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echo: fidonews
to: ALAN IANSON
from: DAVID DRUMMOND
date: 2016-06-01 05:04:00
subject: Dictatorship in Fidonet

On 31/05/2016 11:25 PM, Alan Ianson -> Michiel van der Vlist wrote:

 BF>>>    "Once a year, as close to mid-March as practical, an election is
 BF>>> held for the Moderator of FIDO_SYSOP."

 BF>>>    Do you mean that he has the right to decide what is practical or
 BF>>> not?

 Mv>> A setup where the elected official has the authority to postpone or
 Mv>> cancel - under whatever pretext - the election in which he may not be
 Mv>> re-elected is asking for abuse of that authority.

 AI> Bjorn was talking about FIDO_SYSOP. You seem to be talking about FN_SYSOP.

No elections have been postponed in FN_SYSOP - none have actually been called.
No-one cares enough to actually do the work.

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Regards
David

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