Jim Rutten emailed and asked if he could post my response to him. Since I try to conduct myself in such a way that I don't say in private what I wouldn't say in public, mostly I'm successful, I'm posting my response for him. I did in fact edit a few typos and added a few additional thoughts.
Hello Jim,
I agree with John, but due to the AAW restrictions on campaigning, most
of us feel that we are restricted to the statement that we wrote for
inclusion in the journal. I am in fact computer literate and have made posts in the past on the AAW boards regarding various issues. As a matter of fact I
made numerous posts back in the spring regarding my views of the journal
and the leadership of the AAW and actually in a private message from the webmaster, was taken to task for my statements regarding the issues leading to Bob Rosand resigning his contributing editor position. A search of the forums will provide the reader with my thoughts regarding the direction of the AAW and the journal in particular and possibly the thoughts and position of other candidates. I will also say that I agree with several writers that many, if not most have already voted. I do think that in the future the AAW should give greater freedom to candidates to express their view and position on matters of importance to the association. Those voting should have every opportunity to familiarize themselves with the people they are choosing to work for them.
While I believe that the internet is wonderful and use it often, unlike some who seem to spend every waking moment on message boards I do not spend a lot of time perusing them. I think that the journal as well as email are a much better method to contact the members. As an example, it appears that this thread has had around 39 replies and 950 hits. Considering that many have visited the thread multiple times I'd guess that perhaps 500 have read the thread, maybe much less. We have a bit over 13000 members, so it seems that 5% or so of the members have seen this. Email would reach many more of the 13000 and the journal will reach all of them. I'm not saying that the forums don't serve a purpose, just that the great majority of members don't read them.
Regarding the post in your thread from KeithT. One applies to the AAW
to be considered as a candidate including a statement of qualifications,
a position statement, a short bio and photo, as well as a recommendation
letter from two, attesting to abilities. The candidate is then
interviewed separately by the three members of the nominating
committee. Each member then evaluates the candidates and six are chosen
to appear on the ballot. The candidate then submits a statement,
limited to 500 words to appear in the journal.
Thanks
Mike
Hello Jim,
I agree with John, but due to the AAW restrictions on campaigning, most
of us feel that we are restricted to the statement that we wrote for
inclusion in the journal. I am in fact computer literate and have made posts in the past on the AAW boards regarding various issues. As a matter of fact I
made numerous posts back in the spring regarding my views of the journal
and the leadership of the AAW and actually in a private message from the webmaster, was taken to task for my statements regarding the issues leading to Bob Rosand resigning his contributing editor position. A search of the forums will provide the reader with my thoughts regarding the direction of the AAW and the journal in particular and possibly the thoughts and position of other candidates. I will also say that I agree with several writers that many, if not most have already voted. I do think that in the future the AAW should give greater freedom to candidates to express their view and position on matters of importance to the association. Those voting should have every opportunity to familiarize themselves with the people they are choosing to work for them.
While I believe that the internet is wonderful and use it often, unlike some who seem to spend every waking moment on message boards I do not spend a lot of time perusing them. I think that the journal as well as email are a much better method to contact the members. As an example, it appears that this thread has had around 39 replies and 950 hits. Considering that many have visited the thread multiple times I'd guess that perhaps 500 have read the thread, maybe much less. We have a bit over 13000 members, so it seems that 5% or so of the members have seen this. Email would reach many more of the 13000 and the journal will reach all of them. I'm not saying that the forums don't serve a purpose, just that the great majority of members don't read them.
Regarding the post in your thread from KeithT. One applies to the AAW
to be considered as a candidate including a statement of qualifications,
a position statement, a short bio and photo, as well as a recommendation
letter from two, attesting to abilities. The candidate is then
interviewed separately by the three members of the nominating
committee. Each member then evaluates the candidates and six are chosen
to appear on the ballot. The candidate then submits a statement,
limited to 500 words to appear in the journal.
Thanks
Mike
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