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Inaugural Coin Return Board of Directors Election [2025] - VOTING closed. Results soon.

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Ultimately, I'd prefer some more stringent controls on the voting process, but I trust the people running the vote to hold a follow-up vote if there's clear evidence of fuckery going on, especially in light of the controls MI confirmed were in place already.

    Actually, thinking about it more, a second round of votes with more stringent protections in place wouldn't be the worst idea anyway? But I'd defer to the TT if setting that up in timely fashion would be feasible, much less advisable.

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Can we get all the candidates into a fortnite lobby and see who the last five standing are? A series of physical challenges?

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  • Disco11Disco11 Registered User regular
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    Can we get all the candidates into a fortnite lobby and see who the last five standing are? A series of physical challenges?

    I'm down as long as we add a trivia round

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  • GnizmoGnizmo Registered User regular
    Expendable wrote: »
    Sorry to double post but I wanted to separate the thoughts.

    What's the procedure to question these candidates? Should I @ them in here? PM?

    I would think either could work, but I wouldn't suspect @ing them would be more effective. Simply because if you have a question other people probably do as well. One answer for everyone to see feels the easiest way to do that.

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    Solysp wrote: »
    Expendable wrote: »
    Sorry to double post but I wanted to separate the thoughts.

    What's the procedure to question these candidates? Should I @ them in here? PM?

    I can't speak for anyone else but if anyone has questions for me I'd be happy to answer them in this thread in the open.

    What is your position on the 2017 UCF Knights football program's correct and valid claim to a share of the National Championship in light of the fact they beat the Auburn Tigers, who defeated both teams in contention for the College Football Playoff title that year?*

    (*Please do not respond to me on this topic, I will need to be hit with a tranq dart after about five minutes.)

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    I see the potential for a pretty powerful Antipodean bloc to form.

  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    Solysp wrote: »
    Expendable wrote: »
    Sorry to double post but I wanted to separate the thoughts.

    What's the procedure to question these candidates? Should I @ them in here? PM?

    I can't speak for anyone else but if anyone has questions for me I'd be happy to answer them in this thread in the open.

    Whereas I will only answer questions secretly in shadowy alleys

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  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    Damn so this is what it's like in a functioning democracy when you have to actually apply some real thought to who you want to represent you. This is harder than i thought it would be.

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  • minor incidentminor incident publicly subsidized! privately profitable!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Folks - give us a minute. We're hearing the concerns about vote integrity and taking them seriously. We've been discussing it. We think there might be a workaround that would allow us to utilize a more secure methodology. For the moment we're pausing the voting while we work out the details. We don't do this lightly, so please bear with us. More to come soon.

    For the time being we'll leave the thread here open if folks want to discuss candidates.

    Hell, New Jersey, it said on the letter. Delivered without comment. So be it!
  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    Ok I made my last post in SE but if anyone has any questions for me I will answer them here.

    This won't influence my vote but seems like a perfectly cromulent time to ask, are you going to continue to run the Saints in CoRe?

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    I'm here and realized I only generally alluded to some stuff I meant to edit to be more specific in that writeup, or whatever other questions

  • AmberAmber Registered User regular
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    I see the potential for a pretty powerful Antipodean bloc to form.

    inshallah

  • HachfaceHachface Not the Minister Farrakhan you're thinking of Dammit, Shepard!Registered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    If you're the kind of person who still doesn't trust the Transition Team, after everything they have done and the amount of money they're in charge of, to run a vote fairly and recognize any bullshit that may come ul then what exactly are you still doing here?

    I think the TT is doing an honest job (in this and all other affairs). This solution they have landed on, though, I have to say is insufficient. It's just too easy to vote multiple times. Simple as that.

  • HerrCronHerrCron It that wickedly supports taxation Registered User regular
    Quetzi wrote: »
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Chanus wrote: »
    Solysp wrote: »
    For clarity, I should list all 19 candidates in order of preference? Can I list 18 (I'd like to abstain from voting for myself at all if possible) without breaking anything?

    you can list or not list as many as you like, but probably a good idea to at least pick 5

    the order is your order of preference (1= most preferred)

    If you really want to get into the weeds of STV systems, if you *don't* want a candidate elected, is it better to not give them a preference, or to rank everyone and give them your last preference?

    As far as I understand it, if you do not want a specific candidate elected, then do not include them on your ballot at all.

    This is one school of thought
    The other is that you should always rank everyone and place the candidate you despise last, on the grounds that it maximises you impact in the election, and it benefits every other candidate at the expense of the one in your last place.

    Like I said, it's really getting into the weeds of STV,

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  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    Personally, assuming the questions are not too personal, i would prefer to see them here. I know there are some very sharp folks here who will ask much better questions than my feeble mind can come up with and would love to see the answers. Or if the candidate could strip the identifying info and post the question and answer if the person who PMd says it's ok that would be great as well. Obviously that's just a preference and if the information is too sensitive i don't want anyone to get upset.

