Ross,
 
> WD> When that "GWB-style elected IC" was requested to go
packing someone
> WD> nominated me, someone else seconded ... I was not an explicit
> WD> candidate but was explicitly asked to accept.
 
> Ah but the fact that you were on Satti's case like white on rice was
> obvious and that you would be the next IC was a foregone conclusion.. :)
 
There had been some internal ZC-talk and I had nominated ZC4 before because
he was very neutral and Z4 hadn't had the IC-mandate yet. ZC4 declined and
nominated me. That is how it went (and it is not the first time this needed
clarifying).
 
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