worse, condemning the organization whose generosity gives them the pulpit they are spewing from (PTG), then at some point I think it becomes necessary to stand up and say, "Sir, if you so don't like it, why do you continue to hang around and complain? Why don't you leave? If you want someone to take your complaints seriously, you should join the organization. But if you want to make the case that the organization and its facilities don't meet your approval, buy an ad somewhere. Don't continue to annoy those whose efforts, time, and money make your participation possible, and expect to be warmly welcomed."<br>
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Now do I make myself clear?<br>
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