Bill, The separation we were speaking of in this exchange was between the members of the NCSG who vote (or even who check in) and those who don't. avri On 23-Aug-16 09:35, William Drake wrote: > let us not succumb to diremption over this thread... > >> On Aug 23, 2016, at 14:35, avri doria <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> On 23-Aug-16 00:32, Norbert Klein wrote: >>> "*dirempt*"? - I am still "not among the English mother tongue" guys. >> >> https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt >> >> >> dirempt >> >> * Define <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#define> >> * Relate <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#relate> >> * List <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#lists> >> * Discuss <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#discuss> >> * See <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#see> >> * Hear <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#hear> >> * Love <https://www.wordnik.com/words/dirempt#> >> >> >> Definitions >> >> >> from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License >> >> * adj. Distinct; separate; secrete; divided. >> * v. To separate; to divide; to break off. >> >> >> from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary >> of English >> >> * adj. Divided; separated. >> * transitive v. To separate by force; to tear apart. >> >> >> from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia >> >> * To separate by violence; put asunder; break off. >> * Parted; separated. >> >> >> Etymologies >> >> From the Latin /diremptus/ ("separated”, “divided"), the past participle >> of /dirimō/ ("I separate”, “I divide"), formed >> as /dir-/ (/prevocalic/ variant of /dis-/ ("apart”, “asunder")) >> + /emō/ ("I take"); compare /dirempt²/. (Wiktionary) >> From the Latin dirempt-, the past participial stem of dirimō. /Prima >> facie/, the derivation of the verb appears identical with that of the >> adjective; however, whilst closely related, each carries a subtly >> different /semantic/ force — the verb takes merely the form of the Latin >> participle, whereas the adjective takes its meaning as well. (Wiktionary) >> >>> Norbert >>> >>> >>> On 8/23/2016 2:44 AM, avri doria wrote: >>> Please forgive the typo. >>> I mean NCSG >>> >>> I do agree, if we were to *dirempt*, we may find we have a larger non >>> voting SG than we do a voting SG. >>> >>> avri >>> >>> On 22-Aug-16 15:25, Ron Wickersham wrote: >>>> On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, avri doria wrote: >>>> >>>> ---snip--- >>>> >>>>> they were things that the EC was supposed to have written >>>>> procedures for >>>>> that were reviewed by the NVSG members. >>>> NVSG means "Non Voting Stakeholders group" ;) >>>> >>>> The non-voting stakeholders have never been properly represented. >>>> Should >>>> there be a working group formed to ensure that this oversight does not >>>> continue? >>>> >>>> -ron >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ************************************************************* > William J. Drake > International Fellow & Lecturer > Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ > University of Zurich, Switzerland > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (direct), [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (lists), > www.williamdrake.org <http://www.williamdrake.org> > ************************************************************* > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus