And we go to Plan B.

[svmadelyn]

I have to admit - a lot happened over the weekend that made me think on this further, so I'm going to apologize and say that I don't believe that the first idea I had for this community is going to cut it any longer. The original plan was to put up a run-off poll between our top two candidates, but I've decided against that. I think it's highly

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[julieannie]

I'm still really bothered by legomymalfoy's LJ Abuse position and her refusal to step down if elected. I can't get over it. It really makes vichan look stronger to me all the time.

[jedi_iwakura]

[kenboy]

And I'm REALLY bothered that she not only still hasn't shown up anywhere to answer any questions, but that the posts where she was entertaining questions are now gone.

I don't think there was anything she could have said to get me to vote for her instead of rm at this point, but her actually deigning to discuss her candidacy and the issues with the electorate would have been nice.

(And, really, I'd still like to see someone set up some sort of debate -- an IRC channel where only the candidates could speak? A separate Q&A forum, with moderated questions? Things like that.)

[spare_change]

I totally agree about legomymalfoy's stonewalling and lack of transparency. Although I am not terribly surprised ... as another commenter noted, she has being an abuse nazi listed as one of her interests!

It makes me really sad that people are changing their votes simply because they think momentum is behind a particular candidate. We could have at least tried to get momentum behind a more suitable one. I thought that was the point of this community -- to evaluate the candidates and decide which one would actually best serve fandom interests.

But I do thank the mods for all their hard work, as unhappy I am with their decision. ♥

[kenboy]

The abuse nazi thing just amuses me, and I don't take it seriously; it's no different to me than Dr. Bailey being referred to (and referring to herself as) The Nazi occasionally on Grey's Anatomy. It mostly strikes me as one of those intentional over-reactions you see all the time in politics, like OMG OBAMA SAID WE CAN'T KEEP USING THIS MUCH ENERGY OMG HE'S A COMMIE.

[katkim]

It makes me really sad that people are changing their votes simply because they think momentum is behind a particular candidate. We could have at least tried to get momentum behind a more suitable one. I thought that was the point of this community -- to evaluate the candidates and decide which one would actually best serve fandom interests.

I changed my original vote to 'add to the numbers', but after reading the debates on various treads in this comm and other linked posts, I've changed my vote yet again, based on who I think will best serve fandom on the board. So, if it's any consolations this community has helped some of us think more about the choices :)

[thickets]

I also wish that legomymalfoy would reply to people's comments. She posted yesterday or the day before that she had been away over the weekend and had missed a lot, but that post has been deleted or just made friends only. I really hope she comes out and starts participating soon.