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         FTSC standing member election, final results
     By FTSC administrator, Michiel van der Vlist, 2:2/20


No vote has been contested within the allotted time frame, therefore
the result of the FTSC standing member election is now final.

We welcome five new members: Alex Barinov, Ross Cassell, Sean Dennis,
Egor Glukhov and Dimitriy Romanov.

Standing members Andrew Clarke, Scott Little and Michiel van der Vlist
were elected into another two year term.

The membership list is now as follows:


  Name                   Node                 Term ends
  -----------------------------------------------------
  Nick Andre             1:229/426          13 Apr 2010
  Alex Barinov           2:5020/715         15 Nov 2011
  Michiel Broek          2:280/2802         13 Apr 2010
  Ross Cassell           1:123/500          15 Nov 2011
  Andrew Clarke          3:633/267          15 Nov 2011
  Vince Coen             2:250/1            13 Apr 2010
  Stas Degteff           2:5080/102         13 Apr 2010
  Sean Dennis            1:18/200           15 Nov 2011
  Egor Glukhov           2:5061/120         15 Nov 2011
  Viktor Kafke           2:2437/33          15 Nov 2011
  mark lewis             1:3634/12          13 Apr 2010
  Scott Little           3:712/848          15 Nov 2011
  Fred Riccio            1:132/174          13 Apr 2010
  Dieter Ringhofer       2:2476/14          13 Apr 2010
  Dimitriy Romanov       2:6078/1           15 Nov 2011
  Carol Shenkenberger    1:275/100          13 Apr 2010
  Alexey Vissarionov     2:5020/545         13 Apr 2010
  Michiel van der Vlist  2:280/5555         15 Nov 2011


As a personal note I may add that I have mixed feelings about this
election. I am pleased that over 40% of all RC's have voted. For a
Fidonet election that is a high percentage.

I am also pleased that we have enthousiastic new members that I trust
will quickly find their place in the team. The FTSC now has 17
members. More than twice the required minimum of 7 and well over 50%
of the maxiumum of 30. Despite the steady decline of FidoNet, there
appears to be no danger that the FTSC will be short of volunteers.

What I have mixed feelings about is that one candidate did not make it
past the post. If it ever happened before, it was before my time. The
irony is that the candidate in question is just one vote short. A vote
that he would have had, had he not been a gentleman and declined from
exploiting the advantage he had over other candidates. As RC he could
have cast a vote for himself.

I have also noted that some displeasure was vented over the fact that
RCs nominated themselves, cast a vote for themselves and got voted in.
I have a feeling the FTSC election rules that were in effect for many
years and suited us well, need some adjustment in that respect.

And to top it of, there was the unpleasant surprise that one of the
candidates turned out to also have been a candidate for a ZC position.
A fact that was hidden from the electorate until after it was too
late. I know that some do not have a problem with an FTSC member also
carrying a ZC hat, but I also know that there are others who do.
Therefore the information was relevant. As it is, relevant information
was withheld form the voters and I am disappointed about that.


I thank all the voters for taking the time and energy to vote.

Michiel van der Vlist
FTSC Administrator 2:2/20



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