Thanks for the detailed reply.
>I'm sorry if my straightforwardness caused alarm
Not at all, at least not for me. I'd rather prefer such things be transparent, than be something decided behind closed doors unbeknownst to regular users.
>"first in first out" approach when handling board claims might be the most impartial approach
It mainly rewards those with specific intent to claim available boards, whether it is done out of a malicious desire to control and destroy particular communities or on the contrary out of a positive impulse to preserve these communities from falling into the wrong hands (which I suspect was the case here). Board volunteers, let alone simple board users, might not have the time to regularly check the board list to see if their board became claimable. But still, board volunteers (and users) would probably prefer that the board doesn't go to an outsider. Which isn't easy to do, with no alert that the board became or is about to become claimable.
>If a BO wishes to designate a successor for whatever reason, and he can't transfer the board himself when he resigns from being the BO, we gladly make a note, and transfer the board when it is necessary.
How should that be done? By email or with role signature on the board?
>The designated heir should express his claim still.
Same question, how and when? Right after designation or only after the board becomes claimable?
>whatever a write here isn't set in stone for now
Well, any clarity would still be welcome. I understand that a lot of problems (that may arise from someone untrustworthy stealing the board) can be solved by simply creating a new board, but it can be hard to convince everyone to migrate. Besides, board addresses are symbolic for many people, /polru/ had the same URI on many other chans, and /bb/ had it since its inception like 15 years ago.