Subj : 2025 FTSC election
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sat Feb 22 2025 08:08 am

Hey Michiel!

On Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:21:52 +0100, you wrote:

 > I can understand you not being one of my fans but if you engage in back
 > stabbing please get your facts straight.

Only replying in kind, just as you would do (back stabbing, that is).

 > As for me doing much of nothing, I invite everyone to check the author's
 > name on the documents published during my watch. There are a substantial
 > number with either my full name or "FTSC administrator" on it.

You were once very active. Then things got pretty stale for many years. When I got to be a part of as well as witness documents and proposals brought to the table and some trying to be raised to standards (which is the actual job of the FTSC) get completely shot down by you and others, that was the nail in the coffin right there.

 > I shall not deny that some of the bumps and bruises I got during that
 > period are still aching at times but me being mad about being voted out
 > of the chair is fake news. I was not voted out of the chair, I resigned
 > of my own initiative.

Ah, my bad. Must not have been important enough for me to remember. Was that about the time you held an election for yourself and got a bunch of flak for it? This is probably why this election someone you don't 'approve' of was asked to hold it, instead.. so history didn't repeat itself. ;)

 > As for my issue with Tim, it certainly does count. Him posting from a
 > point number is just the tip of the elephant's trunk. Yes, thee is an
 > elephant in the room and so far no one will mention it or even see it.

Tim is a current author of software being used in Fidonet, and quite a few people already know that.

I don't care about your issues with Tim. What disgusted me, was that you most likely noticed this right away, and had the entire time of nominations to point it out, yet you didn't (and I suspect you did that on purpose to prove some kind of point that only you care about). I'm guessing since most people in this echo either know Tim, or know of his software, that where he posted from either went unnoticed or nobody cared (because they knew he has a valid Fidonet node).

You had other motives, though.

Regards,
Nick

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