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From: rick@pcrat.UUCP (Rick Richardson)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Cabal
Message-ID: <718@pcrat.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 89 14:19:42 GMT
References: <3010@looking.UUCP> <63@norsat.UUCP> <288@ubbs-nh.MV.COM> <3031@looking.UUCP> <290@ubbs-nh.MV.COM> <291@ubbs-nh.MV.COM> <3230@d
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In article <3062@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
>
>I proposed random selection quite deliberately.  The few attempts I have
>seen at elections on usenet have not been what I would call successes.

Just as in politics, you don't want a person who actually *wants*
the job -- they are likely to have a predefined agenda.

Presidents and Usenet Usurpers: both should be *drafted*.

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