I also think that taking it down now will lead to accusations that we are hiding something. It has in the past. I do think we need to be a bit more careful with the messaging. We need to coordinate the release of the minutes and have an appropriate release that goes with it. To have one ahead of the other looks sloppy and leads to conspiracy theories. By having a clear, consistent message it looks more polished and shuts some (but not all) of the unwarranted criticism down. As far as "hiding" our PPP application, reality is that people will find out and make it public. Today's information is free by default, especially that in Government custody. Ria N2RJ On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 20:06, Hippisley, George (Bud), W2RU, (Dir, RK) <w2ru@arrl.org> wrote:
Mickey, you’re probably right. And how much better it would be if we could have been “deliberate” in crafting our message prior putting the relevant Minutes up on the public site, rather than now having to scramble to “get ahead of this”.
Bud, W2RU
On May 17, 2020, at 7:58 PM, Mickey Baker <fishflorida@gmail.com> wrote:
Since PPP is an expenditure of public money, it is not likely to be held confidential. I'm thinking that we might want to craft messaging to get ahead of this with membership.
From https://abcnews.go.com/Business/lawsuit-seeks-data-ppp-small-business-loans-...
"...five news organizations have announced they are suing the SBA for access to information on loan recipients. The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal's parent company Dow Jones, Bloomberg LP and ProPublica have filed a joint lawsuit in federal court in Washington, asking the SBA to "disclose who is receiving the funds and in what amounts," according to a statement from the Washington Post's vice president for communications, Kris Coratti Kelly."
Mickey Baker, N4MB Palm Beach Gardens, FL “The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead." Robert K. Greenleaf
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