ARCH - Archery Marshal's Handbook

[Bob Dewart]

I'm by no means trying to run any one off.  And if I turn out something that
isn't correct, I should be taken to task about it.  But a leak that is fixed
but still leaks, is still a leak.

In my opinion, bad help is worse than no hope at all.  Let me give a few
examples:  a cook who puts  so much salt in the food it's uneatable.  An
archer, who while tring to shoot the enemy, shoots six of his own in the
back.  While both these gentles were trying their best to help, their
efforts were not helpful at all.

However, I believe that the target of my "gritching" and the desired action
have all been missed.  sigh

BTW, thank you for your kind words.  However; I'm only one of not as many as
I'd hope there'd be.

Now before we start with the "if you want more you should be nicer to them
thing" let me say something.  If there wasn't something to grip about, I
wouldn't grip.  How many out there every play on a football team?  How many
ever been in the military? When the coach or the Drill instructor  had a
burr under their blanket, they let you know about it, didn't they.  And
since there hasn't been a draft in about 25+ years and football is an
elective, all those folks were volunteers too.

So what does all that mean?  Beats me, other than if someone wants to do
something they will.  If not, they won't.

Gilli

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Powers <spowers at telepath.com>
To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: ARCH - Archery Marshal's Handbook


>First, I should say that I forgot to sign my letter last night.  Let me
>state for the record that the letter that started with "It seems to me that
>the same thing happens each time someone sees this" was written by me,
>Baron Rumil Fletcher.  It was late, and I simply forgot to sign my letter,
>for which I apologies.
>
>
>At 6:11 PM -0500 9/27/00, Bob Dewart wrote:
>>Greetings and Hi There,
>>
>>Being a volunteer should be a mark of pride not a catch all excuse.
>
>I did not offer that as an excuse for mistakes.  I offered it as a reason
>to be courteous and appreciative to those who are trying to do something
>helpful.  I, too, have little patience for mistakes when those mistakes are
>caused by an unwillingness to do the job right.  But when the mistakes are
>addressed and corrected, it is time to move on.  Moreover, I believe the
>author of the said document made a real and serious effort to do a good
>job.  I can't be upset with someone who is trying to do good work,
>particularly when so many obstacles were placed in his path.
>
>
>
>>And the guy yelling about this stuff is getting paid just as much as the
>>rest of you are.
>
>And I, for one, appreciate all the hard work you have done over the years
>to promote archery.  You will note that I have never criticized you for all
>that hard work, and never will.  I would not presume to offer criticism to
>someone who is willing to do work that I am unable or unwilling to do.  My
>only hope is that you would have the same level of patience with others who
>are willing to do work that you are unable or unwilling to do.
>
>My point is that gritching at volunteers who are trying to help is a
>sure-fired way to make them angry enough to take their help somewhere else
>where it is more appreciated.  I don't want that.  Do you?
>
>Rumil


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