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[Adam Blatner]

Another point I've raised. I don't feel much support from the powers that be, the executive committee. I have raised this point repeatedly and have been responded to with.... silence, no acknowledgment.
         Unless we have any sense that our elected representatives are listening, have any degree of transparency about what they are thinking and are planning and doing; unless we get responses to emails, acknowledgment; reciprocity; 
        the tele plummets. 

      Better to get a response that (it is hoped) civilly disagrees than nothing at all. The message is "You are below my even bothering to respond to you. I don't even read your emails." That may not be so, but that's what gets communicated. 

   For years I have been writing and getting painfully little in response. John Rasberry has been pretty good so far. But I've suggested that every member of the executive council visit either grouptalk or the forum once a week, or once every two weeks, three weeks?  and respond, let us know they are noticing, that what we say gets heard and thought about, discussed.

    I don't know most of their email addresses and I get the strong sense they don't want me to know.
     I don't know what present re-shuffled committees they are on, what their delegated responsibilities, and I don't know if they want me to know. 
        But I would like to know who is doing what, so that I don't have to send every question through the president.

  I don't know that what I send will go into the PNN. A goodly number of items seem not to have gotten through in the last year. If the item was considered and not put in, might it be appropriate that I get an email declining that submission?

       So this forum game is intriguing: Some folks have put in some work on it. 
             It is clear that at least five and maybe ten messages should go out from different people in the ASGPP leadership:
     Inviting people
        explaining the benefits
          explaining how to do it
             being readily available for coaching via email
                  and offering reinforcement for anyone who's tried.

    you're not even an official, but you've been fun! You've been enthusiastic and supportive and clearly saying, "Hey, kids, here's a new playground! Let's explore it!"  
      Now let's try to get our representatives over here. 
          (I know, some are involved, but what is needed is the activity of talking stuff up, chatter. This is part of the role of an effective host. See paper on my website on sociometry 3, about the host or hostess role). 

Warmly, Adam
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