mark,
 
ml>NA> The role of the FTSC is to document new stuff that becomes accepted
ml>NA> as standard,
 
ml> mmmm... no... the role of the FTSC is to document how FTN works...
 
I would call that 'semantics'. It's not a matter of being 'more right' than
someone else who already is right.
 
ml> The FTSC administrator is appointed for a four year renewable term.
                              """""""""
Impossible. An appointment is done by another person, at best he is elected.
 
ml> To be eligible for appointment, an individual must be a Fidonet
ml> node, be actively involved in Fidonet, though not necessarily in a
ml> programming context, and should have proven organizational skills. A
ml> candidate need not be a member of the FTSC.
 
In a way that is a violation of P4 3.5 although you will respond that the FTSC
is not guided by P4 where-upon I will answer that FTSC is metioned 3 times in
P4 with te P4 being the supreme document of Fidonet, hence the FTSC falls under
specific stipulations. Where-upon you ... [I like things to move forward so I
usurped your persona already a bit ... 8-) ]    
 
ml> It is recommended that a
ml> successful candidate not carry any *C or *EC responsibilities during
ml> the term of office.
 
Well, you know where that is going to take us. The current 'administrator' at
times calls himself "coordinator", has bashed at least one RC that I know of in
private netmail signing with "chairman" trying to force FTSC-things down his
throat while 'enforcement' is not part of the FTSC-mandate ... and is an RC ...
which he campaigned against ... until when he became an RC himself.
 
As a reminder, I declined my nomination because I am a *C.
 
An interesting matter which seems not to be covered by the document which you
are quoting from is what happens when a standing 'administrator' who is up for
re-election, runs and gets trashed ... in other words gets a vote of "no
confidence" from the constituency ... When the voting RCs have no confidence,
can such a person remain "coordinator" ?
 
ml> A successful candidate must receive
ml> approval by at least a plurality of votes.
 
A clarification is required here. A plurality of all votes cast (including the
abstentions) or a plurality of the 'Ayes' versus the 'Nays'.
 
You guys got work to do on such shabby definitions.
 
Take care,
 
 \%/@rd 

--- D'Bridge 3.99 SR16