Proposal to amend FidoNet Policy version 4.07


**Remove the following sentence:

(There are no differences between this version and 4.06 except the statement
above.)
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1.1  Introduction

FidoNet is an amateur electronic mail system.  As such, all of its partici-
pants and operators are unpaid volunteers.  From its early beginning as a few
friends swapping messages back and forth (1984), it now (1989) includes over
5,000 systems on six continents.

**Be amended as follows:

1.1  Introduction

FidoNet is an amateur electronic mail system.  As such, all of its partici-
pants and operators are unpaid volunteers.  From it's begining in 1984 as a
few friends exchanging messages, it has grown into a truly global network.
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1.3.1  FidoNews

FidoNews is a weekly newsletter distributed in electronic form throughout
the network.  It is an important medium by which FidoNet sysops communicate
with each other.  FidoNews provides a sense of being a community of people
with common interests.  Accordingly, sysops and users are encouraged to
contribute to FidoNews.  Contributions are submitted to node 1:1/1; a file
describing the format to be used is available from 1:1/1 and many other
systems.

**Be amended as follows:

1.3.1  FidoNews

FidoNews is a weekly newsletter distributed in electronic form throughout
the Network.   It is a very important medium by which FidoNet participants,
including SysOps, points, and users alike, communicate with each other, and
helps to provide a communal sense of people with common interests.  Thusly,
participants are encouraged to both read and contribute to FidoNews.  All
contributions are submitted to the FidoNews Editor via the contact method(s)
listed at the beginning of each issue, or may be addressed to the node number
listed under FidoNews_Editor in the latest FidoNet nodelist.  A description
of the required format for submissions is listed at the bottom of each issue,
and available on file from the Editor, as well as many other FidoNet systems.
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8  Referenda

** Be replaced entirely by:

8  Policy Revision

The procedures described in this section are used to ratify a new version of
FidoNet Policy,  which is the mechanism by which Policy is changed,  and are
divided into three stages:  Initiation, Referendum, and Ratification.  Each
stage must attain a minimum number of votes for validation, before the next
stage may occur.  Only "Yes" and "No" responses are
counted.  Abstain is not
considered a valid vote, although does count toward any quorum.

Network and Regional Coordinators function as the representatives of the rank
and file members of FidoNet, and as such are expected to solicit the opinions
of their member nodes, and vote accordingly.

These procedures are also used to impeach a Zone Coordinator.  (see section 
8.7)


8.1  Eligibility to vote

8.1.1

In the initiation and ratification stages, each FidoNet coordinator at and
above Network Coordinator is entitled to one vote.  In the referendum stage,
only Regional Coordinators may vote.  Echomail Coordinators can not vote.

8.1.2

A Coordinator holding the positions of both Network and Regional Coordinator
may cast only one vote according to the combined will of both the Network and
the Region served.

8.1.3

In the case of a coordinator position changing hands during any stage of the
process, the outgoing coordinator votes.  If the outgoing coordinator can not
cast the vote for any reason, the new coordinator does so, according to the
consensus arrived at by the previous coordinator.

--- GEcho 1.00