[Lnc-business] Email from LP national ED-Not good message

[Joe Bishop-Henchman]

I had to reassure one delegate myself on that email.

JBH

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Joe Bishop-Henchman
LNC Member (At-Large)
joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837

On 2020-05-21 10:18, Richard Longstreth via Lnc-business wrote:
> I can speak from personal experience on that as well. My partner, Jake, 
> has
> attended two practice sessions from his account and responded to the 
> please
> verify your email address email and then received this message on top 
> of
> it. We confirmed his info with AZ and are very confused why he received 
> the
> you've not participated email. We took it as a hiccup but I can totally
> understand how some members would be confused at this point. The one 
> thing
> that put our minds at ease was the email from Dan that said he was
> registered and outlined Friday.
> 
> Richard Longstreth
> Region 1 Representative (AK, AZ, CO, HI, KS, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY)
> Libertarian National Committee
> richard.longstreth at lp.org
> 931.538.9300
> 
> Sent from my Mobile Device
> 
> On Wed, May 20, 2020, 16:46 Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business <
> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
> 
>> I'm very unhappy to get an email from a Region 3 delegate who reports
>> receiving an email today from Dan Fishman, suggesting states might
>> 'whittle down' their delegate lists based upon participating in Zoom
>> practices.  This delegate reports they have attended all but one of 
>> the
>> prior "test sessions" held by Nick and the ED.  But, they got this 
>> email
>> today:
>> 
>> ----------------
>> 
>> "Dear XXXX ,
>> 
>> According to my records, noone with this email address has signed into 
>> a
>> test zoom for the convention. We're only 48 hours away! Can you make
>> this
>> one? Come in, raise your hand, and leave -- easy cheesy!
>> 
>> https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SrGTqYInT0CGNEB0PAKTfw
>> <
>> http://0e49410910d226fd2a7eb6610dcfde12.tinyemails.com/d037e29d14b4a711afa8b14e39bf7e97/2ec6cf07e08e53d215ef3dc0d3199a9a.html
>> >
>> 
>> I'm sending a list to all the state chairs of the delegates and
>> alternates
>> who aren't attending any of the practice sessions so they can whittle
>> down
>> their final delegate lists.
>> 
>> Hope to see you soon!
>> 
>> Dan"
>> 
>> ------------------
>> 
>> First, the email is information wrong, that delegate has attended Zoom
>> practices. Second, the implied threat of a "whittle down' from their
>> state delegate list is all kinds of wrong.  It is way out of bounds 
>> for
>> the LP national ED to say a list of those who didn't participate in 
>> Zoom
>> practices will be sent to state chairs "so they can whittle down their
>> final delegate lists."  It doesn't matter if a delegate has attended
>> ALL, SOME, or NONE of the Zoom practices.  This email was wrong to 
>> imply
>> that the delegate might be excluded for not attending Zoom practice.  
>> We
>> don't tell in-person delegates they'll be excluded if not learning the
>> convention methods in advance, and I'll be damned if I'm going to let
>> that happen to a delegate in Region 3 due to Zoom practices held by
>> national.  Some of us work hard to let members understand the value of
>> national.  This can erode that value fast.
>> 
>> I hope this ill-advised email messaging is rectified.  As this isn't
>> helping our delegates, nor national.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> EVH
>> 
>> --
>> Elizabeth Van Horn
>> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>>