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Mon, 16 Nov 2009
23:32 - FTSC standing member election, final results
No vote has been contested within the allotted time frame, therefore
the result of the FTSC standing member election is now final.
We welcome five new members: Alex Barinov, Ross Cassell, Sean Dennis, Egor Glukhov and Dimitriy Romanov.
Standing members Andrew Clarke, Scott Little and Michiel van der Vlist were elected into another two year term.
The membership list is now as follows:
As a personal note I may add that I have mixed feelings about this election. I am pleased that over 40% of all RC's have voted. For a Fidonet election that is a high percentage.
I am also pleased that we have enthousiastic new members that I trust will quickly find their place in the team. The FTSC now has 17 members. More than twice the required minimum of 7 and well over 50% of the maxiumum of 30. Despite the steady decline of FidoNet, there appears to be no danger that the FTSC will be short of volunteers.
What I have mixed feelings about is that one candidate did not make it past the post. If it ever happened before, it was before my time. The irony is that the candidate in question is just one vote short. A vote that he would have had, had he not been a gentleman and declined from exploiting the advantage he had over other candidates. As RC he could have cast a vote for himself.
I have also noted that some displeasure was vented over the fact that RCs nominated themselves, cast a vote for themselves and got voted in. I have a feeling the FTSC election rules that were in effect for many years and suited us well, need some adjustment in that respect.
And to top it of, there was the unpleasant surprise that one of the candidates turned out to also have been a candidate for a ZC position. A fact that was hidden from the electorate until after it was too late. I know that some do not have a problem with an FTSC member also carrying a ZC hat, but I also know that there are others who do. Therefore the information was relevant. As it is, relevant information was withheld form the voters and I am disappointed about that.
I thank all the voters for taking the time and energy to vote.
Michiel van der Vlist
FTSC Administrator 2:2/20
We welcome five new members: Alex Barinov, Ross Cassell, Sean Dennis, Egor Glukhov and Dimitriy Romanov.
Standing members Andrew Clarke, Scott Little and Michiel van der Vlist were elected into another two year term.
The membership list is now as follows:
Name Node Term ends ----------------------------------------------------- Nick Andre 1:229/426 13 Apr 2010 Alex Barinov 2:5020/715 15 Nov 2011 Michiel Broek 2:280/2802 13 Apr 2010 Ross Cassell 1:123/500 15 Nov 2011 Andrew Clarke 3:633/267 15 Nov 2011 Vince Coen 2:250/1 13 Apr 2010 Stas Degteff 2:5080/102 13 Apr 2010 Sean Dennis 1:18/200 15 Nov 2011 Egor Glukhov 2:5061/120 15 Nov 2011 Viktor Kafke 2:2437/33 15 Nov 2011 mark lewis 1:3634/12 13 Apr 2010 Scott Little 3:712/848 15 Nov 2011 Fred Riccio 1:132/174 13 Apr 2010 Dieter Ringhofer 2:2476/14 13 Apr 2010 Dimitriy Romanov 2:6078/1 15 Nov 2011 Carol Shenkenberger 1:275/100 13 Apr 2010 Alexey Vissarionov 2:5020/545 13 Apr 2010 Michiel van der Vlist 2:280/5555 15 Nov 2011
As a personal note I may add that I have mixed feelings about this election. I am pleased that over 40% of all RC's have voted. For a Fidonet election that is a high percentage.
I am also pleased that we have enthousiastic new members that I trust will quickly find their place in the team. The FTSC now has 17 members. More than twice the required minimum of 7 and well over 50% of the maxiumum of 30. Despite the steady decline of FidoNet, there appears to be no danger that the FTSC will be short of volunteers.
What I have mixed feelings about is that one candidate did not make it past the post. If it ever happened before, it was before my time. The irony is that the candidate in question is just one vote short. A vote that he would have had, had he not been a gentleman and declined from exploiting the advantage he had over other candidates. As RC he could have cast a vote for himself.
I have also noted that some displeasure was vented over the fact that RCs nominated themselves, cast a vote for themselves and got voted in. I have a feeling the FTSC election rules that were in effect for many years and suited us well, need some adjustment in that respect.
And to top it of, there was the unpleasant surprise that one of the candidates turned out to also have been a candidate for a ZC position. A fact that was hidden from the electorate until after it was too late. I know that some do not have a problem with an FTSC member also carrying a ZC hat, but I also know that there are others who do. Therefore the information was relevant. As it is, relevant information was withheld form the voters and I am disappointed about that.
I thank all the voters for taking the time and energy to vote.
Michiel van der Vlist
FTSC Administrator 2:2/20
