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@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@
 a voice in the technical direction of the project by shaping the membership in
 the TOF.
 
+Membership is determined using data from the previous 6 months of development
+contributions.  Using this data, the TOF will publish a list of Active Members
+of the two tiers.  An individual who was an Active Member of a tier in the
+preceding 6 months, but does not qualify in the most recent 6 months, will be
+listed as an Member Emeritus for 6 months.  Both Active and Emertius members
+are eligible for elections.
+
 There are two tiers of membership in the development community: normal and
 highly-productive.  It is the responsibility of the TOF to set metrics for
 determining community and tier membership.  The normal membership tier is
@@ -79,13 +86,6 @@
 cycle, normal developers are given a vote weight of 1 and highly-productive
 developers are given a vote weight of 3.
 
-Membership is determined using data from the previous 6 months of development
-contributions.  Using this data, the TOF will publish a list of Active Members
-of the two tiers.  An individual who was an Active Member of a tier in the
-preceding 6 months, but does not qualify in the most recent 6 months, will be
-listed as an Member Emeritus for 6 months.  Both Active and Emertius members
-are eligible for elections.
-
 Any individual who feels their contributions to the project were not recognized
 by the existing metrics may petition the TOF for inclusion in either tier and
 the TOF will make a determination.  Examples of these types of contributions