>>
 >>    Shouldn't our policy be so crystal clear, even when the 90%+ of the
 >> participants, that does not have English as their native tongue, reads it,
 > i
 >> should not have to be open for "interpetation" (sic!)?
 >>
 > Like anything written in a partcular language, it is clear in THAT
 > language, but, unless you are a native speaker of that language, it
 > may not make sense to you.  (your own arguments, remember??).
 > Nowhere, does P4 state that the IC has to be a sitting member of the
 > ZCC to be elected, or has to remain a ZC to stay in the IC post.  1st
 > among equals means simply that (s)he is a member of the ZCC and is
 > part of that august body.


      Also, historically, there have been at least two IC's that were not
sitting ZC's when selected as IC.  George Peace was one, and I believe Matt
Whelan the other (but could be wrong there).  George Peace was a former ZC1
but at the time he held no offishul position as far as I know.





                       .....Bob

--- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50