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Announcement: Statement regarding the changes to AllStarLink
by PTTLink Admin 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

On the afternoon of 14 February 2021, AllStarLink, Inc. had a members meeting. This meeting was called to discuss several pressing issues regarding actions of the AllStarLink Board of Directors. The former AllStarLink, Inc. (“ASL”) Board of Directors were removed during a membership meeting. An invitation to conduct this meeting was sent to the then current Officers and Board members of ASL and the board acknowledged receipt. Prior to the meeting the board did not contact the member’s representative to object or seek to continue the meeting place or time. At the proposed time the meeting was conducted via Webex. ASL is a Florida Not-for-Profit Corporation, governed by Florida Statute 617 (“FS617”), and the meeting was conducted accordingly. On 14 February 2021, the members meeting started at 1300 Eastern / 1000 Pacific. As none of the former ASL Board of Directors were present, a decision to wait an additional 10 minutes was made. 16 members attended this meeting and an additional 14 proxy votes were assigned by members unable to attend. After the additional 10 minute wait passed, the meeting was called to order by a vote of the members as none of the former ASL Board of Directors were present and/or accounted for. The first motions made were to elect a Chair and Secretary pro-term to conduct the meeting. The Chair pro-term (“Chair”) then accepted the proxies for members unable to attend and proceeded to conduct the meeting. A discussion was had identifying actions of the former ASL Board of Directors conducting business in violation of FS617 and other serious malfeasance. After this discussion and a finding of facts, motions were made to censure and then remove the board which passed by a unanimous vote. Additional actions taken during this meeting: --------------------------------------------- 1. Motions for candidates to serve as Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer forming the new ASL Board of Directors were made and passed by a unanimous vote. 2. A motion to propose, ratify and institute Organizational Bylaws for ASL was made and subsequently approved by a unanimous vote. These are the first Bylaws for ASL and were developed in an open process amongst the members. 3. A motion was made to remove specific volunteers from their position(s) on the technical committee and from any administrative functions within or on behalf of ASL. This motion was additionally approved by a unanimous vote. Effective 14 February 2021, the following former board members were censured and formally removed from their roles as members of the ASL Board of Directors: * Peter Elke, WI6H, President * Timothy Sawyer, WD6AWP, Vice President * Todd Lesser, KM6RPT, Secretary * David Shaw, WB6WTM, Treasurer * Kevin Custer, W3KKC, Director Furthermore, effective 14 February 2021 the following volunteers were formally relieved of their position(s) within the technical committee and from any administration functions of and for ASL: * Andrew Lauppe, NB8P * Adam Paul, KC1KCC * Rob Vella, KK9ROB * Mike Wolthuis, KB8ZGL The actions of 14 February were not taken without deliberate measured contemplation by the members. Due to serious concerns regarding the current state of ASL’s business, administrative, and financial affairs, as well as the unconscionable actions taken by the former ASL Board of Directors, it became apparent that action must be taken to ensure the continued existence, growth and success of the organization. With the adoption of the new Bylaws, ASL has both reaffirmed its purpose and what it means to be a member. In addition ASL has corrected serious deficiencies in the organizational structure intended to prevent the recurrence of such abuse. The ASL Board of Directors looks forward to a renewed and reinvigorated organization that consists of both a multinational board and volunteers to reflect its true global reach. ASL remains committed to safeguarding and ensuring the continued operation of the ASL network, continued development and innovation of app_rpt and related code. In this way we honor and preserve the legacy of the late Jim Dixon, creator of AllStarLink. AllStarLink Board of Directors: ------------------------------- Stacy Olivas, KG7QIN - Chairman Bryan Fields, W9CR - Secretary Jeremy Lincicome, W0JRL - Treasurer Also posted to: https://community.allstarlink.org/t/statement-regarding-the-changes-to-alls…

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AllStarLink and targeted harassment
by PTTLink Admin 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

