Dorian. I'm a little surprised that you take any exception to my comments since I don't see your name there and it also looks like you are speaking for Pam and Rudi and I also don't see their name mentioned. As for the politics, I don't see where you were mentioned in the question I was asked. This question has been asked of me many times before and you know personally that I've answered it always the same way: that I don't feel I know any other members well enough to appoint them and would rather not simply appoint for appointment sakes. The politics you are referring to are trying to work within the guidelines that I set up in which I said that the TB would consist of elected members and appointed members. I think my original statement is that I reserved the right to appoint these additional members but surely could make a decision to not to if I had what I thought was good reason. The appointment of these members is the political system - it's not about individuals. If you were to really read into something, why not read that I don't feel any other members I could appoint would be as good a choice than the ones I originally appointed. To this day and for many days beyond, I stick by my original appoinment of you, Pam, Rudi and Punki.

Dorian. I appointed you because I have in the past and continue to think highly of your contributions to FlyerTalk and the overall experience of the members here. I was dissapointed to see you resign from the board before you put into play the ideas you had, but nowhere on this board or with members outside the board have I said anything less of you because of that. This is the second thime that something like this has come up and you run in front of it. You can run in front of me anytime you want, but the results will always be the same - you will not cause an accident with me. You are a good FlyerTalker, enjoy that and please don't try to feel like a victim - it's not there and it's not you. Your continuing contributions to FlyerTalk in a positive way are enough for me and in the long term even outweigh a term as a member of TalkBoard.