Two items of note from the RWA Hot Sheet, which is an accounting of board meetings.
Item 1: “The Board renamed the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Word. Up. (When you hear the call? You got to get it underway!) (Good luck getting that out of your head.)
And: “The Board clarified that the RWA Honor Roll shall consist of current RWA members. (Members who pass away will remain on the list with an asterisk beside their names.)”
What does that mean?
It means Cassie Edwards, who is not a current member, will no longer be on the Honor Roll. She’s off by technicality, in my opinion, but this, I imagine, was an issue because of the plagiarism accusations.
As you were.
ETA: I neglected to point out one other important part of the Hot Sheet (am I the only one who imagines Cheech Marin saying that? Yeah? Ok):
4. The Board formed a Task Force to study and make recommendations about the section of the Policy and Procedures Manual that deals with the Code of Ethics, especially the language regarding plagiarism and copyright infringement.
Thanks Sarah. Damn it. Now I’ve got that stupid song in my head.
Congratulations Nora! What a wonderful way to honor such an important voice in romance.
Wow.
Just...wow.
the HATE—associating that song (and corresponding video via You Tube) with Nora’s honor!
You should be ashsamed! But, the fact that you’re NOT is why I love it here! :) Congrats, Nora.
Huge congrats to Nora!
(This is one of those times when having entirely different cultural backgrounds turns out to be helpful: I have no clue what song you are talking about :p )
Rockin awesome! Congrats to Nora!
Wow, that is awesome! Congratulations, Nora!
Can’t think of anyone more deserving of that honor!
Congrats Nora!
(And bad Sarah, no biscuit for earworming us!)
That is just awesome!! Congrats to Nora!!
*Raises glass*
Congrats Nora!!
Bad Sarah. I now get to take a flight with that song in my head and my ipod battery is dead.
Congratulations, Nora!!!!
Yay for Nora! What an absolutely appropriate honor.
As for the Honor Roll, I’m glad of the result, but too bad it had to be on a technicality like that.
Congratulations, Nora!!
How wonderful and well-deserved.
Cheers!
I’m conflicted.
Congratulations to Nora Roberts, of course.
As for the the Honor Roll technicality thing, it strikes me as pusillanimous, i.e. (dictionary definition), “marked by contemptible timidity,” i.e., chickens**t.
Congratulations Nora!!
Why not clarify that the honor role is only for, um, the honorable? Another case of RWA saying you are doing one thing while actually have another goal entirely, hmmm?
Why precisely is the Honor Roll called the “Honor Roll”? I’m not gettin’ it.
w00t for the Task Force! That sounds more like it—yay for ethics!
Sarah, you are now no longer the only one hearing “Hot Sheet” being said by Cheech Marin.
Adding my voice to the chorus of WTG La Nora! VERY nice. It takes a great person to be respectful, classy, and take no shit whatsoever, and I’m glad RWA renamed that award to honor that!
I also don’t get the song reference. I started to google it, then came to my senses when I remembered googling that maggot cheese. And Tubgirl. And… well, I think my point is made.
Too bad Edwards got booted on a technicality. They passed up a great chance to make a point with that. Oh well, I’m still cheering for the task force. Can they call themselves Team Alpha Super Awesome Cool Dynamite Wolf Squadron?
Congratulations, Nora!! That’s a perfect way to honor you and all you’ve done for romance!
Thanks, everyone.
As for the Honor Roll business, I think it was a way to deal with it quickly. The BOD cannot, under current bylaws, just remove a name from the roll. They must receive a complaint from a member, investigate it, vote on it, blah blah. This just dealt with it.
Plus, for me, it makes good sense that those on the roll should be members in good standing.
Why precisely is the Honor Roll called the “Honor Roll”? I’m not gettin’ it.
It seems exactly the same as in High School. The “Honor Roll” is for those whose accomplishments (not character) make them deemed “worthy” of being “honored”.
In RWA’s favor, I’m sure that it’s actually better than High School, where “honor students” are often times the students who are able to cheat without getting caught.
(I’m happy to be an “honor student” who doesn’t fall into that category.)
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