<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 7, 2018, at 22:03 , Omo Oaiya <<a href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net" class="">Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_extra"><div class=""><div class="m_3822184575208760914gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">On 7 June 2018 at 17:27, Owen DeLong <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:owen@delong.com" target="_blank" class="">owen@delong.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-"><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 7, 2018, at 08:36 , Omo Oaiya <<a href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net" target="_blank" class="">Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-m_-2853229449973633616Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="">There lies the fallacy in your interpretation and your presumption to speak for Ashok. </div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div></span>I do not speak for Ashok nor did I ever claim that I did. I do refer to Ashok’s own statements on the matter.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There lies one of the many fallacies in your accusations.</div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class="">You refer to Ashoks statements and interpret them rather let him clarify, <span style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class="">so you are speaking for him, albeit unsolicited.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>I did not interpret them. Sorry if you thought I did. I referred to them and stated my opinion which I believe is supported by his statements.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Really, must we engage in such sophistry and meta-discussion rather than addressing the actual substance of the situation?</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class=""><span class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-"><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class="">Nowhere in our guidelines does it say that the “None of the Above” option receiving the plurality of the votes means a win in other than the case of a sole candidate. On the other hand, the guidelines clearly describe the procedure to take in the case of candidates with the highest votes in a category.</div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div></span>Sigh… Yes, this is the literal, however illogical interpretation which you have repeatedly put forward. As I said, it is a legitimate literal interpretation of the guidelines regardless of it’s complete and utter failure to provide a logical interpretation or conclusion given what the guidelines do say.</div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class="">It is clear that you are are not reading guideline correctly as every reader knows that if one removes the “if statement”, the else defaults to “the candidate with<span class=""> </span></span><span class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_78 m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_inline_cards m_3822184575208760914gmail-replaceWithoutSep m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_ m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_run_anim m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr-alert m_3822184575208760914gmail-only-ins m_3822184575208760914gmail-Grammar m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_gramm" id="m_3822184575208760914gmail-78" style="display:inline;font-size:small;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">highest</span><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class=""><span class=""> </span>win” where<span class=""> </span></span><span class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_inline_cards m_3822184575208760914gmail-replaceWithoutSep m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_ m_3822184575208760914gmail-doubleReplace m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_run_anim m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr-alert m_3822184575208760914gmail-only-ins m_3822184575208760914gmail-Grammar m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_76 m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_gramm" id="m_3822184575208760914gmail-76" style="display:inline;font-size:small;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">definition</span><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class=""><span class=""> </span>of<span class=""> </span></span><span class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_inline_cards m_3822184575208760914gmail-replaceWithoutSep m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_ m_3822184575208760914gmail-doubleReplace m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_run_anim m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr-alert m_3822184575208760914gmail-only-ins m_3822184575208760914gmail-Grammar m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_77 m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_gramm" id="m_3822184575208760914gmail-77" style="display:inline;font-size:small;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">candidate</span><span style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline" class=""><span class=""> </span><wbr class="">is by<span class=""> </span></span><span class="m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_inline_cards m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_ m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_474 m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_run_anim m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr-alert m_3822184575208760914gmail-gr_spell m_3822184575208760914gmail-ContextualSpelling" id="m_3822184575208760914gmail-474" style="display:inline;font-size:small;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">nomcom</span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>It is clear that you are choosing to call my reading of the guidelines incorrect just as I call your reading of them illogical.</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class=""><br class="">There is the “letter of the law” literal exact word for word meaning, which, if taken to reductio ad absurdum does, in fact, leave one with your conclusion.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Then there is the “spirit of the law” which is the clear and only logical conclusion one can draw about the intent of the guidelines.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ashok’s previous statements on the matter and the posted and announced election results are consistent with the “spirit of the law” in this case. I agree that the guidelines should be clarified so that the letter of the law more clearly states the spirit of the law and lessens the probability of these wasteful reductio ad absurdum arguments. I do not believe any change to the result of the election is warranted.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I speak only for myself here. Obviously others may be of a different opinion.</div></div></blockquote><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">More uninformed presumptions. Frameworks for elections have to be in accordance with both the spirit and letter of the law. </div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>What in the above do you call a presumption?</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="">At this point, I will let Dr Tessa decide if he wants to take this further or not.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><div>That would be a refreshing change.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""></div><br class=""></body></html>