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 * Forwarded from ZONE3_SYSOP
 * Original To: All
 * Original From: Denise Webber, 3:670/213
 * Original Date: Mar 28
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  Just recently in the ZECC echo, the idea has been mooted that the
  Zone3 elist be incorporated into the zone1 elist, along with all the
  other Zone elists to create a WorldWide Elist of every single
  available Fidonet echo in the world.

  Adrian Walker will be administering it, though each zone will still
  maintain it's own elist as well. To be honest I'm not that
  enthused with the idea, as with it comes the sometimes rigid Zone 1
  Backbone policy, which requires ALL moderators to resubmit their echos
  for inclusion in the Elist every 6 months, along with passwords, and
  all echos will now have to contain a notification of what language
  they are in, and country of origin.

  Also under consideration is a complete change of policy regarding
  Moderators and Echos, it has been suggested, and agreed upon by most
  of the various ZECs that they will be pushing for actual power
  regarding Moderators.

  They (that is Adrian Walker with the backing of Bruce Bodger) want
  only ECs to be able to appoint Moderators, and EC's to be able to
  sack a moderator from his/her job if they feel that the job isnt
  being done properly.

  This goes against what I beleive to be the accpeted spirit of Fido,
  that if someone creates an echo, they get to moderate it, and if
  people dont like it, then they vote with their feet.

  I can see this being open to all sorts of abuse.

  All this is just talk at the moment, however, it appears that if we do
  ever get a new IC, this will be one of the first things to be pushed
  for.

  Comments, firstly on the inclusion of Z3s Elist into the Worldwide
  one, I feel that this isn't MY decision to make, I babysit the Elist,
  feed it and make sure it doesnt wander, this is a job for the
  collective parents to decide, the Sysops, Moderators etc.

  I wouldnt dare decide on anything regarding it's future without asking
  the parents.

  Am I being paranoid, or is this the next greatest invention since
  sliced bread?

  Teddy
  Z3EC



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