>    It's always difficult to jump right into the middle of a discussion,
 > especially when your software doesn't support comment linking, so that you c
 > backstep a few hops to see what it was really all about from the start.

And of course n obody but you rememebers the conversation from the
beginning.  I dont do linking either, but I remember the complete
discussion.

 >    But, to give you the short story, he claimed that an ex ZC still held the
 > "rank" of ZC (because "the US way is the only
way"), and therefore it was
 > totally in line with P4 to elect him IC.
 >

And the long answer is, He DOES hols the rank of ZC, just no longer
the 'powers' or responsibility.

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