On Monday 18 April 2005 20:12, Aron Griffis wrote:
> Personally, I'd like continuous 1 year required prior to eligibility.
> A hiatus (the semi-official Gentoo term for leave of absence) of more
> than 30 days would revoke membership, requiring 6 months of activity
> following the hiatus to restore membership.  This rule would attempt
> to ensure that members are abreast of current goings-on to reduce
> uninformed voting.  It's also simple and relatively easy to track.

I think the time of 30 days is somewhat short for hiatus. In europe it is not 
unusual to take holidays for over 3 or sometimes 4 weeks. Getting awfully 
close to this limit. Of course such an hiatus should then be announced. I 
would put 45 days (or 1 1/2 month) as more appropriate.

Paul

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