Formal announcement ;running for office

[schildkoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pro Ponder Here are some Attached Images

Too bad the attachments didn't take. I also discount information provided by anon posters, sorry.

Steve

[Pro Ponder]

These are legitimate graphs, not altered in any way. The first is for unique visitors, the second is for total visits.
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[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pro Ponder These are legitimate graphs, not altered in any way. The first is for unique visitors, the second is for total visits. Attached Images

Who let the dogs out!!!! who who... who let the dogs out.............

[HenryC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pro Ponder do you have a link to the intergalactic koi club of the universe?

The Milky Way Chapter of the Intergalatic Koi Club of the Universe is not just an internet club like WWKC. The internet is a very primative communication device and the knowledge shared by its members cannot be expressed by such a limited medium. Members are invited to join only after the presence of a higher level of Koi consciousness is detected.

Since your previous two posts were failed attempts to show some type of image from KP, it is apparent you are merely one of Height's flunkies or Height himself. Either way, the "Pro Ponder"ance of the evidence shows you will never come close to achieving the level of understanding worthy of entry into the Intergalatic Koi Club of the Universe.

[Alex]

Where does one vote?

[Alex]

Quote: Originally Posted by HenryC The Milky Way Chapter of the Intergalatic Koi Club of the Universe is not just an internet club like WWKC. The internet is a very primative communication device and the knowledge shared by its members cannot be expressed by such a limited medium. Members are invited to join only after the presence of a higher level of Koi consciousness is detected. Since your previous two posts were failed attempts to show some type of image from KP, it is apparent you are merely one of Height's flunkies or Height himself. Either way, the "Pro Ponder"ance of the evidence shows you will never come close to achieving the level of understanding worthy of entry into the Intergalatic Koi Club of the Universe.

Speculation is a fools game.
Such is the reason why we have so many problems in this world today.

[pskorf]

Quote: Originally Posted by JasPR I'd like to take a moment and mention a friend of mine- Steve Childers. This guy works very hard to put out a super magazine. No pay, lots of grief and no goal other than to put out a product that reflects the koi hobby at it's best. It takes a special person just to know what that means! Some of the current crop of newbies don't like the guy! Fine, but respect what he does as a volunteer. Next time you see the guy, thank him for what he does. Behind and around Steve are dozens of members of AKCA quietly and unselfishly giving all there energies to the organization. And mostly for a sense of satisfaction of a job well done. And to maintain a continuum in the chain of volunteers and amateurs that created this hobby so many years ago now. It was not the breeders or the dealers or the 2009 newbies that created the hobby. It was the hobbyists who handed the torch to the next hobbyist. People come and go, others burn out but the mission statement survives. If Steve retired from koi tomorrow, another would step in to take his place -- and so it continues as it always has. JR , Candidate for H & C

could not agree more with this statement but strongly agree with someone else would step right up to the plate.

been to a few koi shows and to see the amount of help that is given is really great.alot of people ready to step up and help.amazing what TRUE koi people will do.
just a few shots from ZNA show few weeks back.small club with majority driving a couple of hours with car full of fish and bags for weekend but still room and time to make great food to share with friends or should say family of the koi world.
this shot does not show everyone cause some people were still in show tents with last minute things and later then they wanted to arrivals.

what is great to see is when people are middle of eating someone pulls in and people set down plate and go help unload so they can come and join in.

come to chicago ina week and see what family of koi can really do

[JasPR]

Yep, it's true. When I lost my wife, I had family, business friends and clients and close personal friends surrounding me. But I had endless support from koi people that went far beyond the funeral. One of the guys there in your photos, Bob Brudd, looked out for me like a brother. The chairman of ZNA looked in on me weekly and I got calls twice a week from a breeder friend from Baton Rouge. It was remarkable and helped me greatly to move away from a life I once knew and to move back into life, real time. A special Thanks you to all of them.

Great folks in these ZNA and AKCA clubs. - JR

[schildkoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pro Ponder These are legitimate graphs, not altered in any way. The first is for unique visitors, the second is for total visits. Attached Images

Try again, the attachments still didn't take and like I said before, I discount information from anon posters anyway.

Steve

[schildkoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by JasPR Thanks for the response Alex. The thing is, I am talking about change on the bulletin board but what I'd really like to do is preserve what we have created as a koi community. The organizations both in Japan and here in the USA ( and in the UK for that matter) have weathered many political storms over their histories. I won't bore the readers with stories, but trust me, there have been stormings of the gate on more than one occasion. Usually the revolutionaries are upset about a specific issue or it is just people stuff bubbling to the surface. But in the end, the ZNA, the AKCA and the BKKS survive. I think the reason is these organizations are true Insitutions at this point- many generations old ( In koi hobbyist terms). Here's what I've learned--- After all the emotions and all the shouting and all the threads, running and maintaining a National or International organization is about a lot of hard and often thankless work. So the egos and the warriors soon drift off and leave the hard work to the selfless member workers who never get enough credit for what they do. I'd like to take a moment and mention a friend of mine- Steve Childers. This guy works very hard to put out a super magazine. No pay, lots of grief and no goal other than to put out a product that reflects the koi hobby at it's best. It takes a special person just to know what that means! Some of the current crop of newbies don't like the guy! Fine, but respect what he does as a volunteer. Next time you see the guy, thank him for what he does. Behind and around Steve are dozens of members of AKCA quietly and unselfishly giving all there energies to the organization. And mostly for a sense of satisfaction of a job well done. And to maintain a continuum in the chain of volunteers and amateurs that created this hobby so many years ago now. It was not the breeders or the dealers or the 2009 newbies that created the hobby. It was the hobbyists who handed the torch to the next hobbyist. People come and go, others burn out but the mission statement survives. If Steve retired from koi tomorrow, another would step in to take his place -- and so it continues as it always has. Coyfen could be a part of this and not a group that is obsessed with tearing down others as if it was a football match. Think about what Coyfen could be and not who it is currently warring with. JR , Candidate for H & C

Thanks Jim. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Steve