| Sam Sloan 2005-03-26, 9:53 pm |
| On 23 Mar 2005 07:58:29 -0800, "George John" <george@neosoft.com>
wrote:
quote:
>parrthenon@cs.com wrote:
>
>Larry,
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>[SNIP]
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>of
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>I have and will discuss the issue of civility in general terms, but
>will not discuss a specific person's behavior. If I were to do so, in
>fairness I would need to comment on the *many* uncivil and
>inappropriate acts of our USCF leadership.
Such as for example, having Mike Cavallo, who was, by many accounts
the best Executive Director the USCF ever had, fired by creating an
impossible-to-meet deadline that he must complete the upgrade of the
USCF computer system within one month.
quote:
>I don't see either the necessity or value of doing so.
>
>Incivility tends to draw out the worst in us and consumes so much time
>which could be better spent elsewhere. I have already stated multiple
>times that if elected I will not tolerate uncivil behavior from our
>leadership, and will appropriately confront those who in my estimation
>have crossed the line, and will take all reasonable and necessary steps
>to stop it should it continue to occur.
>
>To better facilitate improved civility, I have called for a written
>code of ethics for our committee members with the goal of helping them
>better understand what is expected of them. Furthermore, such a code
>should make the administration of accountability more fair.
Right. Once again George John "calls for" something. Unwilling to do
any actual work himself, he demads that others do it.
quote:
>The overall goal is to make volunteer work for the USCF as positive an
>experience as is possible so that we may attract more and better
>qualified volunteers. Another goal is to protect and improve the
>overall reputation of the USCF and its governance structure. IMO, a
>respectful, positive, and cooperative climate is essential.
We certainly do need to get somebody better than George John because,
as everybody who knows him knows, he is really terrible.
quote:
>Best regards,
>
>George John
Here's praying to the almighty that you are once again defeated for
election.
Sam Sloan
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