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  • 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Time Frame

    From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to All on Thu Jan 20 06:35:54 2022
    2021 FTSC standing member election, time frame
    ==============================================


    Submission of nominations:
    Sunday, 30 Jan 2022, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 20 Feb 2022, 20:00 UTC

    Acceptance of nominations by candidates:
    Right after nomination - Sunday, 27 Feb 2022, 20:00 UTC

    Candidates MUST accept by posting a message in FTSC_PUBLIC in order
    to qualify, with the exception of self nominees. The message must
    originate from a node number that has the candidate listed as SysOp
    in NODELIST.028 as issued by the candidate' ZC.

    Candidates MAY campaign in FTSC_PUBLIC right after accepting their
    nomination. Everyone may challenge the candidates.

    Submission of votes:
    Sunday, 27 Feb 2022, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 20 Mar 2022, 20:00 UTC

    Contesting of votes:
    Sunday, 20 Mar 2022, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 27 Mar 2022, 20:00 UTC

    If no contest: installation of new members:
    Monday 28 Mar 2022.

    Andrew Leary
    FTSC Election Coordinator

    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
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  • From Marc Lewis@1:396/45 to Andrew Leary on Tue Feb 15 07:45:32 2022
    Hello Andrew.

    <On 20Jan2022 06:35 Andrew Leary (1:320/219) wrote a message to All regarding 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Time Frame >


    Acceptance of nominations by candidates:
    Right after nomination - Sunday, 27 Feb 2022, 20:00 UTC

    Candidates MUST accept by posting a message in FTSC_PUBLIC in order
    to qualify, with the exception of self nominees. The message must originate from a node number that has the candidate listed as SysOp
    in NODELIST.028 as issued by the candidate' ZC.

    I have yet to see a single nomination or any other names to be considered. Why?

    Best regards,
    Marc

    --- timEd/2 1.10.y2k+
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Marc Lewis on Tue Feb 15 15:05:54 2022
    marc

    I have yet to see a single nomination or any other names to be
    considered. Why?

    You are too impatient. :-)

    Have you seen "Gone with the wind" ?

    Then remember Scarlett O'Hara's final words ...

    "After all, tomorrow is another day!"

    We've got an excellent FTSC-administrator ... give him some leeway ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Feb 12 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Marc Lewis@1:396/45 to Ward Dossche on Tue Feb 15 18:29:34 2022
    Hello Ward.

    <On 15Feb2022 15:05 Ward Dossche (2:292/854) wrote a message to Marc Lewis regarding Re: 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Time Frame >

    I have yet to see a single nomination or any other names to be
    considered. Why?

    You are too impatient. :-)

    Have you seen "Gone with the wind" ?

    Then remember Scarlett O'Hara's final words ...

    "After all, tomorrow is another day!"

    Wow, haven't seen that in over 35 years!

    We've got an excellent FTSC-administrator ... give him some leeway

    Sorry, though that somehow I might have missed something either here or in NetMail. :-) ...I'll just bide my time 'till I see something.

    Best regards,
    Marc
    --- timEd/2 1.10.y2k+
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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Marc Lewis on Tue Feb 15 10:12:48 2022
    Hello Marc,

    15 Feb 22 07:45, you wrote to Andrew Leary:

    I have yet to see a single nomination or any other names to be
    considered. Why?

    There is a lot of politicking going on in the background concerning other candidates. There are attempts at building a "dream team" on the FTSC of people that certain others think would make the FTSC better but they do not have the required background needed to be on the FTSC. I decided to jump back in the ring because I care and don't have an agenda, unlike others on and off the FTSC.

    What many fail to realize is that the FTSC is a group to document current standards and new technology as used by others, not a standards-creating board itself...though the FTSC seems to have a rather large backlog of proposals it has yet to vote on for some reason.

    The FTSC is not the equivalent to the IEEE, ANSI, or ISO in Fidonet. It is equivalent to a secretary in a board meeting taking minutes and a minor blip on the radar of a rapidly diminishing group of people participating in an obsolete niche hobby yet some of us act like it's akin to running to be the president of the world. <G>

    -- Sean

    ... The nice thing about standards is that there's so many to choose from.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Marc Lewis on Wed Feb 16 12:38:35 2022
    Marc,

    Have you seen "Gone with the wind" ?

    Then remember Scarlett O'Hara's final words ...

    "After all, tomorrow is another day!"

    Wow, haven't seen that in over 35 years!

    They don't make movies like that anymore ... this past Sunday I went to the movies with my 30yr old daugher (was a father/daughter event) and during the previews of upcoming new releases I saw so much crap, scenes which were fully computer generated (not animated movies, but live-actor ones). I only appreciated that in Titanic with that fly-over in the really beginning, that was relevant ... but now? The general public is dumb and Hollywood cashes-in on that by serving them hambutgers while it could be steak.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Feb 12 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)