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Re: SUO: SUMO / IFF




I agree with Chris on this. We may have issues with SUMO, but I think
Adam is trying his damnedest to be positive and accommodating. 

Leo

Chris Menzel wrote:
> 
> Bob Spillers wrote:
> > Regarding the IFF vote.
> >
> > I urge all of the members to vote NO.
> >
> > Some of you may wish to vote YES because you do not wish the SUMO to
> > have a position of privilege and think it is wise to vote for the IFF so
> > there will be at least one other document in the same status..  I
> > believe the SUMO vote will fail.  Jim has delayed the vote on the SUMO
> > appeal long enough that it cannot occur before the IFF vote.
> >
> > If the SUMO vote ultimately succeeds, I will join others in proposing
> > the IFF for the same status.  We have seen some of the results of Adam's
> > stewardship of the SUMO.  I don't wish to see more.
> 
> Bob,
> 
> I acknowledge and respect your right to push hard on procedural issues and
> to aggressively argue your views on SUMO, IFF, document standardization,
> etc.  But I find your often sarcastic, innuendo-laden personal attacks
> unwarranted, distasteful, and inappropriate in this forum. Moreover, your
> attacks suggest either a hidden agenda or a lack of conviction about the
> force of your own arguments.  Either way, please stick to the issues.   If
> you're right about SUMO, SUO participants will be smart enough to figure
> it out on their own without the benefit of your ad hominem mud-slinging.
> 
> -chris

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