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Steve,
Well, I can say that in all honesty I did not read
anything that sinister in to your e-mail. It appeared to me to be a
sincere request for additional articles, be they scientiific or more anecdotal
in nature, rather than an attempt at a coup d'etat!
While I have never become a member for who knows
what reason I appreciate a great deal what everyone does to make this sort of
organization possible as I have served on editorial boards myself and know all
to well how much work is involved in reviewing manuscripts prior to publication,
etc.
Steve, I think that your continued outreach is
vital and I applaud you for it as it is not an easy job and as you are now
painfully aware things can be misconstrued.
Keep up the fabulous work everyone,
Dan
Gibsonia, PA
----- Original Message -----
From:
S*@ExoticRainforest.com
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:22
PM
Subject: [Aroid-l] My request for
writers
To the editors of Aroideana, our Newsletter, the
board of governors and all our members:
Sadly, I have just been
informed that my request for volunteer writers for Aroideana and our quarterly
newsletter have been misconstrued as my someone wishing to take over the jobs
of those publication's editors. I have never had any such
intention. I have volunteered my time to write for both and am now in
the process of doing another article at the request of Carla our our
newsletter editor. I am unsure how my name ever became involved with
submission of articles to Aroideana but I never have had any intention of that
happening. I did request on several plant forums that if anyone had an
idea for any article for either publication please forward it to me and I
would see it went to the proper editor. That was never intended to be a
request to allow me to approve the article! I am looking for volunteers
and we have a ton of talent in this organization that in my opinion is being
wasted.
Derek, if you were insulted in any way by my request, please
accept my personal and sincere apology. Carla, the same goes to
you. I have one goal for the IAS, to make it grow! Not one thing
else! I have never tried to make once cent off the IAS and give free
advertising to the IAS on many pages on my website. Most of you don'
know, but my little site just achieved its 1.5 millionth hit and lots of folks
send me private notes to tell me they just joined. Since many of the
emails addressed to the IAS also come to me personally as the IAS
corresponding secretary I make an attempt to answer each and every one and
point them to a source that can give them good information.
Those of you that are new members know that I try to write to each of
you personally thanking you for joining and pointing out what you can find on
the IAS site, our FACEBOOK account and attempt to help form new chapters in
your own areas when possible. As a result, many of us become friends and
begin long term correspondence. Personally, I enjoy that very much but
there is not one person that can say I ever offered to sell them a single
plant. I most cases, I just give them away.
There appears to be
some that believe I am over stepping my bounds as the IAS secretary. You
should know I discuss all I try to do with quite a few members of the board of
governors before acting. There are projects going on right now that few
of your know about that are intended to increase your enjoyment of the IAS as
well as increase our membership.
If you find what I try to do
for our society offensive, I apologize to you as well. I just know how
many times Derek has asked for submissions without response and I also know
how often Carla needs help finding good articles. Derek needs good
submissions so if you have good ideas contact him right now: derek burch
d*@bellsouth.net
The
number one request I receive personally from our members is "why don't we have
more horticultural articles in the IAS publications?". That was the soul
goal of my recent post. Nothing else. I'm looking for folks to contact
our editors with ideas, not one thing else. I edit neither of these
publications and I have no desire to try to take over or control the content
of either. So those that somehow believe otherwise, please be assured
all I want is to see the IAS grow and give our members what they are asking to
see. Not one other thing.
Once again, my sincere apologies to
anyone whose "toes" I my have unintentionally tread upon.
Steve
Lucas
Corresponding Secretary
The IAS
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