Ed: Of course William has attended almost as much of a few CBF activities as some of you others talking here.
And Tom, I think William really does like most of us, but I started picking on him in his first week on these boards. But it is useless for any one to compare CBF with any other organization and expect a perfect fit because we where not cut out on the same Pattern as any other organization.
But It is true that in big business this pattern for hiring is not real unusual. The search committee could still be vetting 2 or more candidates and have given them a specific time that they may expect a reply and then they could make another move or two prio to Jan. 18th.
Or it could be they have the person they want but that person has asked them not to announce it until that time because he or she have other events scheduled in the interim that they do not care to over shadow with such an announcement.
At that is only fair to the present Executive Coordinator as he continues the work of the fellowship, such as his scheduled visit to Boston and the Walker Center next week for our BFNE fall meeting. Or there could be some other reason. I will make my judgement of the decision when it comes down. But probally not on the 19th as that is my 79th Birthday.
I am pretty sure that it is not William
Or I could give you my judgement now.