[Imc-web] what's up with anna epelbaum?

Tue Aug 31 11:02:07 CDT 2004

Anna is mentally unstable.  Any contact beyond a simple yes or no with her
seems to inflame her.  Do not take anything she says personally. Do not
give her energy.  - danielle

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Sascha Meinrath wrote:

> hi all,
> 
> just wanted to pass this along since i too have now had my own interaction 
> with anna epelbaum.  given that i directly answered both her questions, i 
> have no idea if she's insane or simply incredibly rude.  but either way, 
> given her continuing rudeness to pretty much everyone in the organization, 
> i certainly will be ignoring her requests for assistance in the future.
> 
> just keeping everyone in the loop,
> 
> --sascha
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:02:12 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Anna Epelbaum <aepelbaum at yahoo.com>
> To: Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wefta] BoD re-election candidacy announcement:
> 
>            Sascha, you didn't answer any of my questions. By the way, I 
> didn't ask you to lecture me. Sorry, but I think that I am at least twice 
> your age, and I know what, when and why I wrote to imc editors and 
> volunteers, and, sorry, but nest time , if you communicate me without ANY 
> desire to answer my questions and instead intending to curse me, to teach 
> me how to behave (it would be natural, at that point, for me to teach you, 
> pertinent to the ages difference, not vice versa), etc., you better don't 
> do it, as it wouldn't work.
> 
>             If you want to initiate scandal and get promotion on it, choose 
> someone else, I wouldn't let you do it, using me. Trust me on it!
> 
>            You referred to some web site, hoping to inspire people to 
> re-elect you, and I asked you how to get to that web site.
> 
>            I saw you name, as an editor, who hides some articles, like 
> articles of John Anderson on imc web site were hidden by you, for example, 
> etc..
> 
>           So, that is why I thought that you were the one who left my 
> article in Newswire , not ML this time. Even if I was wrong, it is not 
> your place to lecture me, you can simply answer that you were not the 
> editor who ignored the request from my summary.
> 
>           Once more, if you decide in the future to communicate me either 
> on my request or on your own initiative, you better answer my question in 
> the first case, and be polite in the both cases. Currently, I am not going 
> to vote either for your re-election or, especially, for your promotion, as 
> I have no possibility to get to the web site, you have referred to in your 
> initial sending to find out anything about you.
>                Anna
> 
> Sascha Meinrath <sascha at ucimc.org> wrote:
> Hi Anna,
> 
> > This is Anna V. Epelbaum. I am a pretty new weftier, and I was trying to
> > access your web site, but was locked out and required to use 'Coolie".
> > As I don't know what it means under described circumstances, I would
> > like to be explained, please. Also I suspect that you are the one
> > (Sascha is a pretty unique woman's name here), who didn't allow my
> > today's posting on IMC web to go to current news, though its content is
> > very relevant to the events of the most current importance. Besides, art
> > (s) is always much more eloquent and convincing that the simple
> > presentation of current facts. So, please, get back to me, answering my
> > questions:
> >
> > 1. How to get to your web site, you referred as your material for
> > re-election?
> 
> All people who are signed up for WEFTA have a password that is e-mailed to
> them when they join the list. Your password is in that e-mail. You also
> will receive monthly e-mail reminders of your password. Finally, you can
> always contact the list admin to get your password sent to you if all else
> fails.
> 
> > 2. Why did you find necessary to hide my poem and its illustration from
> > wide attention , placing it in Newswire column instead of current news
> > column as I suggested in my summary to this posting?
> 
> I have nothing to do with moving your poem but have read other e-mail from
> you where you have wrongly accused people of various offenses. If you
> would like to discuss IMC webwork, I suggest that you e-mail that list
> directly . News _starts_ in the newswire and is moved
> to the feature column when editors decide to move it there. My article
> also started in the right-hand column and was moved to the center column.
> 
> I know nothing about your poem and resent your implication that I was
> somehow involved in either hiding or moving your piece. If this was the
> first time you had wrongly accused someone I would be much more
> understanding; but your behavior towards me is part of a larger pattern
> where you have falsely accused IMC volunteers, berated IMC editors, and
> been disrespectful to participants in the organization. I hope that you
> will continue to add your media to the IMC website. I also hope you
> recognize that people have been incredibly accomodating given your
> antagonizing behavior towards them and that you are unlikely to receive
> the ongoing support of people who you wrongfully accuse.
> 
> --Sascha
> 
> > Sascha Meinrath wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I originally ran for a vacant Board-elected position on the WEFT Board in
> > April 2003 (my original bio info and statement are here:
> > http://lists.cu.groogroo.com/cgi-bin/private/wefta/2003-April/000585.html)
> > and am seeking a second term on the Board to complete the projects that I
> > set out to do while on the board. As I orginally wrote, "My main reasons
> > for wishing to run for the WEFT Board are to help bring some of my
> > fundraising skills and contacts to WEFT; help out with any financial areas
> > where I can be of assistance; and find ways to make some of the
> > longer-term visions and capital improvements a reality."
> >
> > Reforms I have been working on range from the mundane (e.g., clarifying
> > the Board's voting proceedures) to the important (e.g., I coordinated the
> > effort to bring Internet connectivity to the station) to the mission
> > critical (e.g., revamping our finances to mirror standard accounting
> > practices). Since joining the board I have worked with Peter Miller, Paul
> > Riismandel and others to raise our pledge drive goals (first to $31,000
> > then to $40,000) -- goals that helped raise back-to-back record pledge
> > amounts. And over the past year, many people have worked hard to bring
> > the station to it's current level of (uprecedented) financial health. At
> > the same time, the station has undergone needed structural improvements.
> > Taken together, WEFT is in better shape today than at any other point in
> > its history.
> >
> > However, our internal book-keeping needs the same level of attention and
> > improvement. Mick has valiantly kept our finances utilizing extremely
> > outdated software that do not meet WEFT's current needs. During the past
> > year we've begun the process of revamping our financial books -- but much
> > still remains to be done. If elected, I would like to spend my tenure
> > facilitating this transition. These changes will allow Associates and
> > Board members alike far greater access to needed reports and information
> > while simultaneously lessening the workload on WEFT's station manager.
> > This is a win-win situation that I believe will support WEFT's long-term
> > growth and sustainability as an organization.
> >
> > As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions,
> >
> > --Sascha
> >
> >
> 
> 

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