Re: [ga] 24 hours from now...

["William X. Walsh" <william@dso.net>]

On 09-Dec-1999 Joop Teernstra wrote:
> At 10:52 9/12/99 -0800, Mark C. Langston wrote:
> 
>>If for no other reason, I call upon the NC to either let the GA 
>>elect its own chair, or leave us chairless.  It's obvious that
>>nobody in the GA cares about this position or this process, or that
>>they have become so disheartened and disenchanted by the whole thing
>>they are refusing to participate.
>>
> 
> Even the informal poll found no more than 6 people so far interested enough
> to vote, even though the polling site is open to all and requires no password.
> 
> Result: 3 votes for Roberto Gaetano, 2 for Mark Langston and 1 for Harald
> Alvestrand.
> 
> The "even more informal poll" wich included the names of Mr Williams and Mr
> Baptista and a disapproval option to make it more interesting, did not
> attract more than 7 voters either. (No approvals from the 98K INEG
> membership :-))
> 
> If this GA would care to elect its own chair, wouldn't you expect that they
> would visit a polling booth that gave them the opportunity to do so?
> 
> Disenchanted and disheartened is the right choice of words. 
> 

Kinda like another organization we both know, Joop.

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