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  • Re: FidoNews 42:11 [01/07]: Ftsc Information

    From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Rob Swindel on Tue Mar 18 15:10:37 2025
    Question,

    Votes may now be contested until Saturday, 15 Mar 2025, 20:00 UTC.

    How does this work?

    March 15th was already 2 days past when this list was published.

    A slip of the pen somewhere?

    \%/@rd

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to Ward Dossche on Wed Mar 19 11:40:56 2025
    Hello Ward!

    18 Mar 25 15:10, you wrote to Rob Swindel:

    Question,

    Votes may now be contested until Saturday, 15 Mar 2025, 20:00 UTC.

    How does this work?

    March 15th was already 2 days past when this list was published.

    A slip of the pen somewhere?

    The article was queued for sending to Bjorn at 7:32 AM EDT (11:32 AM UTC) on Sunday, March 9th. However, probably due to his system problems, it didn't get sent until 7:26 PM EDT (11:26 PM UTC), so it missed his publication deadline.

    It was also posted in FTSC_PUBLIC on Saturday, March 8th at 10:57 PM PST (Sunday, March 9th, 6:57 AM UTC) so the voters had ample opportunity to file a challenge if they felt the need to do so.

    Andrew

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Andrew Leary on Wed Mar 19 21:20:20 2025
    Andrew,

    The article was queued for sending to Bjorn at 7:32 AM EDT (11:32 AM UTC) on Sunday, March 9th.

    There are multiple ways how to submit an article for Fidonews. If something "needs" to be published, there are ways to reach the publisher.

    It was also posted in FTSC_PUBLIC on Saturday,

    Fidonews is the official publication of Fidonet. Theoretically if it didn't get published, it didn't happen.

    \%/@rd

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to Ward Dossche on Wed Mar 19 18:08:48 2025
    Hello Ward!

    19 Mar 25 21:20, you wrote to me:

    There are multiple ways how to submit an article for Fidonews. If something "needs" to be published, there are ways to reach the
    publisher.

    I was submitting the article in the manner that I previously had arranged with the editor; I was not notified that any change was necessary.

    It was also posted in FTSC_PUBLIC on Saturday,

    Fidonews is the official publication of Fidonet. Theoretically if it didn't get published, it didn't happen.

    The election was conducted in FTSC_PUBLIC; therefore it is reasonable for the results to be published there as well. It was also submitted to FidoNews; due to circumstances that were beyond my control, it was not received for publication on time.

    Andrew

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  • From Dan Clough@1:135/115 to Ward Dossche on Wed Mar 19 20:26:59 2025
    Ward Dossche wrote to Andrew Leary <=-

    Andrew,

    The article was queued for sending to Bjorn at 7:32 AM EDT (11:32 AM UTC) on Sunday, March 9th.

    There are multiple ways how to submit an article for Fidonews. If something "needs" to be published, there are ways to reach the
    publisher.

    Maybe for his buddies, yeah. For the unwashed masses, not so much.

    It was also posted in FTSC_PUBLIC on Saturday,

    Fidonews is the official publication of Fidonet. Theoretically if it didn't get published, it didn't happen.

    Nobody cares, either way.

    Reasonable attempt at stirring up shit, but.... FAIL.



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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Thu Mar 20 13:11:18 2025
    Dan,

    Reasonable attempt at stirring up shit, but.... FAIL.

    I think the critical mass of shit available to stir-up has now dropped below sustainable limits.

    \%/@rd

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  • From Dan Clough@1:135/115 to Ward Dossche on Thu Mar 20 07:49:13 2025
    Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Reasonable attempt at stirring up shit, but.... FAIL.

    I think the critical mass of shit available to stir-up has now dropped below sustainable limits.

    I believe you are correct on that. Happy Thursday.



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