= Сообщение: 5909 из 7124 ====================================== FTSC_PUBLIC = От : Oli 2:280/464.47 23 Jan 22 13:05:02 Кому : Andrew Leary 23 Jan 22 13:05:02 Тема : 2022 FTSC Standing Member Election - Call for Nominations FGHI : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:280/464.47+61ed446c На : area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=1:320/219@fidonet+61ed0ce0 = Кодировка сообщения определена как: LATIN1 ================================= Ответ: area://FTSC_PUBLIC?msgid=2:5020/545+61ede330 ============================================================================== After another year of nothing, it's elections season again.
Andrew wrote (2022-01-23):
AL> Hello Martin!
MF>> I ask again, why are FidoNet Points excluded from being selected?
AL> Points are considered to be roughly equivalent to BBS users. Membership AL> in the FTSC requires technical knowledge [...]
That is some oversimplification that is not grounded in reality. To getting elected requires you to be a node and make your intention to get elected public in FTSC_PUBLIC.
Technical knowledge is nowhere mentioned in FTA-1001
AL> [...] technical knowledge that MOST users would not have;
But SOME do.
AL> in fact even many nodes do not possess the expertise to be an effective AL> FTSC member.
in fact even many FTSC members do not possess the expertise (or motivation) to be an effective FTSC member.
AL> That is why FTA-1001 specifies nodes that are actively AL> involved in FidoNet, having put out or updated a FidoNet-related project AL> in the preceding 2 years, or having experience as a Coordinator, EchoMail AL> Coordinator, or mail or file Hub.
What if, if a point has that experience? Why wouldn't they qualify? And why do nodes get elected that are running broken FTN software from 20 years ago?
Why are points that are actively involved in FTN software / projects / technology excluded?
Why are points that are having experience as a coordinator, echomail coordinator, or mail or file hub are excluded?
Why should nodelist clerks just collect another head and then show no interest of achieving anything as an FTSC member?
But that doesn't matter anyway. The FTSC is still dead and the election process is a farce.
