Thanks Snorri, I've fixed these links.<div><br></div><div>As for your request for two links, in the interest of fairness, I think we should probably keep each candidate to one link. Should there be a desire by someone to advertise his other site/blog, he can/should do so on the linked page.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chris<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:54 AM, Snorri <span dir="ltr"><snorri@snorri.eu></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Currently it's </span><a href="http://openid.net/www.sociallipstick.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://openid.net/www.sociallipstick.com</span></a>
<span lang="EN-US">for Luke Shepard</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Please change with </span><a href="http://www.sociallipstick.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.sociallipstick.com/</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> (I imagine ;)</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">And the blog of Martin Atkins is </span><a href="http://www.apparently.me.uk/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.apparently.me.uk/</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> no this <span><span style="color:black">OpenID
Identifier</span></span>: </span><a href="http://mart.degeneration.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://mart.degeneration.co.uk/</span></a><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">-Snorri</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">De :</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net" target="_blank">board-bounces@openid.net</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net" target="_blank">board-bounces@openid.net</a>] <b>De la part de</b> Krall, Gary<br>
<b>Envoyé :</b> mardi 16 décembre 2008 01:25<br>
<b>À :</b> <a href="mailto:board@openid.net" target="_blank">board@openid.net</a><br>
<b>Objet :</b> Re: [OpenID board] Request for blog post announcing
election?</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Chris:</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Eran's appears to be a dead link that points to: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="http://heuniverse.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://heuniverse.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Gary.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net" target="_blank">board-bounces@openid.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net" target="_blank">board-bounces@openid.net</a>]<b>On
Behalf Of </b>Chris Messina<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 15, 2008 4:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:board@openid.net" target="_blank">board@openid.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OpenID board] Request for blog post announcing election?</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">If you want something done... ;) </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Here's the post:</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://openid.net/2008/12/16/openid-foundation-board-of-director-election-now-open/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://openid.net/2008/12/16/openid-foundation-board-of-director-election-now-open/</span></a><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">I've linked to the pages that Google gave
me for your names. If you have a link or blog you'd also like linked up, please
let me know.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">And yes, the list is marked up in hCard.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Chris</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 5:21 PM, David
Recordon <</span><a href="mailto:drecordon@sixapart.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">drecordon@sixapart.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US">> wrote:</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks I'll
get this posted when I get home.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Sent from my iPhone Classic.</span></p>
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On Dec 14, 2008, at 5:08 PM, "Chris Messina" <</span><a href="mailto:chris.messina@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">chris.messina@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US">> wrote:</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Could we get a blog post up on OpenID.net
announcing that the election is now open? </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">The last post on the election was about
nominations being open and was posted Dec 3.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Has the election really opened if
OpenID.net never announces it? Here's a draft if no one else can get around to
it:</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><b><span lang="EN-US">OpenID Foundation Board of Director
Election Now Open</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<div>
<p><span lang="EN-US">The first OpenID
Foundation election of community board members opened on December 10th.
All members of the OpenID Foundation are eligible to vote for candidates. If
you are not already a member of the OpenID Foundation, you can </span><a href="https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">join</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> as an individual member for
$25/year.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
</div>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">There are 17 candidates running for a total
of seven seats. You may vote only once, for as many as seven different
candidates. </span>The candidates are (alphabetized by first name):</p>
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<ul type="disc">
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://allentom.com/" target="_blank">Allen Tom</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://bkkissel.myopenid.com/" target="_blank">Brian Kissel</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://factoryjoe.com/" target="_blank">Chris Messina</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://davidrecordon.com/" target="_blank">David Recordon</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://blame.ca/" target="_blank">Dick Hardt</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://heuniverse.com/" target="_blank">Eran Hammer-Lahav</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://eric.sachs.googlepages.com/" target="_blank">Eric Sachs</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://netmesh.info/jernst" target="_blank">Johannes Ernst</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://thread-safe.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">John Bradley</a>
</span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://josephsmarr.com/" target="_blank">Joseph Smarr</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Luke-Shepard/2901279" target="_blank">Luke
Shepard</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://mart.degeneration.co.uk/" target="_blank">Martin Atkins</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.kirkwood.net/" target="_blank">Mike Kirkwood</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.sakimura.org/en/" target="_blank">Nat Sakimura</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.webkitchen.co.uk/" target="_blank">Peter Nixey</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://kveton.com/" target="_blank">Scott Kveton</a> </span></li>
<li style="line-height:22.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://snorri.eu/" target="_blank">Snorri Giorgetti</a></span></li>
</ul>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">All candidates listed above received the
requisite three seconds to run for the election. The four candidates who
receive the most votes will serve two year terms and the three candidates
receiving the next highest numbers of votes will serve one year terms. (This
allows us to institute staggered two-year terms going forward.)</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Board membership requires a substantial
ongoing investment of time and energy. Board members will be called upon to
serve both on the board and on its committees where the work of the foundation
is conducted, and to actively contribute. The best candidates are passionate
about OpenID and advancing digital identity, will have the time to devote to
community service in this manner, and are people who gets things done and work
well with others.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
</div>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Voting requires that you sign in with the
OpenID that you used to register when you joined the Foundation. If you
experience problems participating in the election or joining the foundation,
please send a note to </span><a href="mailto:membership@oidf.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">membership@oidf.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Voting began on December 10 and ends on
Wednesday, December 24. Results will be announced by Wednesday, December
31, with the</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">new board terms starting the next day, on
Thursday, January 1.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Upon completion of the election, the new
board will elect the officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer) as
well as the Executive Committee.</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">Chris<br clear="all">
<br>
-- <br>
Chris Messina<br>
Citizen-Participant &<br>
Open Technology Advocate-at-Large<br>
</span><a href="http://factoryjoe.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">factoryjoe.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> # </span><a href="http://diso-project.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">diso-project.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><a href="http://citizenagency.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">citizenagency.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> # </span><a href="http://vidoop.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">vidoop.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ]
private</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US">_______________________________________________<br>
board mailing list<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><br>
_______________________________________________<br>
board mailing list<br>
</span><a href="mailto:board@openid.net" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">board@openid.net</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board</span></a><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-US"><br>
<br clear="all">
<br>
-- <br>
Chris Messina<br>
Citizen-Participant &<br>
Open Technology Advocate-at-Large<br>
</span><a href="http://factoryjoe.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">factoryjoe.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> # </span><a href="http://diso-project.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">diso-project.org</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><a href="http://citizenagency.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">citizenagency.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> # </span><a href="http://vidoop.com" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">vidoop.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ]
private</span></p>
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<br>_______________________________________________<br>
board mailing list<br>
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<a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Chris Messina<br>Citizen-Participant &<br> Open Technology Advocate-at-Large<br><a href="http://factoryjoe.com">factoryjoe.com</a> # <a href="http://diso-project.org">diso-project.org</a><br>
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