I've received some bad news from Ed via email..  He's asked me to
forward the following message to all of you.  As to holding an 
election I'd be interested in feedback, preferably via private mail
and not posted here.  My address is in the Origin line below. 
Thank you. 
            
From: Edward Beroset 
To: James Vahn 
Subject: RE: moderating 80XXX
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I have moderated the 80XXX echo for several years, and have enjoyed 
participating in the echo for many years beyond that.  Recently, I've 
had less time to devote to the echo, and had been planning to run an 
election to find a replacement moderator.  
Unfortunately, fate intervened and the BBS from which I got my feed ceased 
operations earlier this month.  Although I attempted to make other 
arrangements, there simply wasn't enough notice, and I am now without a 
Fidonet feed.  Given the other demands on my time, I am planning to simply 
give up on Fidonet.
I didn't want to just abandon the echo, so I decided to appoint James Vahn as 
the moderator.  For those of you who don't know him, James has been doing an 
able job as the keeper of the 80XXX snippets for some years now, and has been 
a regular and valued participant as well.  I have asked him to post this 
message for me to explain the transition.
Please welcome James Vahn as the new moderator, and accept my thanks for not 
making that job too difficult.  As always, thanks for your cooperation.
Ed Beroset
former 80XXX moderator
ed_beroset@msn.com
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