Subj : Nominations for the election of FTSC Standing Member
To   : All
From : ZCC Nominating Committee
Date : Fri Feb 18 2022 12:49 am

Dear All,

Recently the FTSC-administrator announced an election for FTSC Standing Members and outlined the procedure in this conference. It mentions among other things how candidates can be nominated ...

***************************************************************************** Standing members may be nominated Fidonet-wide by the following method:

 3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.
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To ensure a sufficient number of FTSC-members with proven technical background in Fido-software development, the ZCC has decided to activate this option, to create such a nominating committee and have it approach a number of people of whom it believes they could be a valuable asset.

The ZCC decided as nominating committee upon Ward Dossche 2:292/854 (ZC2 and current IC), and Niels Joncheere, 2:292/789 (NC292, current developer of the ERRFLAGS-software).

The nominating committee got in touch with 8 potential members of the FTSC to sound out their willingness and availability. 2 declined, 3 did not respond, 3 are willing to serve.

The nominating committee, in line with its mandate, nominates the following individuals as Standing Members of the FTSC:

  * Rob Swindell
  * James Coyle
  * Tim Schattkowsky

Rob Swindell in the past already served a term. He is involved with the hugely popular "Synchronet" software which is being used by many sysops. I even found video of him buried in the internet ... 8-)

   https://archive.org/details/20020731-bbs-swindell

James Coyle is a phenomenon in itself. He designed, developed and tested on his own that other piece of very popular software called "Mystic" which is used by literally hundreds of sysops in Fidonet and I don't know how many in other domains.

Tim Schattkowsky is a long-time Fidonet participant who at some time "took a vacation" but rejoined a while ago and is very well known for his WinPoint software which is a mainstay for points all over Fidonet and probably beyond.

These three gentlemen come highly recommended. They will be an asset.

Ward Dossche & Niels Joncheere

--- DB4 - Feb 12 2022
* Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)