[Penguicon-Concom] Bylaws bullshit - oh, give it up already!

[john guest]

Brendan,

Again, thank you so much for all your hard work.  We're slowly getting
the hang of this convention thing we're doing, and you have been
instrumental in getting us where we are now.

My hope is that we have a contract signed for next year *before*
Penguicon happens.  (Although it may be prudent to postpone the
decision until after we've had experience with the new hotel.)

Anyway, thank you Brendan for all your perserverance.

--John

On 8/13/06, Brendan Durrett <dudely427 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I think it's kinda funny how much people complain about what isn't getting
> done, and insinuate that other people aren't doing what they can.  Perhaps
> I'm wrong on this, but I think this is the first year we've had a signed
> hotel contract in July of the year before the convention.  I don't want to
> say that it was 100% my doing.  But I do know that it was mostly my work and
> my pushing the board to make suggestions and give deadlines and get the damn
> contract signed.  It's done.  I've done a fair chunk of my job already.  Of
> course there is more, and I'm aware of it.  I'm happy to do it.  I think I
> did a pretty damn good job last year, and I know Aaron appreciates all the
> work I did.  I plan on working just as hard this year, and I've joined the
> team much earlier in the year.
>
> People complaining isn't the problem.  The problem is when people don't
> listen to/read what people have to say, and just shout out opinions about
> things that they completely misunderstood.  The convention will continue to
> happen well beyond year five.  There's no doubt in my mind about that.  As
> long as there are people like Tracy, Aaron, and myself (as well as many
> others) around, I'm not too concerned about it.  There are people who are
> willing to do the impossible.  And there are people for whom drama is a way
> of life.  I just think doing the impossible becomes easier when there aren't
> as many dramatic people around.
>
> Feel free to flame me or whatever you like.  All I ask is that you ask for
> clarification about anything you may have misunderstood before bitching me
> out about it.
>
> -Brendan
>
> >From: Ron Blanchett <rrcb21 at yahoo.com>
> >
> >Recently does not even come close to it. In the two years that I have been
> >volunteering to work with you all on this convention I have seen nothing
> >but bitching, bickering, fighting, complaining, etc, etc, etc...
> >I wonder more and more every year how in the HELL we get anything done with
> >just about everyone carrying on the way they do all of the time. If it
> >isn't everyone jumping on the band wagon to complain about someones latest
> >comment on one of the mailing list, which are supposed to be used for
> >collaberative discussion by the way not fighting over updating the bylaw,
> >getting in a argument with Rob because you misunderstood something he
> >said,or celebrating his departure from the convention. Then it is everyone
> >getting bitching because they don't think that someone isn't doing there
> >job the way they would have done it. Sometimes even somepeople choising to
> >micromanage everything to the point of people not wanting to work with
> >them. I have seen all of this over the last two year and I am discusted by
> >it.
> >
> >I hate to say this but to me it is starting to look like Year 5 might be
> >the last year the Penguicon will be in existance, only because right now we
> >are effectivly down to a two person board and no one is stepping up to fill
> >in the gaps. Also at this very moment I am starting to feel just like Rob
> >and Tracy and it is only because none of you seem to be able to get along
> >with each other long enough to get any real work accomplished. If half of
> >you put the time that you but into bitching, complaining, fighting, etc,
> >etc, etc into getting something real accomplished then maybe just maybe we
> >would be able to put on that much better of a convention every year.
> >
> >Ron
> >Webmaster (but not for long if this shit keeps up)
>
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