[OpenID board] Copy Scrub for the Election Tool

David Recordon drecordon at sixapart.com
Thu Nov 20 21:57:02 UTC 2008


Is it two other members voting in support or three?

Nominations are open email:
Hello David Redordon - SixApart,

The OpenID Foundation is holding its first community board member  
elections later this year and the first step is getting a great slate  
of candidates.  The OpenID Foundation board is made up of both  
individuals elected by the membership and corporate board members who  
pay an annual fee.

Nominations for this election are currently open and must be completed  
by November 20th, 2008. Please visit the Member Center at http://openid.net:3010/foundation/members/elections/ 
  to cast votes in support of a nominee as each needs two votes to  
become an actual candidate in the election.

If you wish to run as a candidate, please visit the Member Center at http://openid.net:3010/foundation/members/elections/ 
  and fill out your own nomination.  You'll need to have at least two  
other members of the Foundation support your nomination to become a  
candidate.

As a reminder, please cast your votes of support or nominate yourself  
before November 20, 2008.

The OpenID associated with your membership is http://www.davidrecordon.com/ 
.

Thank you for your participation and continued help in making OpenID  
successful!

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The OpenID Foundation
http://openid.net/foundation/

http://openid.net:3010/foundation/members/:
Benefits of Individual Membership
* Vote to elect the Foundation's community board members which make up  
over half of the board
* Vote to finalize new OpenID technology specifications
* Show your support for OpenID as a community-driven technology for  
the Internet

Benefits of Organizational Membership
* Vote to elect the Foundation's community board members
* Vote to finalize new OpenID technology specifications
* Be eligible for inclusion in OpenID Foundation press releases and  
industry events
* Show your support for OpenID as a community-driven technology for  
the Internet
* Have an opportunity to meet, exchange views, collaborate with peer  
organizations in innovative, open source efforts

http://openid.net:3010/foundation/members/elections/4
Board Member Election for November 2008 -> Community Board Member  
Election for November 2008

I'd just remove:
"This election is running and nominations are being gathered. Nominate  
yourself if you think you’d make a great board member and make sure to  
second nominees already running in the election." and the "Details"  
heading

I'd move the "Nominees and Seconds" above the area to nominate yourself.

I'd change "I second this nominee" to "I support this nominee"

Change:
Running for the board is easy. fill out the candidacy statement below  
to get yourself on the nominees list. If you meet the eligibility  
requirements and three other members second you nomination, you’ll be  
listed as a candidate on the ballot. While running for the board is  
easy, there are some serious responsibilities for board member —  
please review them before proceeding.

Once you submit your candidacy statement, you won’t be able to edit  
it. We did this so that the statements would remain consistent  
throughout the election process, so take a few minutes to compose your  
thoughts before you hit the ‘Nominate yourself’ button.

TO:
The OpenID Foundation is holding its first community board member  
elections later this year and the first step is getting a great slate  
of candidates.  The OpenID Foundation board is made up of both  
individuals elected by the membership and corporate board members who  
pay an annual fee.

If you wish to run as a candidate, please fill out the candidacy  
statement below explaining why you think you'll make a good board  
member of the OpenID Foundation.  You'll need to have at least two  
other members of the Foundation support your nomination in order to  
become a candidate.  Please keep in mind that there are certain  
eligibility requirements (link this?) to serving as a board member and  
that while writing a short statement might be easy, there are some  
serious responsibilities in being a board member.

Once you submit your candidacy statement you won’t be able to edit it,  
so take a few minutes to compose your thoughts before you hit the  
‘Nominate yourself’ button.

Do we limit the length of the statements?  Should we?  Is it just  
plain text?

Why are company affiliations showing up next to a nominee's name?

"Number of seconds " to "Number of supporting votes"

Cool?  Cool!

Thanks,
--David



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