Right on! I do have a question though. But first let me say I realize that the popular categorization of U.S. of A. citizens is 'american'. But why? The last time I looked at a map, Canada took up about 1/2 of North America. Then there is Mexico, Central America countries and the South America countries. Are we not ALL 'americans'? Always been puzzled by this. Regis -----Original Message----- From: Adam Till [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 10:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [RCSE] AMA, Nats; Solutions? I've been watching this thread with growing disinterest over the last few days, and all I can say is that I'm glad there are as many idiots in America as there are here in Canada; it wouldn't be fair if we got the lion's share, now would it? Here in Canada we have MAAC, which is very much the the Canadian version of the AMA. For years I thought, in good company, that MAAC was created simply to suck up enough money each year so that I had one less sailplane in the air, that club executives were only composed of people who got a kick out of making up rules, and that CD's were out to ensure that everyone had as little fun at contests as possible. Now, I never vocalized these feelings (as some on this list seem to have little trouble doing), but I had them nonetheless. After serving a few years on the executive's of a few clubs, however, I began to see the immense amounts of effort that go into governing the actions of modelers in this day and age. Although people are always able to point out things that are wrong, few ever have anything constructive to add once the bitching is done. At the heart of any organisation there is always a small group of people who are willing to drag the winches out every weekend, whether they want to or not, or who are willing to hunt down a corporate sponsor so guys can have a barbeque after a major contest. How many people do you know that suddenly "have plans" on field clean-up day? People are quick to forget that almost everyone, from club president to MAAC zone rep to joe-average flyer, is in this hobby AS A HOBBY. People VOLUNTEER to put up websites and CD contests last time I checked. This was supposed to be RELAXING and ENJOYABLE, so maybe things don't turn out perfectly every time. Welcome to real life. So, I put forth this suggestion to our interpid exchange. As criticizm and conflict are for the most part constructive, feel free to post your woes and concerns for all to see. But earn that right by posting solutions as well, not just insults and rants; that doesn't do anyone any good. Serve a year on your club executive, help to organize a nationwide fun-fly, and then I'll listen with more interest when you start bitching again ;) Oh, from what I've heard, I'm a "yea" too. Cheers, Adam >Let me add another vote to the "Yea" side. I appreciate that you shared >these photos with us. > >To the nay-sayers, I say stuff it, and unless you can do better, shut up. I have received over 10 personal >emails now telling me that my pictures or my web page suck, that photos >don't have the right stuff in them, don't have the right lighting, are the >wrong DPI, are the wrong size (either too small or too big), they weren't >up quick enough, too slow to load, what ever... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
