Text 35721, 67 rader
Skriven 2016-08-21 19:58:03 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 35717 av Björn Felten (2:203/2)
Ärende: Old Fidonews articles
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Hello Björn,

 BF> I really wish that all of you would consider spending a few minutes
reading
 BF> FNEWSJ01 and FNEWSJ02.

 BF> This was the time when I took over the editorship, but also the time when
 BF> people started to realize how Janis did not keep her promises that got her
 BF> elected but rather abused the power given to her.

 BF> http://eljaco.se/FILES/FNEWS/FNEWSJ01.ZIP

 BF> http://eljaco.se/FILES/FNEWS/FNEWSJ02.ZIP

Shortly before handing over the reigns of the editorship to you,
Frank Vest had written an editorial warning us all what would happen
if sysops chose to change the rules of the game pertaining to the
election.  You can find it in the fidonet archives.

If you go back and read Frank's editorial, and realize that sysops
failed to heed Frank's warning, you will then come to your own senses.

Come to think of it, it may have been the event that tipped his
decision as to whom to appoint as the next editor of the Fidonews.

Janis has kept her word, and her promises.  In due accordance with
all rules and regulations as set forth by her, with full approval by
the sysops of her realm.

You cannot say Frank Vest did not warn us.  So he is not to blame.
You cannot say sysops outside of Zone 1 are to blame, because they
are part of a different realm.  You cannot even say most sysops
within Zone 1 are to blame, since hardly any of them even knew about
it.

But those who knew about it, and supported it, are to blame.  Each
and every one of them.  Even though their numbers are quite small.

What Janis has created is not a part of Fidonet.  It is an ism,
or some strange kind of ideology.  But definitely not a part of
Fidonet.  Not even a part of any zone (zones were the creation
of Tom Jennings, as I had noted in a previous post).

What is so holy about Janis' version of reality?  She claims the
basis of her authority coming from P4, which was only approved by
a very small number of sysops within one zone.  And this document
has no mechanism for change.  No means to amend it.  Unless she
decides to amend it herself.  No court to decide what it means,
as she herself is the decider.

I like to call this Krachtism.

Here is what a famous statesman once said about isms such as this -

"The sanctity of an ism is not in the ism; it has no sanctity
beyond its power to do, to work, to succeed in practice.  It may
have succeeded to succeed in practice.  It may have succeeded
yesterday and fail to-morrow.  Failed yesterday and succeed
to-morrow.  The machine first of all must run!"
~Benito Mussolini

Time for Olympics.  Men's basketball.  USA goes for the gold!

--Lee

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