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Subject: [Llg-members] Motion: BPFK Reauthorization
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Following today's IRC session, I am formally presenting for =
consideration the following revised draft of the "BPFK REAUTHORIZATION" =
proposal. Based on the IRC discussion, I have made a few changes from =
the previous draft:

* BPFK is explicitly authorized to recognize/recommend standards =
documents which may have originated outside the committee. This is to =
avoid BPFK becoming a bottleneck (perceived or actual) holding back the =
production of documentation, especially the next edition of CLL.

* Clarification on the process to elect the BPFK chair. The election of =
the first fixed-term chair of BPFK will originate in LLG -- a concession =
to the fact that there doesn't currently seem to be a clear sense of =
membership in that committee, so I'm not sure BPFK is prepared to make a =
nomination now, but I'd be happy to be wrong about that. The nomination =
of subsequent chairs is expected to originate in the committee, and to =
be included in the annual report to the membership, with LLG's customary =
role in the selection of a chair limited to a vote of confidence =
confirming the nomination.

* Replaced any references to {jatna} with "chair" to avoid reopening old =
debates on role of the chair of BPFK within LLG at-large. The chair is =
responsible for organizing the work of the committee and reporting it to =
the membership. LLG is responsible for maintaining the relationship with =
the committee by recognizing the chair and approving its reports. The =
details of how the committee does its business are explicitly delegated =
to the chair.

* Added language to clarify that where the new policy may be found to =
conflict with the considerable body of policy that has aggregated over =
the years, the new policy should be held to be the governing one.

It seems like the role of the chair in this proposal has generated the =
most controversy -- at least in the IRC sessions. I made some changes to =
the language to respond to issues raised by Nora, Selpa'i, and Ilmen, =
and would be glad to continue to discuss how best to arrange things so =
that BPFK can carry out its work, maintaining a clear relationship with =
LLG, but also protecting its work from administrative interference: A =
doctrine that seems to have attracted a lot of agreement over the years, =
but which has never been well-represented in the formal policy.

I'd welcome a second, amendments friendly or otherwise, and discussion.

--Riley

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Motion: BPFK REAUTHORIZATION
LLG hereby recommissions BPFK (a.k.a. "banpla fuzykamni", "baupla =
fuzykamni", "byfy") as a standing committee with the charge of improving =
and maintaining formal descriptions of Lojban, elaborating undocumented =
and under-documented language features, resolving inconsistencies and =
errors in existing documentation, and responding to issues that arise in =
usage.

BPFK is expressly empowered to determine its own decision-making process =
and pursue its own agenda within the scope of its charge as specified in =
this charter.

BPFK is authorized to propose standards for the lojban language which =
may include lists of words, definitions in various languages, human or =
mechanical specifications of the grammar, and instructional or reference =
texts. BPFK may develop standards documents or recognize documents which =
have been developed by other bodies or individuals.

Standard documents may be reported to the Annual Meeting for =
ratification by a two-thirds majority of the general membership. Once =
ratified, these may be described as "official standards" of LLG. When =
the Annual Meeting is not in session, BPFK may seek Board approval of =
standards, which upon such approval, may be described as "interim =
standards".

Upon adoption of this policy, the Annual Meeting of LLG membership will =
hold an election for the office of chair of BPFK. Henceforth, BPFK may, =
in its annual report to the membership, nominate a candidate to serve a =
subsequent term as chair. If such a candidate is reported, LLG =
membership will hold a vote of confidence requiring a simple majority to =
confirm the nomination. If no candidate is nominated by BPFK, or if the =
nominated candidate is not confirmed by the membership, an open election =
will be held by LLG membership. At no time will membership in LLG or =
BPFK be considered a requirement for the position of chair of BPFK.

The natural term of the office of chair of BPFK will begin at the time =
of the confirmation or election at the Annual Meeting and extend to the =
confirmation or election of a chair at the subsequent Annual Meeting, or =
to the adjournment of that meeting if no chair is elected or confirmed. =
Should the chair become vacant for any reason while the Annual Meeting =
is not in session, the Board may ask the committee to nominate an =
interim chair to serve the balance of the term. Should the committee =
fail to forward a nominee, or should more than one nominee be forwarded, =
the Board reserves the discretion to appoint an interim chair.

In the case that the Annual Meeting of LLG membership fails to confirm =
or elect a chair, the committee will be considered suspended until such =
a time as an interim chair is appointed by the Board, or until the =
election of a new chair at a subsequent Annual Meeting.

