Post #23540 by Otto on Wed, Feb 19, 2003 11:31 AM

On 2003-02-19 09:42, Kailuageoff wrote:
3) I have to admit I wasn't real happy when Chris came forward with his detailed plans on how the memorial project should be handled because it had the appearance of elbowing TikiGardner out of the way. I quickly realized, however, there was merit in what he was saying about the need to get organized and approach the authorities in a more professional manner. TikiGardner saw this too, and said so. Also, I took TikiGardener's comments at face value that he wanted the project to move ahead even if he couldn't be real involved. To blame TikiGardner for not being more supportive when he clearly communicated his wish to remain on the margins is unfair.
Likewise, to blame Cy for being disorganized and not communicating properly is unfair.
That's because he has been the most (only?) organized person in this whole endeavor, and because the whole function of a bulletin board is communication. If anyone had questions, all they had to do was ask publically or send an e-mail. Also, Hanford posted a ton of information on what was going on and why. If we didn't or couldn't communicate everything to everyone's satisfaction, oh well...
[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2003-02-19 09:45 ]

Precisely!

For the 50+ folks who pledged and have not actually contributed or stated why they do not want to contribute I would like to say it is not my responsibility to chase them down and make a list
It is their responsibility to check back in on this subject and follow it and honor their pledges accordingly

To state that each pledger should be contacted direclty [Manic Cat] is not very realistic. That is what this bulletin board is for - mass communication and participation.
Would YOU like to send out one hundred individual email tonight?

Like Geoff, I signed on as a cheerleader for the TG Memorial, not a full-time employee/volunteer. I would expect others to get involved and do their part so that I do not have to spend several hours in order to get a few hundred dollars worth of donations.
[For the record, I am currently working on additions to the SF Tiki Bar Crawl and the Tiki Oasis. I have very little time to chase down pledgers who did not follow up on their own comittments]

Also, When I first started to make a list of contributors there was all sorts of hullabaloo about names and money figures being publicly displayed that I had to stop that process. therefore there will not be a list of pledgers posted on Tiki Central. The list of pledgers will be printed in a commemorative program that will be passed out at the unvieling should the project go through [more on this later]

I expect cy or myself to post the official direction of the project later today

thank you