I most of the time would never post in something like this as it's just too much drama but this time I'm going to.
I want to start by saying I am glad I was able to be introduced to this club/forum by another member on here when I responded to a Craigslist add for a tank a couple of years ago. It has been the one of the main factors in why I have been able to successfully keep my reef tanks.
I was also looking to see when was the last time I was able to actually make it to a meeting and it's been a very long time. Even though I don't agree with some of the changes, I did not attend the business meeting so I will have to just live with them if I want to continue to participate. I am glad though I will now have an option to either pay to play or go to a meeting.
I just came home from the hospital where my wife has just had our new baby and my time will be even shorter than ever when it comes to being able to make it to meetings SO I will gladly give my money to continue to enjoy some form of membership in this club and if I can make it to a meeting in the future then even better and I will... It's as simple as that. I would have loved to be able to make every meeting possible but with a career and family that is just not possible.
As for the issue of the classifieds...I have gathered a TON of stuff and also sold and FIF few things along the way and because of this I love being able to help others out because others have done the exact same thing for me! The few people I have met out here in the Apple Valley, Lakeville, Farmington, and Rosemount area through the forum I try to stay in touch with and we help each other out or visit outside of the forum to see each others tanks and what not. The classifieds was one of the methods outside of going to the meetings to meet people here and obtain help when it was needed. I would hope that continues with the new standards that will be put in place but we have to give it a chance to work or fail before complaining about it.
What the BOD's have given us is an option where there was none before. There are 480 or so members in the club and there were only 40 or so who attended the business meeting (I was not one of them by the way). Maybe the next meeting those who have issues with the way things were voted in will make a concerted effort to attend this meeting to have their voices heard. I for one will try to make the next one so that I can educate myself in how it works and hopefully be able to participate in some of the decisions made.
This nonsense of after the fact complaining about things is not going to change it. When you don't like how elected officials of the government do things you have a set date and time to vote on it. If you don't vote you don't get to have your voice heard. You have to wait till the next voting opportunity to vote and if there are enough people with your same opinions on the matter then it can make a difference HOPEFULLY.
Lets get back to the business of talking about our reef tanks please because I need David Grigor's and others with LED experience help ASAP and I feel they are being distracted by this thread right now!! LOL
I want to start by saying I am glad I was able to be introduced to this club/forum by another member on here when I responded to a Craigslist add for a tank a couple of years ago. It has been the one of the main factors in why I have been able to successfully keep my reef tanks.
I was also looking to see when was the last time I was able to actually make it to a meeting and it's been a very long time. Even though I don't agree with some of the changes, I did not attend the business meeting so I will have to just live with them if I want to continue to participate. I am glad though I will now have an option to either pay to play or go to a meeting.
I just came home from the hospital where my wife has just had our new baby and my time will be even shorter than ever when it comes to being able to make it to meetings SO I will gladly give my money to continue to enjoy some form of membership in this club and if I can make it to a meeting in the future then even better and I will... It's as simple as that. I would have loved to be able to make every meeting possible but with a career and family that is just not possible.
As for the issue of the classifieds...I have gathered a TON of stuff and also sold and FIF few things along the way and because of this I love being able to help others out because others have done the exact same thing for me! The few people I have met out here in the Apple Valley, Lakeville, Farmington, and Rosemount area through the forum I try to stay in touch with and we help each other out or visit outside of the forum to see each others tanks and what not. The classifieds was one of the methods outside of going to the meetings to meet people here and obtain help when it was needed. I would hope that continues with the new standards that will be put in place but we have to give it a chance to work or fail before complaining about it.
What the BOD's have given us is an option where there was none before. There are 480 or so members in the club and there were only 40 or so who attended the business meeting (I was not one of them by the way). Maybe the next meeting those who have issues with the way things were voted in will make a concerted effort to attend this meeting to have their voices heard. I for one will try to make the next one so that I can educate myself in how it works and hopefully be able to participate in some of the decisions made.
This nonsense of after the fact complaining about things is not going to change it. When you don't like how elected officials of the government do things you have a set date and time to vote on it. If you don't vote you don't get to have your voice heard. You have to wait till the next voting opportunity to vote and if there are enough people with your same opinions on the matter then it can make a difference HOPEFULLY.
Lets get back to the business of talking about our reef tanks please because I need David Grigor's and others with LED experience help ASAP and I feel they are being distracted by this thread right now!! LOL
