Hi Ward,

>> Don't you and others think that is a very brief period for accepting
>> candidates?

> No.

Fine by me, but it did seem a bit hurried to me.  If it's ok with you and
others I won't make a big deal of it.

> Except for the different dates and a few cosmetic changes, these are exactly
>the same rules as used in 2016 (and probably 2014) at which time it apparently
> was not an issue.

The 'rules' of the election were NOT commented on as you must have seen.  If
others are good with the dates, I'm happy as well.

> These rules were discussed with Vince Coen and Ben Ritchey (Vote Verifier).
> Both agreed with them.

Both great people as you know I have said in the past... and I'm glad you
contacted them.  Please do remember that it was _my_ idea to you to ask Ben to
be the vote verifier when you asked me to take the job. Not sure why all the
angst now, Ward 

>> It's -almost- as bad as the gov't over here posting on Friday's ...
>> everyone is
>> 'away' or has their mind attuned to other details of family on weekends.

> The reality is that this is a dead echo serving no purpose. The only thing

Perhaps dead to you, but that's ok.. in the last 30 days, there were  70
messages... in the last year, 530 messages.  That's in the 'mostly dead'
territory.  And it does serve a purpose I think - when other 'like-named' echos
 are run over by jerks and antagonists it almost a retreat.

> A remnant of the past zone warz...

I don't think so at all... unless you plan to make it one.  Discussions in here
 in the last month have been everything but of the 'war zone' type - which
never really existed in the first place.  You and I got along and worked
together over the years with perhaps a bump here and there.

> Oh yes, there's also the monthly posting of echo rules by 2 independant
> moderators ... which will now continue.

Doesn't have to... why would it start?

>But Vince asked me to run a moderator election ... and that is what I am doing

I'm glad you are.  And yes, he's a good guy as I've said many times, and always
 there when you need him.  Both statements are also very true of Ben.

Take care,
Janis

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