[DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum

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Mon Jun 6 20:53:03 EDT 2016


Rod -- you are always welcome here.  Thank you for your many years of 
contributions to POCA and the greater DeTomaso community.


------ Original Message ------
From: "Scott Couchman via DeTomaso" <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
To: "Rod Kunishige" <rkunishige at hotmail.com>
Cc: "<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>" 
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Sent: 6/6/2016 5:30:27 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum

>"You seem to be someone bound and determined to stir up trouble, up 
>until now, I have tried to
>remain quiet, in your last diatribe, I think it was "until Michael 
>Shortt stops messing with me" or something to that effect,
>you would stop having these fits of  verbal and textual diarrhea.
>
>Frankly, I haven't given you another thought, you simply are not part 
>of any equation on my worksheet.
>
>You simply are a waste of my time which could be better used for 
>something to benefit the membership instead of dealing
>with what seems to be a clinically depressed, anti social personality 
>type addicted to drama.
>
>That's changed, at the next BOD meeting I will be seeking to censure 
>you as a member for violating our policies, for sharing
>BOD working emails and for not working within channels. I believe in an 
>earlier email, Ed made the process very clear,
>go through your Chapter President or contact one of us directly, 
>instead of posting your failures and inability to comprehend
>structure and civility.
>
>If you make another very poor decision to continue these actions, I 
>will seek a second censure in 30 days and ask to remove
>you from this club.
>
>I am not the only one tried of your behavior, there are enough votes 
>now in place to secure both outcomes.
>
>This is the last time that I will ask you to become a team player and 
>use your energies to help make POCA a better club instead
>of trying to destroy it from within.
>
>Michael Shortt
>President
>POCA"
>
>Wow! Really? I thought this was a car club?
>
>
>
>
>>  On Jun 6, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Rod Kunishige <rkunishige at hotmail.com> 
>>wrote:
>>
>>  Am I to be removed from the POCA?
>>  Rod
>>
>>  From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
>>  Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 09:34:45 -0400
>>  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum
>>  To: rkunishige at hotmail.com
>>  CC: jpoca2 at hotmail.com; JDeRyke at aol.com; MBGlobalSc at aol.com; 
>>jb841 at cox.net; RREIDCPA at aol.com; paso750 at gmail.com; qrtlow at gmail.com; 
>>edducati at mac.com
>>
>>
>>  Mr. Kunishige,
>>
>>  It appears the theme of a nicer, more friendly, and organized POCA 
>>which operates through channels escapes you.
>>
>>  It also appears a sitting BOD member is sharing BOD ONLY emails with 
>>you, that member should know that
>>  when I find them out, I will put forth a motion to censure them for 
>>violating BOD policy.
>>
>>  Since you are not an elected member of the BOD, you are not entitled 
>>to our work emails, discussions or methodologies
>>  used to arrive at how we do business, once formatted, discussed 
>>amongst ourselves, these same issues
>>  are put forth in an agenda, discussed during an Open BOD meeting 
>>where all members can hear how we take care of business.
>>  I think with the exception of the last 3 minutes of the last BOD 
>>meeting, it was an excellent example of how civil discourse
>>  can happen even between people with disparate points of view.
>>
>>  It is called a process, nothing happens by itself, I think the last 
>>10 years of POCA pretty much proves that point.
>>
>>  In regard to your past, an inability to maintain a job or to operate 
>>a business successfully relates to our situation how?
>>  While owning a toy store would be a dream for somebody like me, 
>>everybody knows that 4 out of 5 new businesses fail in the first year
>>  and of those, 4 out of 5 will never see a fifth year, so your chance 
>>of still operating a toy store for five years was only 10% at best.
>>  Here is why most new businesses fail.
>>
>>  1 Incompetence
>>  46 %
>>  Emotional Pricing
>>
>>  Living too high for the business
>>
>>  Nonpayment of taxes
>>
>>  No knowledge of pricing
>>
>>  Lack of planning
>>
>>  No knowledge of financing
>>
>>  No experience in record-keeping
>>  2 Unbalanced Experience or Lack of Managerial Experience
>>  30 %
>>  Poor credit granting practices
>>
>>  Expansion too rapid
>>
>>  Inadequate borrowing practices
>>  3 Lack of Experiences in line of goods or services
>>  11 %
>>  Carry inadequate inventory
>>
>>  No knowledge of suppliers
>>
>>  Wasted advertising budget
>>  5 Neglect, fraud, disaster
>>  1 %
>>
>>
>>
>>  Nobody judges you, we have all had failures, if you don't try, that's 
>>the biggest failure of all.
>>
