The Admin Elections 2020 Results Thread

[SDF]

Oh come on!

That IS a stupid rule.

Just put it to another vote. Samuel v Zen based on the fact both came so close.

 

[funky]

ANNIEWAYS, I now hand you over to your Admin to run the mod elections. Now the fun begins

hit n run

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I thought I'd have a funny quip, win or lose, but unfortunately I don't have a gif that expresses missing out by one vote in a tie.

 

[Iguana]

I feel like this may not be over @Star !

 

[Star]

Wish I'd voted for @ZenGiraffe now

@ZenGiraffe. I said I wouldn't break any confidences when it came to votes, but you might want to look at your fiancee* long and hard...


*when you get married now, remember I was the first to call it.

 

[lolly]

Don't we disregard 60% of the electorate when we vote in general elections?

Probably more.

 

[COB]

Wonder who the four guests viewing this thread are :emoji_eye:

 

[funky]

Oh come on!

That IS a stupid rule.

Just put it to another vote. Samuel v Zen based on the fact both came so close.

you just said you didn’t vote

this thread is AMUSING

 

[Soldi]

BREAKING: SDF found dead with giraffe footprints nearby

 

[SDF]

Sorry @Star I really feel like we shouldn’t just move on from this, and clearly there is some appetite for a third admin.

Indie and Octophone are both great, but having someone else totally safeguards the site. Especially if we are also looking at a succession plan further down the line.

 

[Logic?]

It’s just too close between the other guys. The only viable option is to give the job to @Suomi

The GAG of two votes I can’t

 

[Generic Account]

May

Perhaps we could do a vote off? It seems a pity to lose the experience just off one stupid vote.

Maybe a ZG-Samuel-Neither poll?

Only if the two admins both insist that they need a hand though.

 

[jivafox]

I thought I'd have a funny quip, win or lose, but unfortunately I don't have a gif that expresses missing out by one vote in a tie.

 

[Kala]

To me it just seems a bit silly to lose the experience of someone who would be beneficial to the forum based off one vote. It’s a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

 

[SDF]

you just said you didn’t vote

this thread is AMUSING

Like genuinely I totally forgot. My bad. But had I voted, it would have been for Zen.

 

[ButterTart]

That's gutting. Since it was pretty much a three way tie for third place, can we not have some sort of second chance round where they all sing a different song?

 

[Kala]

Like genuinely I totally forgot. My bad. But had I voted, it would have been for Zen.

well that’s no use saying that is it?

 

[Generic Account]

But well done all five of you for having the courage to put yourself up for scrutiny. I know the debates weren't easy, and the televised roast will go down as a particularly brutal one.

 

[Iguana]

I demand a recount! @Star admitted Kylie had been drawing lines on the ballot papers after all

 

[Suomi]

Sorry, but it’s just not fair on me, Samuel or Zen to put our voters through this again. None of us managed to reached the required % and that is that.

I will say though that I do find it pretty suspicious that the vote went from being a top 5 changed to a ‘you must reach 50% of the vote’ after a discussion in the mod forum. When I log in as VoR later and read the mod forum I hope I’m not going
to be cross at what I read.

@SDF - failing to vote is how Brexit happened.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

As I say that's literally how I voted. I deliberately didn't vote for any of the other three, however much I may like them or not. As a lurker/ occasional poster I'd say there's no need to rerun anything.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

That's gutting. Since it was pretty much a three way tie for third place, can we not have some sort of second chance round where they all sing a different song?

I'll be the contestant that starts crying halfway through the first verse and then sings the final chorus off key

 

[Lucille]

Wtf a SUCCESSION PLAN!

Are we already planning for Indie’s DEATH!

 

[Generic Account]

That's gutting. Since it was pretty much a three way tie for third place, can we not have some sort of second chance round where they all sing a different song?

OMG. It could be a spin off of Moopy Karaoke. Can we vote on a musical theme?

 

[Kala]

I don’t really like this 50% rule anyway. With the mod elections if there are a large number standing, there is a likelihood of hardly any getting 50%.

 

[L. Põldvere]

First one to correctly guess which way the Zu cock bends to have the casting vote for the third admin

Categories are:

(A) left
(B) right
(C) it doesn’t

 

[SDF]

well that’s no use saying that is it?

How? I said it before the results were announced. But I do feel guilty for not voting.

Clearly there’s a lot of appetite for a third admin, and I think it’s only fair that we put it to a further vote so we have someone else who can support on admin stuff / learn from Indie and ultimately create a succession plan for the role.

 

[Star]

Sorry @Star I really feel like we shouldn’t just move on from this, and clearly there is some appetite for a third admin.

Indie and Octophone are both great, but having someone else totally safeguards the site. Especially if we are also looking at a succession plan further down the line.

Yes there is some, but not enough. This was all taken into account when it was decided how to vote. Anyway I'm done as I said, I'm handing over to admin. Just once again, we really wouldn't lose out a THING if they both/either of them became mods. And I know this because I've been admin before, and I know how much others (non mods) helped me!

 

[Lucille]

You’re worse than Hilary voters!

 

[COB]

I'll be the contestant that starts crying halfway through the first verse and then sings the final chorus off key

 

[lolly]

I don’t really like this 50% rule anyway. With the mod elections if there are a large number standing, there is a likelihood of hardly any getting 50%.

Depends how many votes we get, doesn't it?

 

[Alla]

What?

There are not 23 people that didn't vote for any of them, that looked totally manipulative.

 

[Iguana]

Yes there is some, but not enough.

Are you able to tell us how many voters voted for 3 admin?

 

[COB]

I don’t really like this 50% rule anyway. With the mod elections if there are a large number standing, there is a likelihood of hardly any getting 50%.

Almost the exact same rule the Tories put in place to stop unions being able to approve strike action, let's not forget!

 

[Generic Account]

It should be said that if @SDF did vote they would have still only scored 22/45, so less than 50 percent.

I should teach maths.

 

[Kala]

Yes, if over 50% of people voted for 3 admins then there IS an appetite for a third admin.

 

[funky]

The 50% rule totally makes sense when there are only 5 people standing. Have to make sure people aren’t getting voted in through lack of competition. Not about whether they deserve it or not, just better that way

 

[ZenGiraffe]

It should be said that if @SDF did vote they would have still only scored 22/45, so less than 50 percent.

I should teach maths.

No. There are enough people being killed in car accidents already!

 

[lolly]

There are not 23 people that didn't vote for any of them, that looked totally manipulative.

I think when you get three possible votes for five candidates, a majority not choosing to vote for a candidate is significant.

 

[SDF]

Yes there is some, but not enough. This was all taken into account when it was decided how to vote. Anyway I'm done as I said, I'm handing over to admin. Just once again, we really wouldn't lose out a THING if they both/either of them became mods. And I know this because I've been admin before, and I know how much others (non mods) helped me!

I don’t really feel like you can say 21 votes isn’t a substantial amount of people. “Not enough” being 1 or 2 people more votes?

Like who agreed this 50% rule? It’s stupid and I really feel like the sensible thing to do here is to put Samuel and Zen in a vote off.