And serving them by being professional, not a bunch of in-fighting twits & self-serving old farts (I know it is all of them, and I do know quite a few people of SFWA who are awesome, but that is the general vibe I get whenever I read about a SFWA tempest and the vibe I got when I was guested into the SFWA suite from many of the members).
Agreed. The one caveat I will offer is this: I think -all- people are, when they gather together and work around one another, prone to be argumentative. I have never worked anywhere, in any venue, or volunteered anywhere, where this type of personality conflict fails to occur (actually, it's often much worse in volunteer organizations). People are often political if they're not extremely careful. In short bursts, things are good -- in the long haul, not so much.
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Date: 2007-03-30 12:47 am (UTC)Agreed. The one caveat I will offer is this: I think -all- people are, when they gather together and work around one another, prone to be argumentative. I have never worked anywhere, in any venue, or volunteered anywhere, where this type of personality conflict fails to occur (actually, it's often much worse in volunteer organizations). People are often political if they're not extremely careful. In short bursts, things are good -- in the long haul, not so much.