[RP TownTalk] Ward 1 race

[Roland Walker]

For the sake of our community, I would greatly prefer if we candidates
would agree (as Vern and Tracey did in the last election) to keep
electioneering communications off the pogos and new Town Talk lists.

One reason is that argumentative conversations, which campaign
communications are by nature, may alienate people and lead to many
dropping off the list.  I say this as the veteran of many mailing
lists.

What we worked out (sort of unilaterally) in the last election was
that announcements and invitations going to the pogos list were OK,
but that electioneering, argument, and get-out-the-vote messages
should be kept off general community lists.

Even Vern's announcement letter was somewhat too rhetorical for
perfect comfort, which if I remember correctly, led us to expediting
the setup of the separate archerformayor list.

Regina, I will of course talk over the issues you raise in person. 
Please know that I read your thoughts with great interest.

Other candidates, I would be glad to talk specifics if anyone wants to
work out an agreement on ground rules for the list.

R

On 8/29/05, Regina Kreger <regina at kreger.net> wrote:
> Tracey Toscano has announced that she and her family have bought a new house and are moving across the line out of Riverdale Park.  Her seat as representative of Ward 1 on the Town Council will be vacant, not sure as of what date.  Roland Walker, Maureen Farrington, Bruce Wernek, and Jack Jones have announced their candidacies for the seat.  Since Tracey chairs the Economic Development Committee, I am assuming her replacement will do the same (someone please correct me if I'm wrong).  For me, living near ghost-town center, still mourning the loss of the Bookshop, top on my list of questions to the candidates is how you propose to deal with Douglas Jemal.
> 
> 
> Especially Maureen -- back in mid-July you posted this to the pogos list -- does this represent the approach you would take to Jemal, as our Ward 1 rep?
> 
> "Maureen E. Farrington freckles at portal.nothingbutshell.net
> Fri Jul 15 14:32:06 EDT 2005
> 
> http://www.theavalon.org/history.cfm
> 
> Here's another article.  Here Jemal worked with the community to save a local treasure.  What community?  Silver Spring.  What treasure?  The Avalon Theatre.
> 
> I don't think legal action or negative media involvement is a good idea. A cursory web search on Jemal indicates that he is regularly dragged through the mud, so it would do nothing but keep him busy dealing with the negative press instead of working of filling the center.
> 
> I think that he would respond much more warmly to a show of support for buying the properties in the first place.  He was eyed suspisciously from the beginning, and I bet all he wants is a genuine hug instead of one of those half-hearted shoulder taps for his efforts.
> 
> -Maureen"
> 
> 
> yr neighbor,
> Regina
> 
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