[SEL] Re[2]: [AT] Charity auction

[bill at antique-engines.com]

Gosh, George - I'd say "old and wise".........

Things I've learned over the years include - you don't tell people who
wish to donate money or time WHAT they should donate that money or time to
(as a person with limited means who still donates to causes I WANT TO
donate to on a regular basis) (you'll pi$$ them off and shut off their
money flow),
If you bring volunteers together to help with something, don't let them
stand around. Make sure you have a precise list of things that need to be
done and let them get right to work (learned from working as a volunteer
and with volunteers at our local club)

Bill

> Spencer,
>   We do appreciate your envolvment with the list and want you to know
> that.
> Because I appreciate your effort  and am an old man I want to pass on a
> couple of thoughts.  Many times the people who tell you that what you are
> doing is a bad idea are your best friends and in fact have your best
> interest in mind.  To be indifferent about what a person does is the most
> uncomplimentary position you can take and in essence saying that you are
> ignored and don't matter.  Criticism isn't always bad even though we often
> are offended by it.   Some of the comments on the charity were pretty
> harsh
> and maybe their points could have been made in a more charitable manner
> but
> you did get their input.  Remember, I said I'm old.          Geo.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net>
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Date: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:44 PM
> Subject: [SEL] Re[2]: [AT] Charity auction
>
>
>>I am using Al's note, but replies are directed to all, not just Al......
>>
>>
>>>The suggestion was made on the list to everyone.  If
>>>everyone's opinion didn't matter, it should have been emailed only to
>>
>>I addressed this concern in Thursday's note.   Here is what I said trying
>>to head off that exact argument:
>>
>>...snip...
>>> In the past, with just a few
>>> exceptions, only people that participated posted opinions.  Call me
>>> naive but I thought that would occur again this year.
>>>
>>
>>I didn't realize how few people participated (I knew the number of
>>donations was down, I didn't realize the number of bidders was down) when
>> I
>>posted the suggestion for the tsunami's victims.   Mainly because I don't
>>make a habit of perusing the bids on item's I am not bidding on, just the
>>summary screen.   At least not until the end of the auctions.   I figured
>>participation was close to last year's bidding when I posted the
>> tsunami's
>>victim's post.