Re: [Paddlewise] Group Paddling - A warning

From: <HTERVORT_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 05:18:00 EDT
In a message dated 4/5/99 4:00:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
kayakman61_at_hotmail.com writes:

<< I will attempt one last time to make this post by sacrificing a virgin to 
the email gods.
 
 To Sarah Ohmann;
 
 :  I guess by your call all the folks on
 :  this list who have had a problem with
 :  a group are not fit to be leaders.
 
 For the sake of clarifying the obvious, I will quote part of what I stated 
in my original post.
 
 >  and this leader fails to keep control of the group,
 
 Take note of the word control. It does not mean problem. Once you 
 understand the difference the rest of your argument is irrelevant.
  >>

John,

I've got to agree with Sarah on this.  I took good note of what you both 
wrote, and I thought it obvious that Sarah, having the experience and 
intelligence to know the difference, meant "a problem with a group" -- the 
type of problem where a paddler or group fails to follow your otherwise 
stellar leadership.  Failing to keep control doesn't necessarily mean you're 
a bad leader.  There are those who just will not be lead.  And unlike the 
military, you're not allowed to shoot them for desertion, or court martial 
them for insubordination.

Come to think of it, I have to agree with all the rest of those you managed 
to get responses from.  Keep it up, and you'll get more feedback than my good 
buddy Scott usually gets.  And he actually *tries* to be controversial.:-)

Harold


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