05 May 06 10:31, Vladimir Donskoy wrote to Roy Witt:

 VD>>> Policy have information about elections only 3 places:
 VD>>> 1.2.5 - "Zone Coordinators are selected by the Regional
 VD>>> Coordinators in that zone."
 RW>> The word 'selected' means the same as appointed. Not elected.

 VD> Who can "appoint" ZC? So - it is elections... But means I
understand.

The RCs in council choose and appoint the ZC, they're known as the RCC.
They vote, but it's not an election per se', it's a selection.

 VD>>> 6.2 - "The Zone Coordinator is selected by an absolute majority
 VD>>> vote of the Regional Coordinators within the zone."
 RW>> The word 'selected' means the same as appointed. Not elected.
 VD>>> 7.2 - "The International Coordinator is selected (or
removed) by an
 VD>>> absolute majority vote of the Zone Coordinators."
 RW>> The word 'selected' means the same as appointed. Not elected.
 VD>>> Another cases of elections is absent in Policy...
 RW>> That's because there are no *C elections mentioned in policy. Only
 RW>> selections.
 VD>>> So - 8.6 is one of the points with text of elections (system of *Cs
 VD>>> election).
 RW>> No, there is nothing mentioned about the (s)election of any *C in
 RW>> that section. 8.6 deals with a policy change and only a policy
 RW>> change.

 VD> No, it's wrong.

I think I'm more qualified at reading and comprehending the English
language than someone who's native tongue isn't English. I say there is no
reference to elections, nor selections of *Cs in that section of policy.

 VD>>> Note - all of them are "selected", not
"elected"! I am not sure in
 VD>>> different this words, and think that "elect" is
"select by votes".
 RW>> Selected means that an NC is appointed by their RC, who in turn is
 RW>> appointed by their ZC. And in turn, the RCC selects and appoints the
 RW>> ZC.
 VD> Appoint can make by only high power level, so ZC can be appoint only
 VD> by IC (or ZCC).

Only by RCC. The IC has nothing to do with it and is merely another ZC and
is equal, but not higher than the rest of the ZCs, per policy.

 RW>> There are no *C elections mentioned in Fidonet policy.
 RW>> Voting, as in P4, section 8.6 is for policy changes and policy
 RW>> changes only. You may be thinking of 8.2 - 8.3, which is used in the
 RW>> case of an impeachment proceeding, as mentioned in 8.7.2, but it's
 RW>> only a guideline.

 VD> 8.7.2 say "election" ("by votes") (because this
is process of
 VD> changing ZC), and procedure as 8 . So - it is a single sample of
 VD> "elections" in P4.

That section of policy is solely used for a referandum to impeach (put on
trial) and possibly remove a ZC by that region's RCC. It is not, I repeat,
not an election nor a selection of a new one.

 VD>>> Thank you for your Regional Policy. I wait your ail.
 RW>> You should have it and a few other items by now. Check them out.
 RW>> Only the regional policy is in affect and approved by our ZC. I say
 RW>> approved because the Z1C still appoints the elected RC. If that
 RW>> person is acceptable to the ZC. And, one time, she fired an elected
 RW>> RC and appointed the runner-up in that election, claiming that she
 RW>> hadn't approved of their regional election policy. So, an RC
 RW>> election is not set in stone unless you get your ZC to approve it.
 RW>> The others were proposals that never got implemented, although they
 RW>> should have. And a comment about P4 by the founder of Fidonet, Tom
 RW>> Jennings.

 VD> Yes, I received all these. Thank you.

You're welcome. I hope your region can put them to good use.


Roy
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