For me, this just creates more questions: How does one define a "neutral third party"? For the sake of argument, who is to say whether anyone, *including* RootsWeb, is or is not neutral? How would we go about trying to find another server willing to accomodate us, work closely with the election committee, build and maintain election software, take all the flak that is bound to fly, and all the other things needed - for free? Good luck! Jim indicated that the software used in the runoff worked very well and was easy to administer. Would we be able to use it on another server? Also, was there any evidence at all that RootsWeb acted in anything other than a neutral manner in any of the preceding elections? Shari -----Original Message----- From: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 9:21 PM Subject: [BOARD-L] Re: Question for you >In response to the question the Board wanted asked of Fred: > >>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 05:06:25 -0700 >>From: Fred Smoot <dogtrot@well.com> >>Organization: Dog Trot X Press >>To: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> >>Subject: Re: Question for you >> >>Tim Stowell wrote: >>> >>> Dear Fred, >>> >>> The Advisory Board respectfully wishes to know: what action you wanted to >>> see taken in response to your protest? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tim >> >>Dear Tim, >> >>The most simple way to resolve the issue is this: >> >>If the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board will act in good faith to require >>a neutral third party to conduct our future national elections, I will >>withdraw my protest. ("Run-off Election: Formal Protest," dated 31 Aug >>1999) >> >>Fred Smoot >> >> > >