Dear John, It's a great loss for all of us to miss you. I read your blog and had very few points to argue against. Yes we may be bunch of idealists and/or dreamers, maybe sometimes "semipros" but getting little results and rewards. I also agree that three-tier structure with ALS/RALO is cumbersome and adding more burdens than efficiency - having just completed the APRALO formation - and you knew I was critical about them when I wrote Self-review draft. Ombudsman's case was another pitfall for ALAC. The only, perhaps, difference between you and me now is that I still am trying to stay inside. Hopeless? maybe. It is like deciding if I sell the stock I bought 5 years ago now or later in the middle of market collapse after some ups and downs ;-) I have invested my energy, like many others, and yet to obtain the returns. If, as John feels, it is 100% certain that we will not get the return, but just "papers" we better quit now. I will try a little more. I liked your good and often a little cynical but on-target observations. We lose great insights. I hope you remain our good friends. I am sure you will. izumi 2007/3/6, John L <johnl@iecc.com>:
After thinking about it for quite a while, I have decided to resign from the ALAC, effective immediately. I have enjoyed working with all of the individual ALAC members, but it's just too much time for too little result.
You can find more at my weblog at http://weblog.johnlevine.com.
Nick, please take me off the varions ALAC lists. I'm still the ALS rep for CAUCE so you can leave me on the NA- lists.
Regards, John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://johnlevine.com, Mayor "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.
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