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The essence of the matter Mr. Colin is that you subjected the TFN 
book-keeping to fraud to satisfy selfish anti-social behaviour and a 
crime to society. 

If that is your ethics or the board's then many other things can and are 
happening the same way.

The TFN aspired to high social values that the current board is 
shamelessly breaking at the expense of endangering the TFN in case of an 
'official' audit, not one done by a 'volunteer'.

It is a great move however that you are admitting the mistake, may be 
this way we can look at the problems and actually take some action about 
it instead of the usual cover up procedures and attacking every one that 
have the courage to mention it, by defamation and character assassination.

My offer is still valid, I shall do a full-time job for a part-time 
salary to take on Ed's responsibilities, WWW server included. As all 
parties know the mutual mistrust between the board and myself, everybody 
can be reassured that we are watching each others for any false move. 
During my brief work in the office I have not only demonstarted how 
better I interacted with members, but also brought in some of the 
visitors to volunteer for TFN. During this brief period, I abstained from 
answering badly to the most rediculous attacks in newsgroups (as long as 
it came from a user and not from a fellow board member). After my inhuman 
'removal' I did not go out and publish the more incriminating attacks on 
my person that is I hope are still part of the board mailing list 
archives, just because I know that it is confidential. So, I have more 
character and morals than many of the board members, irrespective of the 
harm that was done not only to myself but to the people I represent (both 
as an IP and as an elected board member).

I still believe that you are so hate-filled that you do not know a 
helping hand when you see one. I am offering the TFN a way out of the 
current crisis that would actually mean no member donations, unless of 
course that is the way you like it.

Sincerely,

Nabil

Colin McGregor (aa005@torfree.net) wrote:
: Nabil Mohamed El-Khodari (ad613@torfree.net) wrote:
: : [ Article crossposted from torfree.hwsw ]
: : [ Author was Jordan Brent Blanchard ]
: : [ Posted on Thu, 18 Sep 1997 13:48:19 -0400 (EDT) ]

: : This message was sent to me and the sender asked that his name not be given!

: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------

: : Actually Jordan, Geoffrey Gies was given $500 as an honorarium. It is not 
: : the amount - which was not announced - that matter, but rather the way it 
: : was given to him, so as he wouldn't have to declare it to social services.

: First of all the position taken by the board was that we wanted to thank
: Geoffrey for the months of solid, reliable, volenteer work Geoffrey has
: put it. While the money did not and does not exist to to pay Geoffrey a
: salary for what he did, it was thought something a little more solid than
: a pat on the back should be done. So the idea of an honorarium came up.
: Futher in a modest effort to avoid controversy the decision was made to
: give Geoffrey the money but not to make any noise about it.

: The board asked Geoffrey how we wanted the honorarium paid, knowing that a
: lump sum payment might cause difficulty for Geoffrey. The board went with
: an arangement that was acceptable to Geoffrey Gies. The rest is STRICTLY a
: matter between Geoffrey and Social Services. My employeer doesn't review
: how I fill out my yearly tax return (as it is none of their business), and
: I don't ask volenteers about their finacial arangements as that is none of
: MY business.

: Colin McGregor
: President
: Toronto Free-Net
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Nabil M. El-Khodari              \ / "Men use thought to justify their 
IP, TFN                           V  injustices, and speech to conceal 
                                  |  their thoughts"        -Voltaire-