I've started a thread in the private TB forum about this.

Thank you very much^

TB, feel free to ask specific questions here, and Im sure many will be able to help.

TB is not dysfunctional during election times, & discussions are on-going throughout re: topics brought up either in the public or private TB.

Anything requiring a vote we try to bring to a vote/decision before the end of the election time, so as not to overlap two TBs - ie, people going off/people coming on. It's easier to have votes finalized before the new terms or have votes start after the new terms.

Elections are only for 2 weeks, so things aren't unduly delayed if they're not voted on prior to the election timeframe, assuming (I say this generically & not re: the topic of this thread) there are topics to be voted upon during the November timeframe each year.

As bhatnasx has noted, he's brought up the topic in the private TB forum.

Cheers.

Thanks a lot for the clarification. It makes perfect sense to not have overlapping voting. I guess we agree however there is no reason to have a down time weeks before that.

That only leaves 50 weeks a year when it is dysfunctional.

A couple more other than Spiff have now made their voices heard, but I thought I'd chime in, too.

I'm very willing to support new forums that are core to the mission of FlyerTalk (miles and points). This certainly seems to fall within that category.

I'll admit that I know very little about EY, but if the statistic that 64% of the threads in the Other European Frequent Flyer Programs forum are referencing EY, that's certainly a significant sign.

I'll say that thoroughly answering the questions in this post may help to get more TalkBoard members to support this idea.

Which leads me to my next point:

It's not a requirement to fill that out if you can otherwise somehow get 6 TalkBoard members to say yes. In the absence of that, though, filling out that questionnaire is a simple way to help you illustrate your case in a manner that makes it much easier for (especially resistant) TalkBoard members to vote "yes."

I have no objection to the business of TalkBoard continuing during the campaign process.

I think it's wrong for a decision to be made whilst more than half of TB is on the way out. A delay of two weeks for the new TB to be seated will not materially impact this decision and it can be a nice way to welcome the new TB members to their awesome forum creating powers.

If a motion gets made, which I very much hope it will not, I will have to apply the normal criteria for forum creation.

How is a vote now different than a vote two weeks ago or two months ago? Two months ago, more than half of TB was "on the way out." Heck, one year and 50 weeks ago, more than half of TB was "on the way out."

As long as the vote doesn't overlap into the new appointment period (thus allowing more than 9 votes), I fail to see the rationale for not doing what the members want.

+1

I fail to see any rationale as well.

That said, if delaying the vote improves the chance of a proposal I support getting passed, then I'm all for delaying votes while members are "on their way out"

+1.

And if a case is made PVDtoDEL, no need to worry about delaying the vote.

Cheers.

The TalkBoard is now voting:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/talkb...um-etihad.html

Moved by bhatnasx and seconded by jackal:

Talkboard recommends the creation of an Etihad Airways Etihad Guest forum.

This vote will close on Nov 20, 11 at 8:23 PM Pacific Time or after all TalkBoard members have registered their vote, whichever comes first.

Great news^ Im glad I revitalized this proposal despite being publicly flogged for my new forum views@:-)

From the Etihad website:


Maybe the flogging was the result of fear that you wanted to be whined and dined.

People travel from around the world to San Francisco to be publicly-flogged on a Sunday each September. A little FT flogging is nothing to worry about. And congrats for getting a vote so quickly. Perhaps the seas are finally shifting around here. And not because of global warming.

I love you guys^