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  • DabbleDabble It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited March 31
    furlion wrote: »
    Ok I made my last post in SE but if anyone has any questions for me I will answer them here.

    This won't influence my vote but seems like a perfectly cromulent time to ask, are you going to continue to run the Saints in CoRe?

    If they can't, I'll make sure it gets done. I'm not a great organizer myself, but fortunately my wife is.

    That is a tradition I will not let die.

    Edit* hurray! I'm not needed

    Dabble on
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited March 31
    This was pretty hard to decide, especially as there wasn't anybody I'd actively not want. I think my top five has a decent balance of people with experience in online circles, people with IRL experience of management, and people whose temperaments I think would be a valuable contribution to any situation of formal governance. Some I've talked with frequently over the last 17 years, some I know by name or reputation, and some I never knew but eloquently sold themselves to me. I probably skew pretty hard in certain areas, so the chance of my choices being the median are nil, but I don't foresee being upset with the outcome regardless.

    I should go get some democracy sausage.

    RMS Oceanic on
  • Space PickleSpace Pickle Registered User regular
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    Can we get all the candidates into a fortnite lobby and see who the last five standing are? A series of physical challenges?

    The feats of strength!

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Maybe I should have copied my ordered list to prevent having to think about it again...

    Nah, misapplied cognitive shortcuts never prosper, I'll just have to tap my temple again

  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    Gnizmo wrote: »
    My being on the board has nothing to do with whether or not I continue Saints.

    I’m hoping I can run Saints until I die…or we somehow reach a point where it’s not needed.

    Ok but what about the Little Drummer Boy thread?

    He has to run Saints to balance has soul for the LDB thread.

  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited March 31
    Folks - give us a minute. We're hearing the concerns about vote integrity and taking them seriously. We've been discussing it. We think there might be a workaround that would allow us to utilize a more secure methodology. For the moment we're pausing the voting while we work out the details. We don't do this lightly, so please bear with us. More to come soon.

    For the time being we'll leave the thread here open if folks want to discuss candidates.

    Thank you for doing this: this vote is probably the most important one we'll make in this process, so whatever the results may be, they need to be accurate.

    Honestly, if worst came to worst, I'd be fine with this being about as anonymous as a US election (verified identity, but not public knowledge) and just make a "Vote Tally" account that people can send a PM to, if you want a quick and dirty way of doing it.

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  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    Vixx wrote: »
    Gnizmo wrote: »
    My being on the board has nothing to do with whether or not I continue Saints.

    I’m hoping I can run Saints until I die…or we somehow reach a point where it’s not needed.

    Ok but what about the Little Drummer Boy thread?

    LDB will never die.

    Oh good, I look forward to more public transport discomfort for years to come.

    It doesn't matter now that I WFH, but there were times where I forget about the LDB thread is about and opened it at work and quickly closed it

  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    Vixx wrote: »
    Gnizmo wrote: »
    My being on the board has nothing to do with whether or not I continue Saints.

    I’m hoping I can run Saints until I die…or we somehow reach a point where it’s not needed.

    Ok but what about the Little Drummer Boy thread?

    LDB will never die.

    Oh good, I look forward to more public transport discomfort for years to come.

    No one is requiring me to open that thread on the train. and yet.

  • xXx_bLunTmaSTeR_420x69?xXx_bLunTmaSTeR_420x69? Registered User regular
    My being on the board has nothing to do with whether or not I continue Saints.

    I’m hoping I can run Saints until I die…or we somehow reach a point where it’s not needed.

    Will you live longer if you're on the board or off it

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    edited March 31
    My being on the board has nothing to do with whether or not I continue Saints.

    I’m hoping I can run Saints until I die…or we somehow reach a point where it’s not needed.

    Will you live longer if you're on the board or off it

    Well…being on the board gives me a .000000001% chance of being assassinated.

    And LDB doesn't?

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    An open question for all candidates:

    What, in your opinion, is the best movie on Tubitv.com?

  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    ChicoBlue wrote: »
    An open question for all candidates:

    What, in your opinion, is the best movie on Tubitv.com?

    Whatever you think it is!

    Lacking convictions!

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  • xXx_bLunTmaSTeR_420x69?xXx_bLunTmaSTeR_420x69? Registered User regular
    My being on the board has nothing to do with whether or not I continue Saints.

    I’m hoping I can run Saints until I die…or we somehow reach a point where it’s not needed.

    Will you live longer if you're on the board or off it

    Well…being on the board gives me a .000000001% chance of being assassinated.

    And LDB doesn't?

    LDB already has the number so high that the board question is a rounding error

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  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    Solysp wrote: »
    Important question, is a hotdog a sandwich?

    Yes.

    I need to change my vote now

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  • RatherDashingRatherDashing Registered User regular
    Vixx wrote: »
    God now I desperately want to ask all the questions that get asked at beauty pageants.

    They’re usually really good questions! Answered quite well!

    look I like Sandra Bullock but I can't get behind "harsher punishment for parole violators".

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