[Nfbf-l] A Warning

[Marion & Martin]

Dan,
    I have saved you the effort!
Marion

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Hicks" <danjhicks at yahoo.com>
To: <NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com>; <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:04 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] A Warning


> Marion,
>
>
>
> Over the past several years you have voiced your dissatisfaction with the
> leadership of the NFBF in its various incarnations, making it very clear,
> from time to time that you wished to see some or all of us voted out and
> replaced.
>
>
>
> We have been vary tolerant of your complaints, allegations, and 
> implications
> over the years, but your recent postings on NFBF-L and other NFB of 
> Florida
> e-mail lists have exceeded the bounds of our patience.
>
>
>
> There is scarcely no greater advocate for freedom of expression than I.
> However, the NFB and NFBF e-mail lists were never conceived as wide-open,
> unregulated forums for attacks, negativity, and self-serving diatribes
> against our affiliate. You have attacked not only the board but our
> affiliate, and this is an insult to all of those members, on and off the
> board, who have worked and continue to work so hard to accomplish the
> mission and goals of the Federation.
>
>
>
> I am not going to address your attacks - we have tried that in the past to
> little or no avail. We have much business to attend to, including the
> hosting of four NFB national conventions over the next seven-and-a-half
> hears. There is simply no time or place - nor has their ever been - for 
> this
> kind of conduct, which is unbecoming a Federation member. It appears that
> your incendiary and derogatory comments may have cost us two members, and
> who knows how many others might have had their opinion of the NFBF lowered 
> a
> bit, by the fact that we allow such activity on e-mail lists which were
> created to serve the cause of the organization?
>
>
>
> I am writing to warn you that any more such negative posts by you to any 
> NFB
> listserv will result in your removal from all NFB of Florida e-mail lists,
> and possibly other nfbnet.org lists as well. Other action may also be
> necessary.
>
>
>
> This warning is not sent lightly. It is sent with the prior approval and
> encouragement of the NFBF Board of Directors. Please conduct yourself
> accordingly.
>
>
>
> Sincerely
>
>
>
> Dan Hicks, President
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>
> Moderator NFBF-L and NFBF-Leaders
>
>
>
>
>
> "Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is"
>                                    -Isaac Asimov
>
>
>
>
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