In the case that policies specified in this document are found to =
contradict policies previously established by LLG or its Board of =
Directors, the policies in this document should be held to supplant the =
previous policies.=

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"><div>Following today's IRC session, I am formally presenting for =
consideration the following revised draft of the "BPFK REAUTHORIZATION" =
proposal. Based on the IRC discussion, I have made a few changes from =
the previous draft:</div><div><br></div><div>* BPFK is explicitly =
authorized to recognize/recommend standards documents which may have =
originated outside the committee. This is to avoid BPFK becoming a =
bottleneck (perceived or actual) holding back the production of =
documentation, especially the next edition of =
CLL.</div><div><br></div><div>* Clarification on the process to elect =
the BPFK chair. The election of the first fixed-term chair of BPFK will =
originate in LLG -- a concession to the fact that there doesn't =
currently seem to be a clear sense of membership in that committee, so =
I'm not sure BPFK is prepared to make a nomination now, but I'd be happy =
to be wrong about that.&nbsp;The nomination of subsequent chairs is =
expected to originate in the committee, and to be included in the annual =
report to the membership, with LLG's customary role in the selection of =
a chair limited to a vote of confidence confirming the =
nomination.</div><div><br></div><div>* Replaced any references to =
{jatna} with "chair" to avoid reopening old debates on role of the chair =
of BPFK within LLG at-large. The chair is responsible for organizing the =
work of the committee and reporting it to the membership. LLG is =
responsible for maintaining the relationship with the committee by =
recognizing the chair and approving its reports. The details of how the =
committee does its business are explicitly delegated to the =
chair.</div><div><br></div><div>* Added language to clarify that where =
the new policy may be found to conflict with the considerable body of =
policy that has aggregated over the years, the new policy should be held =
to be the governing one.</div><div><br></div><div>It seems like the role =
of the chair in this proposal has generated the most controversy -- at =
least in the IRC sessions. I made some changes to the language to =
respond to issues raised by Nora, Selpa'i, and Ilmen, and would be glad =
to continue to discuss how best to arrange things so that BPFK can carry =
out its work, maintaining a clear relationship with LLG, but also =
protecting its work from administrative interference: A doctrine that =
seems to have attracted a lot of agreement over the years, but which has =
never been well-represented in the formal =
policy.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd welcome a second, amendments =
friendly or otherwise, and =
discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>--Riley</div><div><br></div><div>----=
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">Motion: BPFK REAUTHORIZATION</pre><pre style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
white-space: pre-wrap; ">LLG hereby recommissions BPFK (a.k.a. "banpla =
fuzykamni", "baupla fuzykamni", "byfy") as a standing committee with the =
charge of improving and maintaining formal descriptions of Lojban, =
elaborating undocumented and under-documented language features, =
resolving inconsistencies and errors in existing documentation, and =
responding to issues that arise in usage.

BPFK is expressly empowered to determine its own decision-making process =
and pursue its own agenda within the scope of its charge as specified in =
this charter.

BPFK is authorized to propose standards for the lojban language which =
may include lists of words, definitions in various languages, human or =
mechanical specifications of the grammar, and instructional or reference =
texts. BPFK may develop standards documents or recognize documents which =
have been developed by other bodies or individuals.

Standard documents may be reported to the Annual Meeting for =
ratification by a two-thirds majority of the general membership. Once =
ratified, these may be described as "official standards" of LLG. When =
the Annual Meeting is not in session, BPFK may seek Board approval of =
standards, which upon such approval, may be described as "interim =
standards".

Upon adoption of this policy, the Annual Meeting of LLG membership will =
hold an election for the office of chair of BPFK. Henceforth, BPFK may, =
in its annual report to the membership, nominate a candidate to serve a =
subsequent term as chair. If such a candidate is reported, LLG =
membership will hold a vote of confidence requiring a simple majority to =
confirm the nomination. If no candidate is nominated by BPFK, or if the =
nominated candidate is not confirmed by the membership, an open election =
will be held by LLG membership. At no time will membership in LLG or =
BPFK be considered a requirement for the position of chair of BPFK.

The natural term of the office of chair of BPFK will begin at the time =
of the confirmation or election at the Annual Meeting and extend to the =
confirmation or election of a chair at the subsequent Annual Meeting, or =
to the adjournment of that meeting if no chair is elected or confirmed. =
Should the chair become vacant for any reason while the Annual Meeting =
is not in session, the Board may ask the committee to nominate an =
interim chair to serve the balance of the term. Should the committee =
fail to forward a nominee, or should more than one nominee be forwarded, =
the Board reserves the discretion to appoint an interim chair.

In the case that the Annual Meeting of LLG membership fails to confirm =
or elect a chair, the committee will be considered suspended until such =
a time as an interim chair is appointed by the Board, or until the =
election of a new chair at a subsequent Annual Meeting.

In the case that policies specified in this document are found to =
contradict policies previously established by LLG or its Board of =
Directors, the policies in this document should be held to supplant the =
previous policies.</pre></div></body></html>=

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