You beat me to it! :D

Perhaps if that motion is made once again, they can vote on it. However, that is not the motion that was made here nor should it be the one that is voted on.

Maybe if there's any flesh left on the horse, it can be dug up and beaten some more. :D

Now there's an idea for a new smiley ... beating the bones of the dead horse! ;)

Poor horse! :(

;)

Some people seem to have forgotten what the motion is and when voting ends.... so a friendly reminder!

Actually here you advocate for an OMNI Games Forum.

"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."

This poll will close on Feb 29, 08 at 5:10 am (EDT)

Hooray! Another reason to celebrate on Feb 29 ;)

Im in favor of posts counting....

Did I already vote...? :D

I hear 100x in a row :D:D

This election is drawing to a close and, although I have asked several times, I still have seen only one or two answers from folks stating why they personally were against OMNI posts counting.

Those reasons both indicated that they felt high post counts by gamesters (them) incited jealousy in folks who earned their post counts by "serious" posts (us). Of course, jealousy is a very ugly emotion, which we should all strive to avoid, but IMHO those inclined to suffer from jealously for one reason will just turn around and find another reason to suffer jealousy once the first reason is removed.

Again, I don't think that "It's better for FlyerTalk" is a logical reason without explaining why, and how, it is better for FlyerTalk. I have been working hard to set rhetoric, history, and sarcasm aside and find some clear-cut, serious reasons for opposing OMNI posts counts.

Before I vote, I would really like to hear some substantive reasoning from those of you who are opposed to OMNI posts counting. Otherwise, I am swayed by the reasonable logical argument that a post is a post and, that since all a post count can indicate is participation in FT, they should all count.

There are a plethora of reasons here, if you don't want to hear them it becomes a moot point.

I also question why one would second a motion that one had not decided was worthy of an "aye" vote. That smacks of politics.

I answered in the other thread you started. Seems you don't want to hear what I have to say (I didn't mention jealousy nor could it be inferred from my point) :(

So it's onlu a vote on a recommendation to Randy to reconsider his decision not to post count for OMNI but it's simply that, a recommendation, correct? He's not bound in any way by this vote? And if he declines to reconsider is there anything preventing motions to this effect being made again and often?

Just curious...

Loosely stealing a quote from my colleague, Cholula, "I would second a ham sandwich".

Translation for those of you who don't get it: If an elected TalkBoard member has an idea that they think is worthy of a motion, I will second it, whether or not I agree with it, just because I think any idea that a TalkBoard member thinks worthy of a motion is worthy of discussion and consideration, both private and public.

IMHO, the statement that there are a "plethora of reasons" here, is no reason at all and does nothing for to convince me one way or the other. I would very much appreciate if anyone (including Clue ByFour, Randy, or anyone else, who has a clear, specific, cognitive, comprehensible, reason that they do not believe OMNI posts should count), would clearly and concisely post that reason here, to help me better prepare for my vote.

Thank you very much.