The EC did discuss how the action would appear in the minutes and it was agreed that the minutes would not mention Scott by name. The right way out of the situation is for him to send a message to the unofficial SM reflector saying that it's been pointed out to him that he had his facts wrong and that he retracts the message and apologizes. That may not be what he does, but in my view we shouldn't make it more difficult for him to do it. So, I agree with Kay. Dave K1ZZ ________________________________ From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@verizon.net] Sent: Thu 10/28/2010 10:59 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:19462] Re: FW: From the ARRL Executive Committee Announcing this to the official SM reflector was not discussed by the EC, so this is just my own take on the matter. The goal at this time is for W2LC to apologize and retract the allegations in his e-mail. We don't want to make this easy on him, but we do want him to be in a psychological place where he can accept the need to take his medicine and do the right thing. We're trying to give him a way out of the mess he's gotten himself into, which is his due as an elected official of the League. Laying the whole story out on the SM reflector at this time may not contribute to achieving the goal of his complying with the terms of Dave's letter. Now, if he does not do as the EC has asked, then the EC will discuss what to do next. If it should eventually get to the point - as I hope it will not - that the EC has to declare the position vacant, then we will have to inform the other SMs how that came to happen. Again, just my view. 73 - Kay N3KN