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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 3:45 pm
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What Kind of Post Count Proposal/Motion Do We Like to See?

Originally Posted by ClueByFour
I urge two things:

1. That all members of the Talkboard vote against this.

2. In the unlikely and sorry event that this passes, that Randy continue to ignore it.
I second and second.

Originally Posted by Spiff
Moved by kokonutz and seconded by Punki

"that the Talkboard recommend that Randy reconsider his decision to implement the policy of not counting posts in OMNI toward post totals and instead count OMNI posts in a poster's post count."
Originally Posted by ClueByFour
It does ask a larger question however--I'm curious why, knowing how Randy feels on the subject that koko and Punki decided to do this anyway? Anyone remember "A Few Good Men?"
I know for sure this is not the 1st (see a recent example from 12/31/07: here) nor the last time TB goes against Randy's decision/desire/wishes. That's a beauty of democracy. If everybody thinks alike, there will be no fun in our FT world.

However, doesn't our new TB have better proposals or motions to consider, so our FTers' post counts can REALLY carry a meaning (or be improved), instead of focusing on one specific item/forum? Since we already knew where Randy stands on this subject, why not giving him a better thought-through advice from this TB?

I am quoting the above example from Randy's response with some revisions (replacing VX) :

"if this Board wanted to really make an impact, why focus on OMNI post count, why not for the sake of the future of FT, take the time and examine what measures might be implemented for actually determining what post counts in FT fora should be or mean?"

I expect our TB to be less tunnel-visioned. I urge this TB to take a bolder move: table this current proposal/voting/motion.

If our TB insists putting post counts on the table, what about a better put-together proposal/motion, such as the following one? Can this TB put things in a broader perspective on post counts per se?
Originally Posted by ClueByFour
I support Randy's non-counting of posts in OMNI, and personally wish, as proposed here that posts in any non-mile/point related forum not count.
Come on! I know you guys can do better than your current one.

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