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FTSC Membership List

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:17 GMT

fta-1003.013 (FTSC Membership List) added.

FTSC standing member election, final results

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:32 GMT

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:

  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

Binkp/1.1 Protocol specification

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:17 GMT

FSP-1024.000 (Binkp/1.1 Protocol specification) added.

2009 standing member election preliminary results

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:14 GMT

Voting for FTSC memberships has come to end. The results are preliminary as there is a one week period for reporting inconsistencies and filing complaints. If no vote is contested these results will become final on Sunday November April 15, 2009, 20:00 UTC.

Seventeen RC's and three REC's have voted.

Ross Cassell           RC18
Joe Delahaye           RC12
Bjoern Felten           RC20
Bob Seaborn            RC17
Russell Tiedt          RC71
Tommi Koivula          RC22
Alex Barinov           REC50
Jame Clay              RC11
Anton Kuznetsov        RC46
Johan Zwiekhorst       RC28
Sergey Lawrinenko      REC46
Vladimir Donskoy       RC50
Michael Luko           RC13
Jeff Smith             RC14
Vince Coen             RC25
Rafael Suarez          REC34
Jerry Schwartz         RC16
Angel Ripoll           RC34
Paul Quinn             RC54
Ruedi Kneubuelhler     RC30

There were ten candidates and the votes are as follows:

|Name                  |  Node nr    | Yes| No |
|                      |             |    |    |
|                      |             |    |    |
|Alex Barinov          |  2:5020/715 |  9 |  2 |
|Ross Cassell          |  1:123/456  | 12 |  2 |
|Andrew Clarke         |  3:633/267  | 13 |  1 |
|Sean Dennis           |  1:18/200   | 11 |  3 |
|Bjoern Felten          |  2:203/2    |  7 |  7 |
|Egor Glukhov          |  2:5061/120 | 10 |  1 |
|Viktor Kafke          |  2:2437/33  | 10 |  1 |
|Scott Little          |  3:712/848  | 15 |  1 |
|Dmitriy Romanov       |  2:6078/1   | 13 |  0 |
|Michiel van der Vlist |  2:280/5555 | 14 |  3 |

All but one candidate collected more "yes" than "no" votes and therefore all but Bjoern Felten will be accepted into the FTSC unless something drastic happens during the next week which allows opportunity to contest the votes.

Period for contesting the votes ends on Sunday November 15 2008, 20:00 UTC. If no vote is contested, the new members will be installed on Sunday November 16th.

Michiel van der Vlist
FTSC Administrator 2:2/20

FTSC standing member elections, call for votes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:07 GMT

Voting for FTSC standing members will commence on Sunday. October 18 2009, 20:00 UTC.

All RCs and RECs are entitled to vote. Each voter may cast one "yes" or one "no" vote for each candidate. Voters need not vote for all candidates, a non vote will be regarded as "abstain" for that candidate. Candidates must receive more "yes" than "no" votes to be elected.

Although not required, voters are encouraged to consult their constituency before casting their votes. Debate with the candidates is also encouraged. No need to hurry.

Voting ends at Sunday November 8 2009, 20:00 UTC.

Persons holding both an RC and a REC position can only vote once. Nodelist.289 as issued by the ZC in who's zone they reside will be used to identify the RCs and RECs in office.

This is the list of candiates:

  Name                     Node nr       Nominated by          Accepted

  Michiel van der Vlist    2:280/5555    Joe Delahaye RC12     Yes

  Scott Little             3:712/848     Self         FTSCNC   Yes
                                         Bjoern Felten RC20

  Andrew Clarke            3:633/267     Scott Little FTSCNC   Yes
                                         Bjoern Felten RC20

  Bjoern Felten             2:203/2       Self         RC20     Yes

  Ross Cassell             1:123/456     Self         RC18     Yes

  Sean Dennis              1:18/200      Ross Cassel  RC18     Yes

  Dmitriy Romanov          2:6078/1      Vladimir Donskoy RC50 Yes

  Egor Glukhov             2:5061/120    Vladimir Donskoy RC50 Yes

  Alex Barinov             2:5020/715    Vladimir Donskoy RC50 Yes

  Viktor Kafke             2:2437/33     Scott Little  FTSCNC  Tes

Voters are requested to paste and copy the form below and after marking a cross for each candidate in the "yes" or the "no" column for all candidates they wish to cast a vote for, and post it in FTSC_PUBLIC with a subject of "vote".

Once again, voters need not vote for all candidates.

 |Name                  |  Node nr    | Yes| No |
 |                      |             |    |    |
 |                      |             |    |    |
 |Alex Barinov          |  2:5020/715 |    |    |
 |Ross Cassell          |  1:123/456  |    |    |
 |Andrew Clarke         |  3:633/267  |    |    |
 |Sean Dennis           |  1:18/200   |    |    |
 |Bjoern Felten          |  2:203/2    |    |    |
 |Egor Glukhov          |  2:5061/120 |    |    |
 |Viktor Kafke          |  2:2437/33  |    |    |
 |Scott Little          |  3:712/848  |    |    |
 |Dmitriy Romanov       |  2:6078/1   |    |    |
 |Michiel van der Vlist |  2:280/5555 |    |    |

Michiel van der Vlist
FTSC administrator