Subj : Re: Ideas for a new stan
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Thu Nov 15 2018 03:50 am

> To be fair -- it was the only reason for the first proposal made by the
> outgoing editor of fidonews.  That proposal got no support and very
> little publicity.  Then we started a second proposal that included the
> amendment for fidonews editor plus attempting to add procedures that
> would have allowed for an easier path to future revisions of policy.
> That second proposal got much more traction and discussion.  However,
> when put for a vote before the then sitting RCs not even a quorum of the
> RCs bothered to respond.  Of those who did respond, the vote had more
> yeas than nays -- but that did not matter and the proposal died.

I knew there was an attempt to change policy that failed but I didn't know the
reason why. That's really sad to learn that the RCs of Fidonet either didn't
care or were to busy with other things.. :(

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