We’d like to follow up on our 27 February statement regarding the changes to AllStarLInk, Inc. and make some additional announcements. Since the release of the statement, the AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and members of the Board of Governors have been subjected to targeted harassment by former (now censured and dismissed) AllStarLink board members and their supporters to include: * Unannounced banning of nodes from the allstarlink.org domain. Such actions are unconscionable as they have directly impacted stations in use by Search and Rescue and other public service operations, potentially putting lives at risk. * Targeted harassment by abusing public sign up links for systems. Rob Vella, KK9ROB, a supporter and volunteer who was removed at the 14 February meeting, has signed into communications systems in use by the AllStarLInk Board of Directors and Board of Governors, sending targeted harassing messages and threats. * The unannounced banning of any and all nodes of users who are linked with PTTLink or members of the AllStarLInk, inc Board of Directors and Board of Governors. * The unsolicited calls by members of the former AllStarLink board to users of AllStarLink and PTTLink making threats of banning and all nodes that are connected to PTTLink or by members of the AllStarLInk Board of Directors and Board of Governors. Under article III, section 6 of the AllStarLink bylaws, notice has been served to Pete Elke, Timothy Sawyer, Todd Lesser, David Shaw of their upcoming disciplinary action as well as the same for Rob Vella and Adam Paul. The AllStarLink, Inc Board of Directors hereby condemns the bullying, harassment, and continued fraudulent use and abuse of AllStarLink assets by the former members of the AllStarLInk board and volunteers. Additionally, the AllStarLink, Inc Board warns these individuals to refrain from continuing such actions and requests the help from the community in reporting any such actions they have been subjected to. Please send any information regarding these or similar actions you have been subjected to in an email to: helpdesk(a)pttlink.org The AllStarLInk,Inc Board of Directors would like to restate that the actions of Pete Elke, Timothy Sawyer, Todd Lesser, David Shaw, and Kevin Custer as well as those of Rob Vella and Adam Paul are illegal as they have been formerly removed from their positions. We would also like to remind these individuals that under no circumstances are they allowed to further conduct business for AllStarLInk, Inc nor are they authorized to conduct business or manage any assets belonging to AllStarLink, Inc. The AllStarLInk Board hereby publicly demands the immediate cease and desist of these individuals and their supports and the immediate turnover of all AllStarLink property to include: 1. Access to all computer systems in use (Google Cloud, GSuite, AWS, etc) used to run the registration, email and other services on the allstarlink.org and other domains. 2. The immediate transfer of the AllStarLink account and domain names from the Registrar.) 3. The turnover of all physical and other tangible and intangible assets under their control which are the property of AllStarLink, Inc. 4. The immediate halting of any transactions or transfers of assets belonging to AllStarLink, Inc to a third party as this is an unauthorized illegal transaction. If you or anyone you know has been subjected to harassment, threats, or unannounced bans from the allstarlink.org systems, please email helpdesk(a)pttlink.org. Stacy Olivas,Chairman Bryan Fields, Secretary Jeremy Lincicome, Treasurer AllStarLInk, Inc. Copy to via email: Pete Elke, WI6H Timothy Sawyer, WD6AWP Todd Lesser, KM6RPT David Shaw, WB6WTM Kevin Custer, W3KKC Robert Vella, KK9ROB

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Notice: Official 14 February 2021 ASL Membership Meeting Minutes
by Stacy 05 Mar '21

05 Mar '21

The official minutes from the 14 February 2021 ASL Membership Meeting are now available at: https://wiki.pttlink.org/wiki/ASLCorporate:ASL_Meeting_Minutes Direct link: https://wiki.pttlink.org/w/images/7/7d/2021-02-14_Minutes_of_the_ASL_Member… NOTICE REGARDING ALLSTARLINK A change to the AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and supporting volunteers was done at a membership meeting on 14 February 2021. Official notice of this change has been sent to the former AllStarLink, Inc. Board of Directors and supporting volunteers. Until the official AllStarLink wiki at wiki.allstarlink.org <http://wiki.allstarlink.org> is turned over to the new board (as of the date of this wiki article), all information regarding the actions taken by the AllStarLink, Inc. Board shall be posted at https://wiki.pttlink.org/wiki/ASLCorporate:The_Organization_-_AllStarLink_I….

