On , Jonathan de Boyne Pollard (2:440/4.3@fidonet) wrote: 
 RS> c)  Candidates must have Internet Email access as well as FIdoNet 
cess.
 > The above IS NOT be a requirement for moderating a Fidonet echo, and 
 > unnecessarily and incorrectly precludes candidates who don't have or 
 > cannot afford Internet access but who do have full Fidonet access.  Since 
 > such canididates are the most likely to have full-time commitment to 
 > Fidonet, excluding them from being moderators is completely 
 > counterproductive.
 > The correct, and much less stringent, requirement is that moderators 
 > should be contactable via, and be able to send, Fidonet netmail.  Please 
 > amend your election notice.
Jonathan...
  It's not a FIdoNet requirement, but it is a requirement of this particular 
echo. I established this when I was moderating the C_Echo several years ago 
in support of the use of Zone Moderators. It's proven invaluable since many 
people (include me!) have found inter-zone NetMail to be highly unreliable in 
recent years. Auke continued the requirement when he assumed the job in the 
C_Echo, and I suspect that it will continue in C_PlusPlus as well.
  Since the election rules are established by the echo moderator, the only 
way this will be changed is if it is done so by the next duly elected 
moderator at the time of the following moderator election. For the time 
being, the rule stands. Hopefully, you'll still be willing and able to accept 
your nomination.
 
Bob Stout
Moderator, C_PlusPlus 
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