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2013 Talkboard Election results
Voting for Talkboard concluded last night. Here are the results.
Relected to Talkboard: goalie kokonutz Elected to Talkboard for the first time: CMK10 bdschobel rwoman Filling the 1 year vacancy left by HansGolden: Marathon Man First to come onto Talkboard should a vacancy occur within the next 12 months: Jason8612 We had 738 votes cast this year. Votes for the top vote getters are as follows: goalie - 358 CMK10 - 322 bdschobel - 319 kokonutz - 311 rwoman - 233 Marathon Man - 223 jason8612 - 210 Votes for the other 9 candidates ran between 24 and 109. Thanks to everyone who ran. Congratulations to those elected. I appreciate your service this coming term. |
Congrats to those re-elected & those elected for the first time, & a big thanks to everyone who ran! I look forward to serving with the new (and returning) TB members.
Cheers. |
Congrats to the victors! I only voted for two people and they both got elected!
So sorry to see the low voter turnout! |
A sincere thanks to everybody who ran....and voted....in this years election!
I'm looking forward to working with the new electees in 2014. |
Hey cool, I voted for 5 of the top 7 :)
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2013 Talkboard Election results
4 out of 5 I voted for were elected. Well done to the new ones! Very pleased for you.
Disappointing voting numbers though....which in hindsight for people that have been around a long time getting people you know or speak to regularly isn't that hard. Hope to see the system overhauled. |
My most sincere condolences to all of us who were elected! :eek:
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My thanks to all of those who decided to run ^ and congrats to those elected & re-elected ^ - and in my case, I am again humbled and honored :)
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I appreciate the vote of confidence from everybody who voted for me, and I will strive to work as hard as a member of Talkboard as I have over the past decade or so as a moderator and regular participant in Flyertalk discussions. Flyertalk is a great place already -- maybe the only website I check at least daily, no matter where I am or what I'm doing. I hope to make some contribution toward making Flyertalk even better in the future, and I look forward to working with my new Talkboard colleagues.
Bruce |
Congratulations to those who were elected, those who ran, and those who voted. All of these efforts will yield a better FT.
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Thank you everyone, I'm honored to be elected and honored still to have come in second in the voting. I hope to do you all proud ^
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Congratulations to those who were elected (or re-elected).
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Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 21835400)
Thank you everyone, I'm honored to be elected and honored still to have come in second in the voting. I hope to do you all proud ^
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Congrats to (nearly) all.....now let's see some action please!
In my view TB last year spent most of the time asleep last year; with a rush to action just as elections arrived. Perhaps we can have some more proposals throughout the year? |
What are your areas of concern? I know that you don't want action just for the sake of action.
Bruce |
Originally Posted by Markie
(Post 21837615)
Congrats to (nearly) all.....now let's see some action please!
In my view TB last year spent most of the time asleep last year; with a rush to action just as elections arrived. Perhaps we can have some more proposals throughout the year? |
Originally Posted by bdschobel
(Post 21837702)
What are your areas of concern? I know that you don't want action just for the sake of action.
Bruce |
Congrats (or condolences) to the new & returning. Glad to see people up there I voted for, but best of luck!
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Originally Posted by Markie
(Post 21837615)
Congrats to (nearly) all.....now let's see some action please!
In my view TB last year spent most of the time asleep last year; with a rush to action just as elections arrived. Perhaps we can have some more proposals throughout the year? But I also agree with others that it was a bit of a ain't broke/don't fix it thing. As others have said, if you have any suggestions I'm all ears! |
Originally Posted by CDKing
(Post 21835636)
#2 in votes. That's Awesome.
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Congratulations to all elected to TB!
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Congratulations - don't worry you'll come to accept the inertia soon too!
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Now that I am back from a nation that specifically does not allow elections ;), and makes Internet and information challenging to access (Cuba), congratulations (ˇfelicidades!) to the newly elected and reelected TalkBoard members.
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Originally Posted by kokonutz
(Post 21841719)
I agree that things were a bit slow over this past summer.
But I also agree with others that it was a bit of a ain't broke/don't fix it thing. As others have said, if you have any suggestions I'm all ears! |
Congratulations to all elected (especially the newbies). I hope that you take positive action on any constructive proposals put forward this year and don't end up deadlocked like the US Congress. :)
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Fortunately, Talkboard has no filibuster rule! :)
Bruce |
Congratulations to all!
Originally Posted by bdschobel
(Post 21837702)
What are your areas of concern? I know that you don't want action just for the sake of action.
Bruce |
Snarkiness is certainly an important matter, and I addressed it in my response to Question 5 for Talkboard candidates.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21735153-post4.html
Originally Posted by bdschobel
Flyertalk is representative of the world at large. Some people are friendly; others are not. Some people welcome newcomers; others don't. Some people tolerate unsophisticated questions from newbies -- and maybe even answer them! Others provide snarky responses. Flyertalk has the same mix of people that you find everywhere, but it's worse here in at least two respects: anonymity and distance. When people don't know who you really are and may be thousands of miles away, then it's easy (or easier) for some people to drop several layers of civilization and behave rudely. That's inherent in internet bulletin boards. We'll never completely eliminate it.
