Well, Sham-me-bye, I think it's a case where an administrative or management action is taken that some members of the group disagree with, while others do not. You've communicated your position well, and Joe's is also understandable, but he's the guy who gets to make the call. The reason is that he is taking the responsibility, and has been doing so for many years. Hope you can live with it. In the business world this sort of thing happens quite often, and everyone decides to either suck it up, walk, or work to improve it over time.

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