Shouldn't ANSI have provided nonvolatile instead of volatile?

[Henry Spencer]

In article <34067 at news.Think.COM> barmar at think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
>>... attendance in fact
>>isn't required, although it helps if you want to really have a voice in
>>things.
>
>ANSI rules say that you must have attended two of the most recent three
>meetings and be up-to-date in dues payments in order to have a vote on a
>standards committee ...  Is this what you mean by "really have a voice"?

Among other things; there is also the issue that being on hand to argue
the merits of your idea is usually better than having to respond to
criticisms after the fact by mail.
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