response 7 of 20:

Dec 1 23:06 UTC 2003

"I think it's a valid point to make, since electing a remote candidate
will result in extra complications and quite possibly extra expenses."

I think this is the point other tried to make in another item. When 
you're electing a board member, you want to elect the best person. And 
subtracting points based on localness isn't fair. The fair way to go 
is to come up with a solution that makes the factor of whether a board 
member is local or not a moot point in deciding whether or not to vote 
for him. However, ignoring the issue about how to deal with remote 
board members, and not coming up with a solution is going to prevent 
remote board members from being voted. It makes the whole policy 
amendment process moot.