Re: Just so I'm clear

On 24/10/2012 20:34, Doug Barton wrote:
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> ... Nothing in the text suggests an
> unfettered right of creating new definitions of "vacant."
You mean, new compared to the first definition in Merriam-Webster.com?

1: not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer <a vacant office> 
<vacant thrones>

Objectively and factually, that seems to be the case. The IAOC is actually
going an extra mile rather than simply informing NomCom that the seat
has become vacant.

    Brian