[AFS3-std] late nomination

[Steven Jenkins]

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Alf Wachsmann <alfw@slac.stanford.edu> wro=
te:
> On Wed, 18 Aug 2010, Felix Frank wrote:
>>
>> On 08/18/2010 10:54 PM, Tom Keiser wrote:
>>>
>>> Matt W. Benjamin<matt@linuxbox.com> =A0wrote:
>>>>
>>>> With sincere apologies for technically sending a nomination after the
>>>> deadline--I would respectfully request support from the registrars and
>>>> electors in this special case.
>>>>
>>>> In any case, I respectfully nominate Hartmut Reuter, who has expressed
>>>> willingness to serve (in his retirement), and is, needless to say, hig=
hly
>>>> qualified to serve as an afs3-standardization chair.
>>>
>>> I second this nomination. =A0Given Hartmut's qualifications and long
>>> standing within the community, I think we should grant an extension to
>>> the nomination period in order to allow Hartmut to stand in the
>>> upcoming elections.
>>
>> I strongly second this request!
>
> It's a bad start for a standardization group to break their own rules
> right at the start but I believe that the position is important enough
> and Hartmut a strong enough candidate to do this, so
>
> I also strongly support and second Hartmut's nomination.
>

Could the registrars chime in on this topic, please?  i.e., 'ok', 'not
ok', or 'we'd like to see X before we make a decision'

If it matters, I think Hartmut would make an excellent standardization chai=
r.

Thank you,
Steven