It's all about timing! Is it time?

[MowMyOwn]

Originally Posted by Jeanfromfillmore

Yes, you're right Rimo, everyone seems to have something else that is more important to do. Yet, they complain that our side isn't doing anything. Put up or shut up.

This kind of public guilt mongering is unnecessary, I wish you would refrain from this kind of attitude, it really makes me not want to show up, it's uninviting.

Alot of successful rallies were done through email or just simply invitation announcement (like Glory posted), not by a show of hands on a public message board.

[Rim05]

This kind of public guilt mongering is unnecessary, I wish you would refrain from this kind of attitude, it really makes me not want to show up, it's uninviting.

Alot of successful rallies were done through email or just simply invitation announcement (like Glory posted), not by a show of hands on a public message board.

[B]You miss the point of our posts above, Jean ask if anyone was interested before she made the effort to organize and then have no one show up. When no one said 'I will', it was assumed that no one had an interest in doing anything.
In the past when no one showed an interest it meant ' No, don't count on me'.

The event that Glory post is organized by Robin and Ray. Seems they have something almost every week but they do not publish here.
I guess you should blame me and only me for the post about no participation on me but I know how it was on the old fourm. I guess I don't know how to motivate anyone[B]

[MowMyOwn]

Originally Posted by Rim05

[B]You miss the point . . .

No, I got the point of the original post, it's the "put up or shut up" remark that makes it unappealing. Maybe a little reminiscent of Chelene's "you're not a patriot" remarks.

[Rim05]

OK, then I will ask you how we should go about asking people if they will attend an event? I am serious since it seems we do not know the secret.
BTW, this is not being a smart 'a' , I think the organizers would like to find the magic 'thing' to do.

[MowMyOwn]

Originally Posted by Rim05

OK, then I will ask you how we should go about asking people if they will attend an event? I am serious since it seems we do not know the secret.
BTW, this is not being a smart 'a' , I think the organizers would like to find the magic 'thing' to do.

How does Robin do it?

Think.

[Rim05]

How does Robin do it?

Think.

I have no idea how Robin does anything. I have never been any position to organize.

I was a supervisor at one time and it made me never want to deal with people again. I guess I am at the end of ideas for you. I will just follow, I don't want to lead but I do all I can to help the leaders.

[Don]

Originally Posted by Rim05

I I was a supervisor at one time and it made me never want to deal with people again.

That's a good one.

[Jeanfromfillmore]

Originally Posted by MowMyOwn

How does Robin do it?

Think.

Robin has a local group. There are a few who travel to her area, but mostly they are from that area. SOS is state wide and we try to do things in areas where more can attend. But who that is, is up to the members.

[PochoPatriot]

Originally Posted by MowMyOwn

This kind of public guilt mongering is unnecessary, I wish you would refrain from this kind of attitude, it really makes me not want to show up, it's uninviting.

Alot of successful rallies were done through email or just simply invitation announcement (like Glory posted), not by a show of hands on a public message board.

Though Jean can speak for herself, I want to say that there is nothing wrong with asking the members of a forum about their willingness to participate in events. Having organized a few events in the past, I can say that there is nothing more discouraging than to have an event that no one shows up to.

Secondly, having some sort of idea as to how many people we are expecting is good to have since it allows the organizer to communicate with LE, and they can know how many LEOs to assign to an event. This is important since the other side will not hesitate to resort to violence.

I understand your concerns. However, I trust the mods and organizers on this board with my life, and more importantly my wife's life. Why? Because they know how to plan, and how to protect their own.