Hi :) Yes, thanks :) I thought there was an impending problem rather than an existing problem. I doubt anyone here minds and even the most determined drone would have trouble trying to state a case even if there were an objection. So, it's all good Regards from Tom :)
--- On Tue, 1/11/11, Norbert Thiebaud <nthieb...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Norbert Thiebaud <nthieb...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [steering-discuss] Preparing elections for the membership > committee > To: steering-discuss@documentfoundation.org > Date: Tuesday, 1 November, 2011, 15:16 > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Tom > Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > Hi :) > > I have assumed that Thorsten has not stepped down from > MC or something. Whatever he was stepping down from was in > order for him to be able to do some work that he is being > blocked from doing anyway right? So until the job needs to > be started i think Thorsten is still on whatever it was he > was going to step down from. > > > > Sorry, i just got a bit muddled. > > The MC is in charge of supervising the BoD election so > clearly someone > running for a BoD possition cannot be member of the MC > The MC is in charge of supervising "Solemn Address and > Impeachment of > the Board of Directors". again that create a conflict of > interest if > one is allowed to be BoD member and MC member. > > So, MC membership and BoD membership and candidacy are > mutually exclusive. > This has been overlooked during this election cycle. > Thorsthen should > have resigned of his MC position as soon as he declared his > intention > to run for a BoD position. > I don;t think that there is any suspicion that this > 'irregularity' had > any impact on the election, and clearly Thorsten election > and behavior > are beyond reproach. > Still, The forms do matter, and even the impression of > impropriety can > create un-welcomed drama/suspiction/FUD etc... > Hence the necessity to rectify the situation, hence > Thorsten stepping > down from his MC responsibilities. > > Does that clarifies it ? > > > Norbert > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived > and cannot be deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to steering-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/steering-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
