Has anyone bothered to ask counsel for an opinion about the issues StJohns raised? > -----Original Message----- > From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Brian E Carpenter > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:47 AM > To: Doug Barton > Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Just so I'm clear > > On 24/10/2012 20:34, Doug Barton wrote: > ... > > ... 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