-=> On 04-22-05  17:38,  Peter Knapper <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: New Z6C <=-

 PK> Ok, I do remember THOSE particular discussions about suggested changes
 PK> to  Policy, but as far as I was concerned, I was never aware 
 PK> that a request had been "formally" made to the RC's for 
 PK> voting on it, IE Section 8 had not been invoked to my 
 PK> knowledge...

   One of the problems with current policy is that there is no method of
   making a "formal" request to the RCs.  That was one of the procedures
   that was written into the proposed revision.

 PK> I think this is one of the areas that needs some attention,
 PK> while the overall PROCESS for voting on a Policy change is 
 PK> reasonably well written, there are some elements to 
 PK> managing that process that are left in mid-air and are 

   "some" ... "left in mid-air" is an understatement!

 PK> slightly confusing. The oyn reason the "secpnd" vote took
 PK> place was because someone (Ward) took on the job of making 
 PK> sure as many RC's as possible were aware...
 
   Which he did reluctantly -- after being called on his promise to do
   exactly that 18 months before when the process started.

 PK> I agree, oush a simple change FIRST, then once it is 
 PK> demonstrated to work, tackle the more difficult issues.

   Suggestion -- since you are still an RC, why don't you take the
   initiative to start a discussion, e.g. in REGCON.  Make the proposal
   as simple as you like.   You could do nothing more than change the
   wording with respect to fidonews editor.  You could be a step more
   proactive and put in a section which gives a procedure by which a
   proposal can be put onto the table for the RCs to consider (what we
   called initiation in the revision that did not pass).   You could
   leave the quorum issue alone -- i.e. require a majority of all of the
   RCs to vote affirmative before a revision goes to a referendum.
   You could even add a quorum on the referendum vote itself (not now
   present).

   You are one of the 47 votes.  Pick something you would vote for as a
   demonstration that P4 can be changed, and then propose it to your
   peers.

                        dale (at) min (dot) net
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