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Subject: Feedback to the Forth Interest Group
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Date: 21 Feb 91 23:30:28 GMT
Organization: (n.) to be organized.  But that's not important right now.
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 Date: 02-18-91 (19:28)              Number: 1252 of 1262
   To: DENNIS RUFFER                 Refer#: NONE
 From: IAN WATTERS                     Read: NO
 Subj: FEEDBACK TO THE FORTH INT     Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
 Conf: FORTH (58)                 Read Type: GENERAL (+)

 DR012I have quoted the process to you many times before Jack.  The Board
   012of Directors appoints a Nominating Committee who is reponsible for
   012finding people who are willing to serve.  If there is no member
   012opposition (i.e. petitions) for the people that they choose, then
   012the secretary casts a unanimous vote for them.  If a petition is
   012received (with the required number of signatures) then a vote of
   012the members is required.  It is a very simple process.  Why are
   012you having such a hard time understanding it?

 I doubt he has any problems in understanding the system, but I have a
 problem in understanding why you would use it...

 You have a regular mailing to all members (FD), so there's really no
 excuse for not asking for nominations from the membership and then
 having a ballot.

 Did you ever hear about the system used in Renaissance Venice?

 A committee picked another committee, which drew lots to select another
 committee, which voted on another committee, which picked another...
 and so on for about fifteen steps!

 It was designed to stop one faction dominating.  FIG's seems to be
 designed to discourage involvement.  If the NC's nominations are usually
 accepted (ie not actively opposed by "enough" people), then the majority
 of the membership will begin to feel that the selection is nothing to do
 with them.

 That's not what you want, particularly with a declining membership...

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