As a moderator for a very long time, I've been dealing with this problem -- and I acknowledge that it is a problem -- in several ways. First of all, I answer lots of dopey questions, either publicly or privately, trying to set a good example myself. Secondly, I ask especially rude people to tone it down. If they don't improve, then I start editing and even deleting their posts. Nobody wants to spend his (or her) time writing a clever insult only to see it disappear minutes later! But we need to remember that Flyertalk is not utopia. We'll never eliminate all snarkiness, no matter how hard we try. Some antisocial behavior seems to be inherent in human beings as a group, and all Flyertalk participants seem to be human. So we must accept some of this. We can discourage but not eliminate unwelcoming behavior. |
Originally Posted by CMK10
(Post 21835400)
Thank you everyone, I'm honored to be elected and honored still to have come in second in the voting. I hope to do you all proud ^
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Originally Posted by GRALISTAIR
(Post 21853467)
I voted for you, bdschobel and rwoman
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Great! Congrats to all new members and a big "thank you" to those who are departing.
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There should be an independent commitee formed to investigate possible election fraud. :D
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Originally Posted by wharvey
(Post 21833454)
So sorry to see the low voter turnout!
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Congratulations to all who were elected/re-elected!
Wishing you all the best as you take on this task. |
Originally Posted by Markie
(Post 21837615)
Congrats to (nearly) all.....now let's see some action please! In my view TB last year spent most of the time asleep last year; with a rush to action just as elections arrived. Perhaps we can have some more proposals throughout the year? I made the proposed motion today, that I hope gets nominated and seconded and voted on - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22968643-post328.html Whether it succeeds, is up to all the members of Talkboard, and I do not mind either way on the outcome, but for goodness sakes lets see SOME action in there, or frankly we really do not need a Talkboard. Carol can make the few routine calls a year that TB are now doing. Lets see if some of the new members - who have not had a chance to vote on a SINGLE things for 6 months, can get a little pro-active here, and get something on the table for a vote. All of them can nominate and second any motion. I served a few years there, and recall it used to take up a lot of time of all elected members, but things did get done, and at least we voted on several motions a month. Glen |
oz, you've made your point. As I already mentioned, I have directed the other members to look at your posts in the other thread and TCook's post and have promised action and to think about what you've said. I don't think there was any need to drag up a 6 month old thread to say what you've already been saying and to remind us how we can do our jobs.
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CMK10 - actually you will find I was typing as you made your post. My apologies for not reading your mind. :cool:
Anyway I was simply following up Markie's comment, that little seemed to have occurred last year, with the reality observation that NOTHING has occurred in the past 6 months. Not a single motion voted on by TB. You were only voted on at Xmas, so presumably have participated in voting on no motions at all in your tenure? Markie was on the elected TB too in the past as I recall, and this is simply a few older hands passing valid comment onto the new inductees. Nothing wrong with that. ;) "Total inaction is superb and safe policy" may well be the current TB motto, I do not know - but as a Flyertalk member I can express my comments on that apparent policy if I wish, in this "TalkBoard Topics" Forum. This is the only thread I could see re the NEW Talkboard members so it indeed seemed MOST relevant to make the comments here, to update things. Propose my motion why don't you - I am sure there will be a seconder, and vote against it (as you are free to do) as this huge 25 pixel icon --> http://p.ebaystatic.com/aw/pics/icon...Star_25x25.gif <-- will chew up too much of your data bandwidth each month you assure us, but at least we will SEE a vote of some kind in 2014! Glen |
Originally Posted by ozstamps
(Post 22968899)
but at least we will SEE a vote of some kind in 2014!
Glen Based on the history of Randy having asked a previous TalkBoard to recommend to him to establish three forums, which it immediately did (despite having voted earlier not to establish at least one of those forums), I feel confident that TalkBoard will vote to recommend to the Community Director that she establish the forum which she has urged it to recommend to her to establish. (Of course, as with all such votes, it will merely be a recommendation by TalkBoard and the Community Director would be free to reject it and to refuse to establish the forum which she has said that she would like TalkBoard to recommend to her that she establish.) |
Originally Posted by Dovster
(Post 22969017)
I am certain there will be a vote. There has been a suggestion for TalkBoard to recommend that the Community Director establish a USA Forum. The Community Director posted in that thread that she thinks it would be a good idea.
Based on the history of Randy having asked a previous TalkBoard to recommend to him to establish three forums, which it immediately did (despite having voted earlier not to establish at least one of those forums), I feel confident that TalkBoard will vote to recommend to the Community Director that she establish the forum which she has urged it to recommend to her to establish. (Of course, as with all such votes, it will merely be a recommendation by TalkBoard and the Community Director would be free to reject it and to refuse to establish the forum which she has said that she would like TalkBoard to recommend to her that she establish.) |
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