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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RyanD" data-source="post: 3291093" data-attributes="member: 3312">I made a really bad decision.  I discovered that the GAMA board of directors was using email list management software that published their correspondence to a public website, and after making that discovery, I monitored that list (i.e., I read their private email) without telling them that it was possible to do so.  At the time, it seemed like a reasonable tactic in a heated political battle; the Board was actively engaged in a variety of actions I felt had the immediate potential to destroy the organization if they were not held accountable and were actively engaged in efforts to conceal information from the public and from GAMA's own members.  In retrospect, the information gained proved trivial, and was far outweighed by the unethical act which provided that information.  One of the first things I did following the election in which I was named GAMA Treasurer was to notify the Board about the security leaks, the Board disclosed that information to the GAMA Members and the previous Board members, and after substantial debate, I tendered my resignation so as to limit the fallout of my actions.  I hoped that my resignation would firewall the matter and let the rest of the Board get on with the work they had been elected to perform.  Unfortunately, they never recovered their momentum and the potential for good was lost.It's in worse shape than it could be, but it is not as bad off as it might have become.  They have a lot of challenges to overcome due to changes in the marketplace, and they have had a hard time communicating to the publishers the value of GAMA membership.  I certainly share part of the blame for that condition.I occasionally write for GC, and I'll be attending the Expo in a non-official capacity (although I may be moderating a panel or two).  I don't see what Mark Simmons is doing with his show as being necessarily bad for GAMA, or GAMA's Trade Show; GAMA is focsed on "the hobby gaming industry" and Games Expo has a wider focus - anyone who makes or sells games of any kind.  I see the two as complimentary in many respects.Ryan</blockquote>

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