Uhh-Where did the signatures go?
Oct 24, 2005, 10:45 am
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Uhh-Where did the signatures go?
Yeah-Ok...they were there last night...where'd they go?
Oct 24, 2005, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by venice4504
Yeah-Ok...they were there last night...where'd they go?
My guess is that they were turned off in an attempt to speed things up. Bur BUZZ? Nah!
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Oct 24, 2005, 10:53 am
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I'm going to move this to Technical Issues.
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Oct 24, 2005, 11:08 am
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Originally Posted by venice4504
Yeah-Ok...they were there last night...where'd they go?
**On a side note - we have disabled signatures during the voting period in an effort to prevent further campaigning. This is only a temporary disabling of this benefit and signatures will be turned on once again on Nov. 1.**
Oct 24, 2005, 11:47 am
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Interesting. Thought it might have been due to server load etc. @:-)
I liked them as they added a bit of light hearted fun to the boards. ^
I notice missydarlin still has her election campaign signature enabled.
Randy did email all Candidates before voting began urging us to all use signatures, make them bold and colorful (but stated max limits!) and make the wording on them as catchy and off-beat as we wished.
And agreed all 'campaign staff' could also have permission to use them too: "I only ask that such campaign staff remove these signatures after the elections."
Anyway, I retained the HTML for mine below, and this will now create an avalanche of late TalkBoard votes one hopes, as no others may be visible for a while.
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Glen
NOTE: I HAVE REMOVED THE HTML SINCE IT CLEARLY VIOLATES THE SPIRIT IN WHICH WE INTENDED SIGNATURES TO BE TURNED OFF. OUR GOAL IS TO LET MEMBERS DECIDE WHO TO VOTE ON, NOT MEMBERS TO BE TOLD WHO TO VITE ON. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION ON THIS - RANDY
I liked them as they added a bit of light hearted fun to the boards. ^
I notice missydarlin still has her election campaign signature enabled.
Randy did email all Candidates before voting began urging us to all use signatures, make them bold and colorful (but stated max limits!) and make the wording on them as catchy and off-beat as we wished.
And agreed all 'campaign staff' could also have permission to use them too: "I only ask that such campaign staff remove these signatures after the elections."
Anyway, I retained the HTML for mine below, and this will now create an avalanche of late TalkBoard votes one hopes, as no others may be visible for a while.
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Glen
NOTE: I HAVE REMOVED THE HTML SINCE IT CLEARLY VIOLATES THE SPIRIT IN WHICH WE INTENDED SIGNATURES TO BE TURNED OFF. OUR GOAL IS TO LET MEMBERS DECIDE WHO TO VOTE ON, NOT MEMBERS TO BE TOLD WHO TO VITE ON. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION ON THIS - RANDY
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Oct 24, 2005, 1:22 pm
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Uh oh... that means I have to manually tell people about O and Q fares on AA 
Oct 24, 2005, 1:42 pm
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whew..... for once, you can't blame me 
Oct 24, 2005, 2:19 pm
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gee I thought they went to the same place as the coupon connection forum!
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Oct 24, 2005, 2:28 pm
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I recently received a forwarded e mail from someone who has been mass e mailing flyertalkers asking for votes. 
I think this is unethical.
Dan
I think this is unethical.
Dan
Oct 24, 2005, 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
I recently received a forwarded e mail from someone who has been mass e mailing flyertalkers asking for votes.
I think this is unethical.
Dan
I think this is unethical.
Dan
wha's this got to do with the sigs page anyway?
MM
Oct 24, 2005, 7:54 pm
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How do we know that this "someone" is a guy?
Just asking!
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Just asking!
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Oct 24, 2005, 8:20 pm
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Censoring the elections
I think that it is Bull to disable signatures. They livened up the elections.
What happened, did a few people who couldn't think of a catchy signature get upset and complain??????????
What happened, did a few people who couldn't think of a catchy signature get upset and complain??????????
Oct 24, 2005, 8:53 pm
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Originally Posted by doc
How do we know that this "someone" is a guy?
Just asking!
Mark
Just asking!
Mark
Try: 'he/she'...
Oct 24, 2005, 9:04 pm
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No sweat MM! Just kiddin' a bit with ya' I thought it may actually have been a women, that's all.
Mark
Just kiddin' a bit with ya' I thought it may actually have been a women, that's all.Mark
Oct 24, 2005, 9:26 pm
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Originally Posted by doc
No sweat MM! Just kiddin' a bit with ya' I thought it may actually have been a women, that's all.
Mark
Just kiddin' a bit with ya' I thought it may actually have been a women, that's all.Mark
Makes me wonder, however, if it's a woman, is she HOTT??
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