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Message from the legitimate board of directors of allstarlink Inc.
by Steve Jason 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

https://community.allstarlink.org/t/message-from-the-board-of-directors-mem…

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Unsubscribe
by William Franzin 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

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Moderation of users
by PTTLink Admin 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Due to repeated violation and ignoring the moderation warnings, the following users are now moderated: Dan Tana Pierre Martel PeteM Watson Jones All posts from these users will now be reviewed for content before they are approve for posting to the mailing list. Of these 4 users, only one is a real account. The other three appear to have been created by various users to sow hate and discontent within the community. Such actions will not be tolerated. If these users feel this moderation is in error, they may submit a ticket to helpdesk(a)pttlink.org requesting it turned off along with a reason why they believe it is in error.

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Setting up a radioless node
by Eric Fort 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

I have a raspberry pi 3b+, an sd card I have imaged with asl 2.0 and inserted into the pi, a 20,000 mah usb battery pack, mpow pa071a headset, and an lcd touchscreen display. How can I make a radioless node? Eric Af6ep Sent using SMTP.

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hOW do i switch to pttlink???
by darrell harden 13 Feb '21

13 Feb '21

what is pttlink??? why do i have to switch my node allstar works fine for me what is the reason blessings and good fortune,darrell

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Reminder: Netiquette (second warning)
by PTTLink Admin 10 Feb '21

10 Feb '21

All, To clarify. This warning was sent publicly due to the continued mudslinging, harassment, spamming and other behavior that is cited in the post. PeteM's latest message is what triggered this moderation warning. It was done preemptively due to the perceived inflammatory nature of their post. The first warning back in January was not well heeded by certain individuals (of which PeteM is not the only one). Instead of putting them on moderation or banning them, a second public reminder was opted for instead. If these individuals continue to ignore this message they will be put on moderation resulting in all their posts being reviewed for approval. Putting users on moderation is not a decision that is taken lightly or that we wish to do. Several users have asked on occasion for the mudslinging to be taken off list. This has been ignored. Discussions, criticisms, et all are welcome as they are part of the normal discourse of a healthy community. Harassment, mudslinging, spamming, and general disruptive behavior is not. app_rpt-users is a mailing list dedicated to discussing the operational and technical aspects of using the app_rpt software in Asterisk to link radios and repeaters, and to ham radio in general. app_rpt-users IS NOT a list for personal vendettas, grinding of axes, spamming, harassment of other users, trolling, etc. If you feel you cannot be courteous to your fellow hams and abide by the rules, then please unsubscribe. All are welcome to this list as it is a public resource for the community – this includes AllStarLink, PTTLink, and others. It is considered network and system agnostic. The PTTLink Admin Team are the current administrators of this list. However, we realize that this is not the PTTLink list as stated above. It is for that very reason that a separate dedicated PTTLink mailing list was created. Please feel free to reply to this message if you have any further questions or send an email to the helpdesk(a)pttlink.org if you would rather have a private reply. Thank you Signed, The PTTLink Admin Team ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:29:59 +0000 (UTC) From: PTTLink Admin <admin(a)rt.pttlink.org> To: app_rpt-users(a)lists.keekles.org Subject: Reminder: Netiquette (second warning) The app_rpt-users mailing list is for the benefit of the ham radio community and all members are required to adhere to the usage guidelines at http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users. The recent discussions on this list are not in the spirit of the guidelines for operational and technical content discussion. The repeated verbatim cross posting of publicly available statements from other organizations, spamming, harassment, and the back and forth mudslinging are not the type of lively discission this list is meant for. Users who continue to engage in such action may have their posts placed under moderation for review pending release or banned. This is your second and last warning. If you feel this message is in error, please reach out to helpdesk(a)pttlink.org to discuss. Respectfully, PTTLink Admin Team

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Reminder: Netiquette (second warning)
by PTTLink Admin 10 Feb '21

10 Feb '21

The app_rpt-users mailing list is for the benefit of the ham radio community and all members are required to adhere to the usage guidelines at http://lists.keekles.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users. The recent discussions on this list are not in the spirit of the guidelines for operational and technical content discussion. The repeated verbatim cross posting of publicly available statements from other organizations, spamming, harassment, and the back and forth mudslinging are not the type of lively discission this list is meant for. Users who continue to engage in such action may have their posts placed under moderation for review pending release or banned. This is your second and last warning. If you feel this message is in error, please reach out to helpdesk(a)pttlink.org to discuss. Respectfully, PTTLink Admin Team

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