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From: Tommy.Craig@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.org (Tommy Craig)
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Subject: NFB CONVENTION
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Date: 18 Jul 90 20:51:18 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

HI LIZ GLAD YOU MADE IT HOME SAFELY. IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU AT THE CONVENTION 
. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTIME I TURNED AROUNG WE WERE RUNNING IN TO EACH OTHER. 
ANYWAY I HOPE YOU FOND THE CONVENTION ENJOYABLE AND THAT WE'LL SEE YOU AT 
FUTURE CONVENTIONS. 
    I READ YOUR MESSAGE ABOUT THE CONVENTION AND THOUGHT I'D TRY AND ANSWER 
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT DUAL MEMBERSHIP. THE POLICY OF THE NFB IS THAT A PERSON IS 
NOT ALLOWED TO HOLD MEMBERSHIP IN BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. THE REASON STATED FOR 
THIS POLICY IS THAT THE PHILOSPHIES OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS OR SO DIFFERENT 
THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SUPPORT BOTH OF THEM. HOWEVER, IN MANY CASES 
PEOPLE DO BELONG TO BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THEY ARE NEVER QUESTIONED ABOUT IT. 
WHEN IT BECOMES A BIG ISSUE IS WHEN A MEMBER DRAWS A LOT OF ATTENTION TO 
THEMSELVES BY DOING SOMETHING LIKE ENCOURAGING ALL OF THEIR NFB CHAPTER 
MEMBERS TO QUIT THE NFB AND JOIN THE ACB. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT WELCOME 
BEHAVIOR. 
    I HOPE THAT THIS SHEDS A LITTLE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 
TALK ABOUT IT MORE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL. I THINK I GAVE YOU MY NUMBER. 
IF NOT IT IS 512 451-1717. I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE ALL COULD WORK 
TOGETHER. ON THE OTHER HAND THOUGH MAYBE A LITTLE COMPETITION IS GOOD FOR BOTH 
ORGANIZATIONS.

                                            TOMMY

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