Polling Booth - January 2012 - Page 3 - OzChess

**antichrist** · 01-14-2012, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

Nice post Alex.

It would be pretty funny if AC could cut n paste what I am about to post in bold on Chesschat as his signature file over there.

"...It is a bit rich when unelected moderators, from a forum that has never had an election, complain about the democratic process on a site that allows them to vote."-Fg7 ( democratically elected mod for 2012 on Oz chess)

well your mate KB has stepped in it, he quoted your quote so now I can use on my sigfile - ha ha

thy will be done in heaven as on earth

**MOZ** · 01-15-2012, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

No one complained to me about it via email or private message. From what I can tell the problem occurred only for a few hours, and while the virus issue was regrettable, most people had already cast their votes by that stage.

Furthermore, I did a log check for every member who logged in that day. All the members who had (and who were eligible to vote), apart from Bill, had already cast their vote. Bill then cast his vote the following day.

Therefore no members came during the down time, and left without voting (the exception being Bill who cast his vote the following day). I should also mention that I extended the voting period by 24 hours as a result of this virus issue that caused the poll to close, even though from what we can tell the poll was only down for a maximum of 10 hours.

The vote for moderators was:

(a) free
(b) fair
(c) chivalrous; and
(d) a perfect example of democracy in action.

OzChess, I salute you!

The only curmudgeons who don't are Kevin and Bill.

Yes, I too think this is a good summary J2G.

Elections held; good candidates to choose from; all qualified visitors had an opportunity to record their preference; a result accepted as fair by all who have posted at Ozchess.

**antichrist** · 01-15-2012, 10:06 PM

some people just cant handle democracy and want to squash it so that the local natives will not wake up and actually get rid of them

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01-14-2012, 09:50 AM	#31 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	Originally Posted by Firegoat7 Nice post Alex. It would be pretty funny if AC could cut n paste what I am about to post in bold on Chesschat as his signature file over there. "...It is a bit rich when unelected moderators, from a forum that has never had an election, complain about the democratic process on a site that allows them to vote."-Fg7 ( democratically elected mod for 2012 on Oz chess) well your mate KB has stepped in it, he quoted your quote so now I can use on my sigfile - ha ha thy will be done in heaven as on earth

01-15-2012, 08:05 PM	#32 (permalink)
MOZ Volunteer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ozchess is the marginalised cyber-spot where cc-Mods choose to engage with cc-banned posters. Posts: 3,541	Originally Posted by Just2Good No one complained to me about it via email or private message. From what I can tell the problem occurred only for a few hours, and while the virus issue was regrettable, most people had already cast their votes by that stage. Furthermore, I did a log check for every member who logged in that day. All the members who had (and who were eligible to vote), apart from Bill, had already cast their vote. Bill then cast his vote the following day. Therefore no members came during the down time, and left without voting (the exception being Bill who cast his vote the following day). I should also mention that I extended the voting period by 24 hours as a result of this virus issue that caused the poll to close, even though from what we can tell the poll was only down for a maximum of 10 hours. The vote for moderators was: (a) free (b) fair (c) chivalrous; and (d) a perfect example of democracy in action. OzChess, I salute you! The only curmudgeons who don't are Kevin and Bill. Yes, I too think this is a good summary J2G. Elections held; good candidates to choose from; all qualified visitors had an opportunity to record their preference; a result accepted as fair by all who have posted at Ozchess. __________________ FReedom though Fischer-Random chess to enjoy the whole game.

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01-15-2012, 10:06 PM	#33 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	some people just cant handle democracy and want to squash it so that the local natives will not wake up and actually get rid of them