tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post829190432332485497..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: JUST SHOWING UPGracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-83749636300451143442015-11-18T09:02:58.004-06:002015-11-18T09:02:58.004-06:00Thanks for asking. I publish many Comments of thos...Thanks for asking. I publish many Comments of those who disagree with me. I don't publish Comments from those who misrepresent what I've written -- for example, a recent Anonymous Comment (probably from you) stated that I had cited a Commentator as a "moron." That was irresponsible; I wrote that the cited sentence was "moronic." I consider your irresponsible statement as having been written by a moron -- so I rejected it.<br /><br />What you and very few others fail to comprehend is that this is my Blog. You are free to read it and Comment upon it and I reserve my right to accept or reject Comments within my discretion. That will continue. I remain grateful to the vast majority of the Blog's readership for the intelligence of your Comments, even from this who vehemently disagree with what I have written.RWEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583858140298821830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-91766426512021062232015-11-18T08:51:43.220-06:002015-11-18T08:51:43.220-06:00You're not posting comments that you don't...You're not posting comments that you don't like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-57836065419489724002015-11-18T06:24:02.624-06:002015-11-18T06:24:02.624-06:00They don't know how to help the federations, s...They don't know how to help the federations, so they engage in rhetoric, present as innovations programs that in the main are best practices from years ago, fail to follow up in any way and applaud themselves for nothing at all. We are and have been wasting tens of millions of dollars on this farce every year. I don't believe that Richard Sandler can even see the daily failures from 2500 miles away. So, expect more of the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-39964211371766449502015-11-17T06:15:53.826-06:002015-11-17T06:15:53.826-06:00From a great distance, a Friend of the Blog has wr...From a great distance, a Friend of the Blog has written out of his/her own pain at what JFNA has become:<br /><br />Hello from Buenos Aires. My question is "why do seemingly well meaning and competent volunteer and professional leaders tolerate such abject mediocrity?" <br /><br />I can never figure out the "why". Why won't they step up and deconstruct this farce and recreate a system which actually cares about and adds value to Federations?"RWEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583858140298821830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-78973848446989803612015-11-16T20:56:38.427-06:002015-11-16T20:56:38.427-06:00If you directed your comments at me (3:51 anon) th...If you directed your comments at me (3:51 anon) then no, I'm not a JFNA pro. I'm a small-city exec, and I found the GA extremely useful. I've been going for a few years and, quite honestly, I've been finding it more and more useful each year. I get good value for money for going, I get to consult with peers and colleagues, I get a good dose of inspiration. <br /><br />And I don't really need the nonsensical criticisms of people who weren't there and don't bother coming. <br /><br />I don't really care how many come: the people I need were there, and they were the ones that count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-31582833874302352992015-11-16T16:50:49.581-06:002015-11-16T16:50:49.581-06:00I attended the GA. I have found those who have com...I attended the GA. I have found those who have commented (Anonymously, of course, just like you and me) but were not present to have been wholly accurate in their opinions. My "favorites" are those, like you and others, who fawn over the narishkeit and the narishkeiters that has reduced registered lay leader attendance at the GA to less than 1,000 and has made JFNA a sorry excuse for the organization it should be and the organization that we need. I will not be attending these expensive wastes of time and money in the future. The shame is on those, and it sounds like you are among them, who are nothing more than court jesters who genuflect to a sorry group of so-called leaders or, more likely, you are one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-82717649733192641952015-11-16T16:31:38.500-06:002015-11-16T16:31:38.500-06:00I agree. So many of the commentators were not eve...I agree. So many of the commentators were not even at the GA. There are huge challenges and major issues but many commentators just spew negativity without any facts.<br /><br />My favorites are those who say that they are on the Board of Trustees (are you really???) and sit in the room and smile and then head to their computers to air their anger and frustration.<br /><br />They love the old guard who created this mess and criticize anyone that doesn't see the world wearing antique glasses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-46670023483698994612015-11-16T15:51:02.861-06:002015-11-16T15:51:02.861-06:00You misrepresented what I wrote. Unfair. I wrote...You misrepresented what I wrote. Unfair. I wrote that you have to be present at the GA in order to make valid criticisms that are pertinent. It's fine to make assertions based on what you saw on the Internet but leadership really IS about showing up and being present. Yes, a lot more besides that. But you have to be present. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-89894686417789482052015-11-16T09:11:29.451-06:002015-11-16T09:11:29.451-06:00not sure how fair it is to put this all on Richard...not sure how fair it is to put this all on Richard. especially if the definition of success is merely the removal of Jerry. Perhaps a better way to go is to collaboratively to establish reviewable and measurable organizational goals and objectives. The discussion can include fair-game issues such as the lay-pro partnership and expectations of each. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-68035466471215523972015-11-16T06:49:37.384-06:002015-11-16T06:49:37.384-06:00I guess this is where Richard Sandler either steps...I guess this is where Richard Sandler either steps up or joins the ranks of Manning and Seigal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com