Michelle,
Thanks for confirming my hypothesis on your tactics and actual motivations. A lightning response consisting of a dense smokescreen, or perhaps heavy flack, means I am over the target. :)
73,
Alan WA4SCA
------------------------------------- You can fool some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, and that is usually sufficient.
<-----Original Message----- <From: Michelle Thompson [mailto:mountain.michelle@gmail.com] <Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:07 AM <To: APBIDDLE@mailaps.org; Alan wa4sca@gmail.com <Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] My Ballot arrived - Now what? Something to consider. < <That is true. < <It’s a classic hostile takeover when the doors are locked against a minority of the Directors, <and when company assets are used for personal reasons. < <I add that secretly hiring lawyers to harass and obstruct elected leaders isn’t a hostile <takeover. It’s just plain hostile. < <Lying about it and trying to cover it up is offensive. < <Unlike other things that we do, this isn’t rocket science. < <A stagnant board majority that freaks out and refuses to meet is not an asset to the <corporation. < <Thanks to Alan for highlighting this aspect. < <-Michelle W5NYV < <On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 03:43 Alan via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org <mailto:amsat- bb@amsat.org > wrote: < < < John, < < It is more accurate to think of it as an attempted hostile takeover rather < than a civil war, even though it is driven by ego and ideology rather than < money. That is important when understanding the tools being used, and in < looking at the range of possible resolutions. They are somewhat different in < the two cases. < < 73, < < Alan < WA4SCA < < < < < <-----Original Message----- < <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb- bounces@amsat.org ] On Behalf Of john--- via < <AMSAT-BB < <Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:36 PM < <To: amsat-bb@amsat.org mailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org < <Subject: [amsat-bb] My Ballot arrived - Now what? Something to consider. < < < <One of my ham radio friends asked me a few weeks ago, "What is going on < <with AMSAT?" It's nothing short of an all out civil war. And it is < <nasty and it's tearing us apart. < < < <With so many posts and so many twists and turns, it is hard to determine < <the root cause of the War. You have to stand way back to have any < <chance of finding out. If you take the time, the real issues becomes < <clear. < < < <The War on the amsat-bb seemed to subside a few days ago when members < <started talking about the ballots they were receiving in the mail. < <Maybe the thought was, if I just cast my vote, the problem will go away. < < Nothing could be farther from the truth. Patrick and Michelle are not < <on the ballot and they will still be on the Board after the election is < <over. < < < <My ballot and the candidate's statements arrived yesterday. And so did < <the oversize postcard sent out by 3 of the candidates. I read the < <statements and have been reading the candidate's comments on other < <social media platforms. Some of the candidates talked about some of < <the War issues. Some said they would like to see regular Board < <meetings. One candidate posted that he would cast the third vote < <required to demand General Board meetings be held regularly! That's < <about as bold as it gets in the candidate's statements. The same person < <promised to do some other things as well if elected; some helpful and < <some not, in my opinion. But at least he said them.. < < < <A while back, a member made a post about who he would vote for. He < <documented everyone's credentials, experience, past efforts with AMSAT < <along with comments about personal interactions, if any. Those are good < <things to consider. But what about the future? What issues does the < <candidate deem important and how does he or she plan to deal with them? < < < <To me. the most important issue for AMSAT is to find a way to bring our < <Civil War to an end. And that would include negotiating an agreement < <with all parties that will restore civility and respect for all members, < <a culture that is open to all ideas regardless of who is suggesting < <them, as much transparency as the law permits along with fiscal < <responsibility and accountability. For the past week I've pondered how < <to do this and came up with a plan that has a chance of working. But < <I'm not running for a Board position (and never will) so I will defer to < <the candidates to come up with their own ideas. < < < <I challenge each candidate to address the issue and detail a plan to < <deal with it. Forget the general statements. There are things that < <must happen for the War to end. And if someone with a high school < <education and few accomplishments can do it, all of you should be able < <to solve this problem with ease. My vote will go to the candidates with < <the best plans. I urge others to wait a bit before casting their votes. < < Let's see what happens! < < < <73, John K8YSE < <_______________________________________________ < <Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org . AMSAT-NA <makes this open forum available < <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions < expressed < <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of < AMSAT-NA. < <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! < <Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < < _______________________________________________ < Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org . AMSAT-NA <makes this open forum available < to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions <expressed < are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. < Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! < Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < < <-- < <-Michelle W5NYV < < <"Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis." <