Hello Joe.

19 Apr 06 16:48, you wrote to me:

 >> It is an excellent rule. It prevents a small group of dissidents
 >> from organising a referendum when the majority is on holliday,
 >> seeing that as few people as possible are informed about it, rally
 >> up a bus load of pro voters ram their favorite item through.

 >> A quorum prevents such a "coup".

 JD> It did not do so in the case of FN_Sysop though.

There was no quorum in the case of effie.

 JD> If you are going to do the above, then it is easy enough to get enough
 JD> people together to make a quorum.

No, it isn't. Try to get 30% of the members of the Trenton Amateur Radio
Club to an early general assembly....

 JD> Thus whatever safeguards you thought you had, are lost.

Your premise is wrong and therefore so is your conclusion.

Michiel

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