-=> On 12-11-03  08:39,  Philip Lozier <=-
 -=> spoke to Ward Dossche about Re: region 25 <=-

 PL> Even if the numbers required remained the same as they are now, the
 PL> ability  to vote on amendments seperately as above, would likely 
 PL> keep participation higher as new proposals came in, as it 
 PL> wouldn't seem so dead ended, "it's all or nothing", and 
 PL> seem hopeless to all involved.  It could also promote 
 PL> higher participation as a whole (IMO) towards achieving a
 PL> good working policy for todays FidoNet, as the process 
 PL> could be ongoing, with at least sonme of the proposed 
 PL> changes getting adopted, and the rejected ones being re-
 PL> evaluated and presented in a modified form.  I think that 
 PL> the process of allowing small changes to occur in an 
 PL> ongoing method (and not having to discard an entire 
 PL> proposal due to one item people don't like) could breathe 
 PL> new life into an area that has been all but dead for 14 
 PL> years.  Granted, the changes may come slowly that way, but 
 PL> slow is better than stalled in the middle of the interstate.

  And you have now stated the primary reason why this movement got
  started.

                        dale (at) min (dot) net
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