[Foundation-l] Will the Board accept the election result?

[GerardM]

Hoi,
I do agree with you up to a point. We are past that point.

I agree with you that from the moment elections are announced, the rules and
the way people are expected to behave is fixed at that time. I have opposed
Danny's candidature from the moment he resigned as a staff member. In the
e-mail send by Jan-Bart it is plain that it is not considered a good thing
when staff members and ex-staff members stand for a board position.

When Gregory Maxwell changed the rules as I understood them by canvassing
the people who had not elected yet by e-mail, it changed the way you are
allowed to behave. I have consistently argued that it is not a good idea for
Danny to stand. I have been vocal about this. The suggestion that there is
an arbitrary criteria that I would want to impose is wrong. I agree with
Jan-Bart, staff members and ex-staff members should not stand for election
and I agree with Jan-Bart that this should be a rule at the start of a next
election.

An election is a procedure that should be fixed when the call for elections
go out. I have again raised the question only after this notion went out the
window. I have raised the issue again and again there is no answer, as there
is no answer I can only conclude that my conclusion is correct; not only
should he not stand, he is also the wrong person for the job.

Thanks,
    GerardM

On 7/7/07, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/6/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > From my perspective, Danny is not fit for a position as a board member.
> As
> > he does not answer the question why it would be good for him to stand,
> there
> > is no reason to think otherwise.
>
> If you object to him being on the board, that's one thing; you are
> free to campaign against him.  You and others have repeatedly raised
> valid questions regarding Danny's past actions.
>
> Arguing that he should not be allowed to stand for election in the
> first place is... wrong.
>
> Believing that you should be able to impose new arbitrary criteria for
> fitness of people to stand for election to the board is .... wrong.
>
> That's not what free elections are all about.  Please stop this insanity.
>
>
> --
> -george william herbert
> george.herbert at gmail.com
>
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