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Skriven 2011-07-17 09:39:08 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 20940 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Vicious comments
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> But taking a job seriously and doing it right involves making choices and
> decisions. You can't please everyone all of the time and it would only be a
> matter of time until I made a choice or a decision that would not be to the
> liking of mr. Cassel. And from then on I'd be a dictator, no matter what. I
> know, it has happened before. Ask Ward about when he was IC. That also went
> fine until he made a decision that did not fall well with the Z1 powers that
> be.

Actually, it wasn't just the 'Z1 powers', it was all of the ZCs at the time
becoming aware of a problem that needed attention.

> The only one that "took it" was the first editor Tom Jennings. From then on a
> new editor has always been appointed by his predecessor. With one regretable
> exception, when Doug Myers died in office and the ZC1 appointed a new editor.

> Regrettable not only because the editor died, but also for the very bad
>precedent of the ZC1 grabbing the authority to appoint a new editor. That was
> slap in the face of the readers in other zones.

How would you expect it to be handled if Bjorn should suddenly die?  Do you
think the proper method would be to have an election across all zones for the
position?

From Fidonews,

[...]
   David Mouferrege past IC [sic ZC jk] did approve me as I was the lead
   Columnist in the Snooze, and for that emergency only, appointed "Pro Tem".
   The ninety days passed and no one else was selected by the ZCC to
   give their recommendation to the IC.

   And I became editor on a permanent basis. The emergency does not
   remove the editor's naming his successor as done since the beginning
   of Fidonews to prevent political power hungry people from
   control.

    Watch very carefully....  guard your Snooze.

    Ol'wdb
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Take care,
Janis

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