On 10/10/2014 13:59, Michael StJohns wrote:
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I think MR's correct here: 3777 3.4 says,
The intent of this rule is to ensure that members of the IESG and
IAB serve the number of years that best facilitates the review of
one-half of the members each year.
If a new AD position is created, I think doing a 3 year appointment is most
consonant with 3777 3.4, but I don't think 1 year is forbidden.
You need to read it all. Regular candidates serve a 2 or 3 year
appointment. Mid-term vacancy fillers serve between 1 to three years
depending on when the vacancy occurs. AFAIK we've never made a normal
vacancy 1 year appointment. And I think its been a while since we've had a 3
year term appointment.
I very much hope we can still apply common sense (with a rough consensus) when
we encounter a case that doesn't fit the letter of the rules.
'"If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically
in both hands, "the law is a ass - a idiot."' (Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist,
1838)
Brian