[Foundation-l] Pointing out to an oddity

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

> They are available on the submission page if one want to see it. The
> committee would just prefer they not be as visibly available until we
> have confirmed the candidates meet the eligibility criteria and that
> their candidate submission meet the election regulation. This is partly
> to ensure fairness to all those who stand. Say a candidate submission is
> too long (as has been the case a couple of time), it does take time for
> them to correct it. In the mean time, if it were all widely visible, the
> other candidates can/will complain about unfair advantages gained over
> the exposure to the longer statement.
>
> KTC

I can also add to this that the translation effot of the candidate
presentations will only start after May 22. By chance, all four candidates
presented themselves in English - but it would be perfectly legal to them
to do it in other languages, and indeed the mothertongues of two of them
is not English. A premature exposure of the presentation in different
languages (i.e. before the translation is completed) would also make the
chances unequal.

Cheers
Yaroslav