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Subject: Feedback to the Forth Interest Group
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Date: 14 Feb 91 02:29:26 GMT
Organization: (n.) to be organized.  But that's not important right now.
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 Date: 02-12-91 (16:46)              Number: 1138 of 1138 (Echo)
   To: DENNIS RUFFER                 Refer#: 1119
 From: JACK WOEHR                      Read: NO
 Subj: FEEDBACK TO THE FORTH INT     Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
 Conf: FORTH (58)                 Read Type: GENERAL (+)

 -> Untrue, we have the Chapter Desk in the FIG offices that handles any
 -> enquires. Ask for Kent Stafford if any of you need anything.
 ->

         This style of Chapter Coordination is apparently inspired by the
 story of the little boy who lost a quarter one night and went home to
 look for it because the light was better there ...

 -> > Also, you didn't answer my question about fluffing the Board up >
 -> > with hand-picked patsies.
 -> I'm sorry, I forgot to address that one.  We made the election
 -> process very clear to all of you, and we followed our Bylaws
 -> precisely.  The election process was open to anyone who could
 -> generate enough support, yet, Jack you were the only one who even
 -> bothered to submit a petition.  Unfortunately, you were unable to
 -> gather enough signatures to meet the requirements.  Personally, I was
 -> sorry that was the case.  I was looking forward to letting our
 -> members vote.  However, the rules were clear, and it would have
 -> served no purpose to spend money on a ballot process when there was
 -> no competition for the positions.
 ->

         Yes, but according to Mike Elola, you did still have plans
 to seat on the Board persons who did not even *attempt* to gather
 signatures. For the third time I ask: did this sordid transaction
 materialize? FIG members would probably like to hear the answer.

                 =jax=

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