Re: [AlpacaTalk] AlpacaMarket joins UAFF family of sites
Just don't raise concerns over the consolidation of ownership and control of all of these groups, or you will immediately lose posting privileges.If it was a mistake, please fix it. If not, feel free to explain why one sentence deserves such draconian measures?HeatherHeather ZelenyWhite Lotus AlpacasOregonHolistic Farm and Elite FleeceAlpacaTalk on Facebook!
On Mar 9, 2012, at 8:04 AM, Patricks' Pastures wrote:We are pleased to announce that AlpacaMarket will shortly become party of the UAFF family of sites. It will operate in harmony with the current UTP site.
UAFF is honored to continue on as moderators. We will acknowledge Erin as the founder of the site on every post.
For those of you that don't know, Erin was at the forefront of AOBA as
Vice President when some very important decisions were made. The
positive effects of those decisions continue to benefit alpaca owners to this day.
We thank Erin McCarthy, the founder of AlpacaMarket,for her confidence in UAFF and we trust that we will live up to her high standards.
We also are pleased to announce that Allison Moss-Fritch, a long time alpaca owner, lawyer and former judge (that is a real judge, not an alpaca judge) will be moderating the AlpacaMarket site as she does for UTP. She also co-moderates the main UAFF site with Jan Davis. This will transpire as Erin turns the site over.
UAFF
Kindest personal regards,
Jim Patrick
214-505-0754
Denton, TX
From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ellie Winslow
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 8:06 AM
To: alpacatalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] What do I do When the Barn's Too Full?
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