Mark and all, I for one as do our members don't see how there can be any method that is expectable unless or until the the SELECTIVE CENSORSHIP of the DNSO is corrected. Any decision that is not all inclusive of all of the DNSO members, as I am one, is pure BS and should not be allowed or considered. Mark C. Langston wrote: > On 16 November 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Hi. > >There must be a misunderstanding here. > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> <snip> .... I show the current support of the Single > >> Candidate Proposal so > >> far to be Seven (7) individuals. > >> > >> Specifically: > >> > >> 1.) Andy Gardner > >> 2.) Christopher Ambler > >> 3.) Myself (Bradley D. Thornton) > >> 4.) Roeland Myers > >> 5.) Mark Langston > >> 6.) R. Gaetano > >> 7.) Mark Perkins > >> > > > >Please delete me from your list. > >I never said I supported the single candidate, I even proposed to have a > >weighted vote that would have given, as outcome, three candidates. > > > >I strongly believe, and I think I said that clearly (but I apologize if it > >was not clear enough) that the proposal of a single candidate or whatever > >other proposal that will put the GA in direct confrontation with the NC is > >going to be the end of the GA. > >In order for us to have the chance to count something in the process we need > >to have the courage and the patience of making one step at the time, and not > >to be playing the "all or nothing" game (unless what we really want is > >"nothing", which can make us revert to our favourite sport, *complaining*). > > Yow. Remove me as well. While I support the "single candidate" method, > I never said I supported a given single candidate, or that said candidate > should be determined from the BoD election results. > > And yes, the "single candidate" approach is forcing the issue. I, for one, > would rather have "nothing" than to proceed with a sham of a GA that exists > only to give the appearance of weight and support to actions wholly > decided upon by the NC. Either the GA will be a legimate body, or it > will, and should, disappear. If the NC want to disband the GA over this, > that's telling, and a better outcome that proceeding forward with the > GA being used as the sock puppet covering the NC's hand. > > -- > Mark C. Langston > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Systems Admin > San Jose, CA Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