>>  You seem to be someone bound and determined to stir up trouble, up 
>>until now, I have tried to
>>  remain quiet, in your last diatribe, I think it was "until Michael 
>>Shortt stops messing with me" or something to that effect,
>>  you would stop having these fits of  verbal and textual diarrhea.
>>
>>  Frankly, I haven't given you another thought, you simply are not part 
>>of any equation on my worksheet.
>>
>>  You simply are a waste of my time which could be better used for 
>>something to benefit the membership instead of dealing
>>  with what seems to be a clinically depressed, anti social personality 
>>type addicted to drama.
>>
>>  That's changed, at the next BOD meeting I will be seeking to censure 
>>you as a member for violating our policies, for sharing
>>  BOD working emails and for not working within channels. I believe in 
>>an earlier email, Ed made the process very clear,
>>  go through your Chapter President or contact one of us directly, 
>>instead of posting your failures and inability to comprehend
>>  structure and civility.
>>
>>  If you make another very poor decision to continue these actions, I 
>>will seek a second censure in 30 days and ask to remove
>>  you from this club.
>>
>>  I am not the only one tried of your behavior, there are enough votes 
>>now in place to secure both outcomes.
>>
>>  This is the last time that I will ask you to become a team player and 
>>use your energies to help make POCA a better club instead
>>  of trying to destroy it from within.
>>
>>  Michael Shortt
>>  President
>>  POCA
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 6:22 AM, Ed Mendez <edducati at mac.com> wrote:
>>  What part of “the email list should not be used to discuss POCA 
>>business”, "bring your grievances to your chapter president”, and 
>>“take it offline” did you not understand?
>>
>>  By you copying members and non members of POCA on this email list 
>>with your grievances, and personal issues with Michael Shortt; you are 
>>placing the whole club in a negative light.  This is adversely 
>>effecting the clubs ability to recruit new members.
>>
>>  Copying the BOD.
>>
>>  Kind regards,
>>
>>  Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  > On 6/06/2016, at 10:11, Rod Kunishige <rkunishige at hotmail.com> 
>>wrote:
>>  >
>>  >   Ed Menedez,
>>  >
>>  >   You say that facts are clearly important to you.
>>  >
>>  >   So, let me quote you some snippets taken directly from MS May 16, 
>>2016
>>  >   email Subject: Newsletter and Profiles printing/design 
>>henceforth:
>>  >
>>  >   O/      Meanwhile, as a part of this change will also come full 
>>color
>>  >   printing on all pages in both the Newsletter / Profiles, a new 
>>printer,
>>  >   and mailing partner.
>>  >
>>  >   O/      The existing printer will not print anything else for 
>>POCA
>>  >   after the June newsletter.
>>  >
>>  >   O/      Your new printing partner is PrintingCenterUSA,
>>  >
>>  >   O/      effective immediately we will begin to adopt layout
>>  >   designs/templa tes which will dedicate 20% of the total space to
>>  >   advertising content display.
>>  >   the Newsletter needs to be 32 total pages each month, 5 pages in 
>>total
>>  >   space needs to be evenly distributed in 1/8 page, 1/4, 1/3. & 1/2 
>>page
>>  >   horitzontal ads and 1/2 page vertical ads plus a full page ad.
>>  >
>>  >   O/      You will need to coordinate with Ed with proofs so that 
>>he will
>>  >   have the final say on ad placement before adthing is printed.
>>  >
>>  >   O/      The vendor listings are to be removed. They will have to 
>>buy
>>  >   ads to reach our memb ers.
>>  >
>>  >   O/      We also need to use ONLY the newly revised/cleaned up 
>>POCA Road
>>  >   Script and POCA crest.
>>  >
>>  >   Completely detailed specifications are also set as fixed space
>>  >   allocations for both pubs without consideration for content
>>  >   adjustments.
>>  >
>>  >   My view is that these are clearly directives not suggestions to
>>  >   consider to fellow POCA Board Members.
>>  >
>>  >   Ed, should you wish to challenge these facts, Ill be most pleased 
>>to
>>  >   publish the email in its entirety so everyone may view it within 
>>its
>>  >   full context.
>>  >   NOTE: There seems to be a need to know the qualifications of the
>>  >   writers who post here. So, let me explain that my career of 35 
>>years
>>  >   was in Information Technology ending as VP of IT.  I also owned 
>>and
>>  >   operated a mailing house directing publications in the SF Bay 
>>Area for
>>  >   4 years and owned and operated a 9,000 sq ft independent Toy 
>>Store for
>>  >   5 years.  Hope this helps the readers who wish to know my 
>>background. I
>>  >   LOVE this club and vendors.  Its members have helped me 
>>throughout the
>>  >   decades.
>>  >   Rod
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>>
>>
>>
>>  Michael L. Shortt
>>  Savannah, Georgia
>>  www.michaelshortt.com
>>  michael at michaelshortt.com
>>  912-232-9390
>>
>>
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