Just noticing that the "moderator" of the BB who has imposed all this censorship and squelching of criticism and dissent has now been elected by the board as the new President. That pretty much shows the direction they are headed in and it's not a good one. The "good ole boy" club seems to be alive and well and it resides at AMSAT.
Yep. They have anointed him as President. Of course he's just a puppet with no real power. He must do as the legacy incumbents tell him to do or they will replace him. It's very sad what this group of legacy incumbents has done to the organization. They don't even try to hide it, just like they never have denied breaking bylaws and violating Washington, DC corporate code.
One of the (good) AMSAT-NA board members, WD9EWK, keeps a blog of his activities as a board member and what he's uncovered during his time in office in a blog. You can find it here:
http://amsat.wd9ewk.netI also keep a blog on my web site and have done so since running for a position on the board. I will
not stop speaking out against the unethical and illegal actions of board members and their cronies. I will continue to attempt to enlighten people about what is
really happening within AMSAT-NA.
Your original post tells it just like it is. The legacy incumbents can not handle any criticism. They view it as 'personal attacks' and their solution is to just 'silence' members that speak out against these unethical actions. Fortunately, there are many within the organization and from outside that are finally starting to see what has been happening and what the legacy incumbents have been doing. It's affecting AMSAT-NA in the pocketbook. Sadly, that's what it's going to take for change to occur within the organization's leadership. If there isn't change, soon, there organization will fail to survive as it is surpassed by other organizations which are flourishing.
An example of a flourishing organization that is working on amateur radio satellite projects is Open Research Institute. Just this year, they have received $600K in grants. Guess what? AMSAT-NA does
not seek grant money. This has been stated by the EVP of AMSAT-NA and the outgoing President at last week's AMSAT-NA Symposium. I guess they think money grows on trees. It doesn't.
I am an AMSAT-NA member and I have the right and responsibility to speak out against the elected officials of AMSAT-NA. As elected officials, they must accept these criticisms from me and other members just like any elected official of any organization or government. Sadly, they are not able to handle criticism and just find the quickest way to silence and censor members that speak-out. I'm sorry you have been censored but that's how they operate. The best thing you can do is to continue to speak out and to educate others. You may also want to post your original complaint that you posted here onto QRZ.com's satellite forum so that even more people can see it and know what is happening to members of AMSAT-NA.
The legacy incumbents of AMSAT-NA are totally responsible for all the bad press they generate for the organization. They have no one to blame but themselves due to their draconian methods of censoring paid members of the organization.