Re: [802SEC] Preliminary Tally: +++EC Email Ballot+++Motion for electronic distribution of standards to 802+++
I believe that in the second "I urge ..." Geoff meant to "change their vote
to disapprove" rather than "approve."
Geoff, if I am wrong, I beg your forgiveness ...
Assuming that I understand his intent, I support Geoff's urging.
Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG] On Behalf Of
> Geoff Thompson
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 5:54 PM
> To: STDS-802-SEC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
> Cc: Geoff Thompson
> Subject: Re: [802SEC] Preliminary Tally: +++EC Email
> Ballot+++Motion for electronic distribution of standards to 802+++
>
> Colleagues-
>
> Since the vote is so close on this ballot I would appreciate
> the privilege
> of trying to put my thumb on the balance.
>
> I urge those who have not voted to vote disapprove.
> I urge those who have voted to change their vote to approve.
>
> The program as it currently exists is not broken, not expensive, not
> particularly troublesome to implement and highly popular with
> our constituents.
>
> If we eliminate it and then try to go back it may not be
> possible. The CD
> program has always been unpopular with staff and barely tolerated. I
> started the program by just going ahead and doing it. Staff
> never really
> gave permission for the program. Instead they just tolerated
> it and set the
> boundaries.
>
> I have always been an advocate of giving our contributors something
> PHYSICAL for their contributions and participation. The CD is
> the last
> vestige of that. The cost and effort is truly trivial in our
> scheme of
> things. The archival value of a pressed CD (over burned) has
> been discussed
> earlier
>
> I strongly believe we should keep the program. Please
> cast/change your vote
> to disapprove (and, presumably, support a subsequent motion
> to generate and
> press a new CD)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Geoff
>
>
> At 12:05 PM 10/5/2007 , Bob O'Hara (boohara) wrote:
> >Here is the current tally of the ballot. Please let me know
> if I have
> >recorded your vote incorrectly.
> >
> >If you have not yet voted, please note the current tally and
> that this
> >ballot closes in five days, on 10 October.
> >
> >
> >Voters DNV APP DIS ABS
> >---------------------------------------------------------
> >CH Paul Nikolich DNV
> >V1 Mat Sherman X
> >V2 Pat Thaler X
> >ES Buzz Rigsbee X
> >RS Bob O'Hara X
> >TR John Hawkins X
> >01 Tony Jeffree X
> >03 Bob Grow X
> >11 Stuart Kerry X
> >15 Bob Heile DNV
> >16 Roger Marks X
> >17 John Lemon X
> >18 Mike Lynch X
> >19 Steve Shellhammer X
> >20 Arnie Greenspan X
> >21 Vivek Gupta DNV
> >22 Carl Stevenson X
> >ME Geoff Thompson non-voting
> >---+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---+++---
> >TOTALS DNV APP DIS ABS
> >total: -03- -07- -07- -00-
> >
> >
> > -Bob
> >
> >Bob O'Hara
> >Cisco Systems - WNBU
> >
> >Phone: +1 408 853 5513
> >Mobile: +1 408 218 4025
> >
> >
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