I do not feel that Randy needed to apologize nor should he be removed from the MOU committee because what is happening is that people do not know that the people listed in the email have been friends a long time.
I know Randy and he would not hurt or intentionally defame anyone. I ran into the ladies mentioned today while birding and I brought this up, not only were they not offended, they had written Randy private emails encouraging him to use more items that they had come up with than were listed in his emails. Please people remember that emails are difficult things because people are not aware of who knows who. Also, if you disagree with someone, please write privately and do not publicly embarrass anyone. We want birders to freely submit to the MOU website, and feel comfortable doing so, but if everyone is under scrutiny about every item they write, no wonder people are hesitant to write about birds or other bird-related topics. Barbara Martin [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Frederickson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 10:30 AM Subject: [mou] Expense reply > Ladies and Gentlemen of the MOU list serve- > > In that I am doing my report on behalf of the MOU, I am a mouth piece and > instrument of the MOU. Therefore, my actions should not have compromised > the good work and good name of any MOU member or committee. Being my > actions DID offend some, I owe those people my most sincere apologies. > > I encourage you to contact a board member or Jan Green if you feel I should > be removed from the conservation committee. I have no intentions of > resigning. It is your committee people, your organization, and I am > accountable to you. I am also a volunteer, however, and as such, feel your > expectations should be considered in that light. > > I accept full responsibility for the comments I made, so PLEASE respond to > me directly and do not let this issue fester on and clutter our list serve. > There are birds to talk about! (Congrats Warren, my birthday is this week; > what should I wish for?) > > Randy Frederickson > > > > _______________________________________________ > mou-net mailing list > [email protected] > http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net >
