Re: Contradictions w/r/t membership, renewal, ballot

[Dave Neary <dneary free fr>]

Hi Matthias,

You are correct that either your membership was lapsed, or you should
have received a ballot, but not both.

The membership committee has been having some problems this year with
membership renewals - many members of the foundation had their
membership lapse this year without being notified of that, including
myself (although I did receive a reminder when the committee checked
whether all board candidates were members).

They are doing everything they can to rectify the situation.

Thank you,
Dave.

Matthias Warkus wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've received contradictory messages concerning my foundation  
> membership and voting rights these last days. I.e. I've received a  
> message titled "Need to renew". It didn't tell me I needed to renew,  
> though - it told me I didn't need to renew my membership, because it  
> had last been renewed on November 11th, 2004. This means my  
> membership had already expired, though.
> 
> Your mail also told me (again more or less contradicting itself) that  
> I would receive a ballot for the current elections on December 3rd if  
> I renewed my membership in time. Yet I've received a ballot on  
> November 25th already, and I was perfectly able to vote. Note that I  
> am also *not* currently listed as a member of the GNOME Foundation at  
> the respective Web page.
> 
> It should be eminently clear that the "Need to renew" message is  
> nonsense, and the online membership list is wrong, or that I have  
> erroneously received a ballot when I shouldn't.
> 
> I would also appreciate a clear answer on whether I am currently a  
> member of the foundation and whether I need to apply for renewal  
> before December 2nd.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> mawa
> (mawarkus gnome org)


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Dave Neary
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