Re: Re: [iris-photos] Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Reblooming Spaceage Luminata Seedling

Yeah! John!
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From: "John I Jones" <jijones@usjoneses.com>
To: <iris-photos@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Iris List" <iris@hort.net>; <SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:31 PM
Subject: [iris] Re: [iris-photos] Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Reblooming Spaceage
Luminata Seedling


> On Mar 24, 2004, at 7:19 AM, oneofcultivars@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
>
> >  My conclusion is: The web coupled with photo capacity and the ability
> > to type have began a long needed reversal of a tail wag the dog
> > mentality where worthy irises go beyond the suppression they have long
> > endured by the judge's lists and board policies designed to entrench
> > the leadership of that group's interests in lieu of those of the
> > masses and iris promotion.
>
> Bill,
>
> I accept that you have the right to express an opinion about the effect
> a particular policy may have. Expressing those opinions on either
> iris-photos or iris@hort is always acceptable. I may even agree with
> some of them. However, to deprecate a group by assigning
> unsubstantiated motives is inappropriate.
>
> I am a member of the AIS Board, and Chair of the Electronic Services
> Committee. While I was probably not around when the (unspecified)
> policies you remark on were put in place, I can tell you this. I work
> very hard to advance the cause of irises to the general public. I
> believe I am making great progress in moving the AIS into the
> electronic world. I am sure it is not as fast as everyone wants,  but
> we are moving. I believe the entire board is supportive of this given
> some of the constraints we have to operate under.
>
> One of the main functions of the AIS is to promote irises to the
> general public and I believe the organization operates on a daily basis
> to achieve that goal.
>
> If you feel their policies are wrong, ineffective or misguided, do
> something about it. Get involved, Go to the meetings. Write letters.
> Most of all, suggest solutions.
>
>
> John                | "There be dragons here"
>                           |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
>                           |  to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
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