Leaked to me by a friend in Nomenus,
a letter which was supposed to be sent to me,
which was not,
which was supposed to be sent to me months ago,
which it was not,
because the then Corresponding Secretary for Nomenus
suddenly resigned. (?)

This letter was written by faeries
who did not first speak to me,
in a committee from which I was blocked
from speaking to, dealing with Rula's and Iz's gross allegations against me.
According to Nomenus minutes, for over two years now,
Nomenus members ( mostly Iz and Rula) regularly in meetings from which I am blocked,
repeat gossip against me as if it is truth.
Of course, using consensus process to ban my membership, from defending myself to the Nomenus general membership against the vicious lies posted in Nomenus minutes against me by Rula and Iz,
is not subject/subject consciousness, or heart space.

The Church of Nomenus today is a hate-group
in ugly faerie-drag.
Nomenus members were still arguing over this letter at last Nomenus Great Circle.
Nomenus had to pay for a conflict mediator to counsel this past Nomenus Great Circle, from which I was blocked from attending.
And-
The Nomenus newsletter this month is full of more lies in print about me- nearly the full issue!
And about by-law violations, there have been a LOT of Nomenus by-law violations. All officer positions have been unfilled at various points these past few years, usually when an elected officer splits or resigns-as Rula himself resigned mid-stream a few years back in a huff as Nomenus Corporate Secretary.
Now-
That damn poison- pen letter which Nomenus has yet to send to me:



A few months ago, CoCo asked Atomic to write a letter to Vaughn.
Enclosed is the draft Random and I have come up with. We'd like to send it
soon, since GC is approaching.
Any feedback?

A public letter about the Vaughn situation was also requested. We're waiting
to see what response Vaughn makes, before drafting that one. It'll also be
sent to this list for comment.

(As usual, copy/pasting Word into email doesn't look as nice as the attached
Word file.)

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Vaughn Frick (Angie O'Sperm)



Dear Vaughn,

Coordinating Council asked us to write you about your Nomenus membership
applications.

We see that the first reply was sent to you in June '06. We're sorry this
follow-up has taken a while.

As you know, the wheels of our organization turn slowly, especially when
Great Circle is involved; it took some discussion to arrive at an agreement
on how to proceed. So far as we know, this is the first time in 20 years
that somebody has resigned and re-applied for membership; usually, they
write their poison-pen letter and are never heard from again.

We regret to inform you that the Bylaws, as agreed-to long ago, prohibit you
from rejoining. Having resigned, the only way you could become a member
again would be for us to amend them. The relevant portion states (IV.1.D):

Any of the following events may cause the cessation of membership: 1) by
resignation of that member, 2) exclusion of a member by consensus of the
other members at a semi-annual meeting or at a special meeting called for
that purpose...

Note that resignation is in the same category as consensus-minus- one
removal, so the "cessation" here is clearly intended to be permanent —
resignation is treated differently than a membership that's lapsed.

Three Great Circles discussed your application and the broader question it
raises. There is wide­spread agreement that we want some way for a former
member to apply to rejoin: he'd talk with our representatives, who would
then make a recommendation to Great Circle. Who he would meet with, and what
level of agreement would be required within GC, remain open questions, and
no formal decision has been reached.

There was, however, widespread sentiment against granting approval in your
case. Given the bitterness with which you left, and the public attacks
you've thrown against Nomenus in the years since, this should be no great
surprise. You haven't been "banned" – the membership has thus far declined
to change the long-standing rules in order to bring you back.

If you want to communicate with Great Circle, you're welcome to send a
letter, which will be brought to the whole group. (Had your applications
been accompanied by a letter, it would have been discussed by GC.)

Given that GC will be in your hometown this month, this seems like a natural
time for you to meet with the assembled members to discuss this situation.
Whether that meeting takes place at GC will be a decision made by GC, based
on whatever letter you send us. (Correspondence that might not arrive in
Wolf Creek in time for the trip to Portland may be emailed, to
mugwort@pobox. com) If you wish, we'll phone you (at what #?) as soon as it's
known whether GC would like to meet with you and when.

The Sanctuary isn't a members-only club; you're still as welcome as anybody
to visit the Land for retreats or Gatherings.

In closing, we should point out that about one-third of the active core of
Nomenus members are Faeries who've been around since before the first Wolf
Creek gathering. So it hardly seems fair to accuse the group of blithely
disregarding our founding principles and history, based on rumors. The
Radical Faeries, like the larger Gay community, have changed over time, but
our Gatherings would be instantly recognizable to any who were there in the
early years. If you hear wild accusations about what's taking place at the
Sanctuary or in meetings, please consider whether the source is reliable.

We wish you harmony in your life's journey.

On behalf of Great Circle and Nomenus,

Mugwort, President
Random Chance, Secretary

MW: Nomenus/Vaughn letter.doc