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Grex > Coop13 > #288: Nominations for the 2006 Grex Board of Directors | |
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scholar
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response 67 of 115:
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Nov 20 05:36 UTC 2005 |
Hey, baby, this is Grex.
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other
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response 68 of 115:
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Nov 20 22:08 UTC 2005 |
I'm all in favor of death threats on Grex, but ONLY if they are
"credible and specific."
(Or is it "specific and credible?" I can't remember.)
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tod
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response 69 of 115:
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Nov 21 07:53 UTC 2005 |
Please don't forget that I withdrew my nomination acceptance.
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remmers
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response 70 of 115:
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Nov 22 16:10 UTC 2005 |
Okay, I *think* it's okay to extend nominations by three days, the
amount of time remaining in the nomination period when Grex went
down for the OS upgrade. I believe the bylaw language on election
extensions allows this. So I hereby declare that nominations are open
now through November 25.
The board election will take place December 1-15. There are nominees
who have not yet definitely accepted. They have until midnight November
30 to accept, and should do so by indicating acceptance in this item.
To appear on the ballot, one must also be a member in good standing who
has paid at least three months' dues.
I'll post a summary of the nominations and acceptances in a day
or two.
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other
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response 71 of 115:
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Nov 22 16:49 UTC 2005 |
I appreciate the nomination, and I respectfully decline.
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twenex
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response 72 of 115:
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Nov 22 22:41 UTC 2005 |
Ditto.
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remmers
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response 73 of 115:
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Nov 27 19:16 UTC 2005 |
Okay, nominations are closed.
Nominees who have accepted are: slynne, bhoward, polygon, aruba.
Scanning the item, I think granger, naftee, and remmers were nominated
and have not accepted or declined. Let me know if I missed anybody.
Such people have through Nov. 30 to accept and to become members in good
standing if they aren't already.
Re my own nomination: I appreciate the thought but will decline.
At this point, there are four nominees who accepted, which equals the
number of board vacancies.
Recall that there will be a special election early next year (the board
needs to set the dates) to fill the vacancy created by Steve VanLoon's
resignation.
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naftee
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response 74 of 115:
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Nov 28 07:13 UTC 2005 |
I'm not a member; I can't seem to run.
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remmers
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response 75 of 115:
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Nov 30 20:58 UTC 2005 |
Even though it looks like there will be no competition for board seats
this time, the vote program is now operational. If nothing else, this
will provide an opportunity to test it under OpenBSD.
From a tty interface, run it by typing 'vote' from a Unix shell prompt
or !vote from most other prompts. From the web, go to
https://grex.org/cgi-bin/pw/voting-booth .
(http and https both work, but I suggest using the more secure https,
since you have to authenticate with your grex id and password.)
The vote runs midnight to midnight EST, December 1 through 15. If you
try to vote outside that timeframe, you'll get a terse message about the
polls being closed.
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naftee
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response 76 of 115:
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Nov 30 23:45 UTC 2005 |
the message has a comma splice. Please replace with :
We're sorry; the polls are closed.
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ric
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response 77 of 115:
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Dec 1 20:25 UTC 2005 |
Oh joy, I get to vote in my first grex election!
There. I voted for everyone.
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eprom
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response 78 of 115:
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Dec 1 21:44 UTC 2005 |
This is sorta like the old Soviet elections - You can vote for anyone
you like, as long as they're a member of the communist party.
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naftee
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response 79 of 115:
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Dec 1 23:51 UTC 2005 |
I like Bruce Howard's statement
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bhoward
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response 80 of 115:
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Dec 2 10:24 UTC 2005 |
Whoops, sorry about that. The permissions are corrected and the
statement properly reinstalled now.
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jep
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response 81 of 115:
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Dec 2 14:05 UTC 2005 |
Larry, how come you didn't mention that you're county clerk for
Washtenaw County? Your campaign statement says you work at U-M's ISR.
Though there aren't any choices, there are 4 great candidates.
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remmers
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response 82 of 115:
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Dec 2 16:08 UTC 2005 |
I think Larry's campaign statement is left over from the election two
years ago.
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keesan
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response 83 of 115:
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Dec 2 16:58 UTC 2005 |
I was told to vote for a maximum of 4. How would I go about voting for 5?
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albaugh
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response 84 of 115:
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Dec 2 17:51 UTC 2005 |
In this case you couldn't, since the vote program wouldn't let you.
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remmers
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response 85 of 115:
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Dec 2 19:12 UTC 2005 |
You can, however, vote for 0, 1, 2, or 3.
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keesan
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response 86 of 115:
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Dec 2 19:13 UTC 2005 |
What I meant was, with only 4 candidates, why am I still told not to vote for
5?
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nharmon
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response 87 of 115:
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Dec 2 19:16 UTC 2005 |
This response has been erased.
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albaugh
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response 88 of 115:
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Dec 2 19:36 UTC 2005 |
Just in case you had developed malice of forethought... ;-)
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marcvh
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response 89 of 115:
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Dec 2 19:37 UTC 2005 |
Because five is right out!
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albaugh
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response 90 of 115:
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Dec 2 19:40 UTC 2005 |
1, 2, 4 - no, 3!
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remmers
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response 91 of 115:
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Dec 3 12:56 UTC 2005 |
Re #86: Well, here's a technical answer.
The program logic says "Display the message 'Vote for at most N'", where
N is the number of candidates. I didn't make an exception for the
special case that N is equal to the number of slots. So the message is
displayed when it is impossible even to try to vote for more than N.
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