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X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov), C++/Perl/Unix Consulting Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 00:16:11 BST From: Barry Salter Newsgroups: uk.gay-lesbian-bi Subject: RESULT : uk.gay-lesbian-bi Moderation Panel Elections 2000 Organization: UKVoting Message-ID: <1c56issobmv4nv7kga0vck0m77qessi52v@4ax.com> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: salterg.demon.co.uk:193.237.211.34 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 958605353 nnrp-10:27605 NO-IDENT salterg.demon.co.uk:193.237.211.34 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NFilter: 1.2.0 Approved: uk-glb Moderators X-Moderator: Automatically Moderated Lines: 855 Xref: oaktree.co.uk uk.gay-lesbian-bi:174524 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- RESULTS OF CALL FOR VOTES uk.glb Moderation Panel Elections 2000 Summary: All of the candidates are elected, in the following order: Matthew Malthouse Bod Lyn David Thomas Pete Denton Laurence Jupp Peter Corlett Graham Reilly Richard Martin Smith Peter Baggett Paul Anderson Re-Open Nominations - ------------------------------------------------------------ Voting closed at 23:59:59 BST, 25th April 2000. Primary Votetaker: b.salter@ukvoting.org.uk (Barry Salter) Secondary Votetaker: r.irvine@ukvoting.org.uk (Robbie Irvine) - ------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution: uk.gay-lesbian-bi - ------------------------------------------------------------ The Results: The results follow below in the following order: 1) Result 2) Particulars of the Vote 3) Votetakers comments 4) Voting and Appeal guidelines 5) Moderation Panel Elections Guidelines - ------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Result Candidates: 1) Bod 2) Graham Reilly 3) Laurence Jupp 4) Lyn David Thomas 5) Martin Smith 6) Matthew Malthouse 7) Paul Anderson 8) Pete Denton 9) Peter Baggett 10) Peter Corlett 11) Richard 12) Re-Open Nominations Total votes cast: 31 Round 1: Initial distribution: - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Transfer 6 to 1 at 1 Transfer 1 to 2 at 1 Transfer 2 to 3 at 1 Transfer 6 to 4 at 1 Transfer 8 to 6 at 1 Transfer 1 to 7 at 1 Transfer 3 to 8 at 1 Transfer 1 to 9 at 1 Transfer 1 to 10 at 1 Transfer 2 to 11 at 1 Status: Non-transferable: 0 Bod: 6 Graham Reilly: 1 Laurence Jupp: 2 Lyn David Thomas: 6 Martin Smith: 0 Matthew Malthouse: 8 Paul Anderson: 1 Pete Denton: 3 Peter Baggett: 1 Peter Corlett: 1 Richard: 2 Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.38461538461538 Matthew Malthouse is elected Bod is elected Lyn David Thomas is elected Pete Denton is elected Round 2: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 5.61538461538462 for 6: Transfer 5 to 3 at 0.701923076923077 Transfer 1 to 5 at 0.701923076923077 Transfer 2 to 10 at 0.701923076923077 Status: Non-transferable: 0 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 1 Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 0.701923076923077 Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 1 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 1 Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 Richard: 2 Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.38461538461538 Laurence Jupp is elected Peter Corlett is elected Round 3: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 3.61538461538462 for 1: Transfer 5 to 2 at 0.602564102564103 Transfer 1 to 5 at 0.602564102564103 Status: Non-transferable: 0 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 1.30448717948718 Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 1 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 1 Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 2 Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.38461538461538 Graham Reilly is elected Round 4: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 3.61538461538462 for 4: Non-transferable: 2 Transfer 1 to 5 at 0.903846153846154 Transfer 1 to 9 at 0.903846153846154 Transfer 2 to 11 at 0.903846153846154 Status: Non-transferable: 2 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.20833333333333 Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 1 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 1.90384615384615 Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.23076923076923 Richard is elected Round 5: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 0.769230769230769 for 8: Transfer 2 to 5 at 0.256410256410256 Transfer 1 to 9 at 0.256410256410256 Status: Non-transferable: 2 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 1 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 2.16025641025641 Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.23076923076923 Martin Smith is elected Round 6: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 3.27884615384615 for 3: Non-transferable: 1 Transfer 4 to 9 at 0.575374445266272 Status: Non-transferable: 3 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 (elected) Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 1 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 4.4617541913215 Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.15384615384615 Peter Baggett is elected Round 7: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 0.25 for 10: Transfer 2 to 7 at 0.0877403846153846 Status: Non-transferable: 3 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 (elected) Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 1.17548076923077 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 4.4617541913215 (elected) Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.15384615384615 Round 8: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 1.85897435897436 for 2: Transfer 5 to 7 at 0.224030243261012 Status: Non-transferable: 3 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 (elected) Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 2.29563198553583 Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 4.4617541913215 (elected) Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 0 Quota: 2.15384615384615 Paul Anderson is elected Round 9: - -=-=-=-= Distribution of surplus of 1.65384615384615 for 11: Non-transferable: 1 Transfer 1 to 12 at 1.4948224852071 Status: Non-transferable: 4 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 (elected) Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 2.29563198553583 (elected) Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 4.4617541913215 (elected) Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 1.4948224852071 Quota: 2.07692307692308 Round 10: - -=-=-=-=- Distribution of surplus of 0.644230769230769 for 5: Non-transferable: 1 Transfer 1 to 12 at 0.165187376725838 Status: Non-transferable: 5 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 (elected) Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 2.29563198553583 (elected) Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 4.4617541913215 (elected) Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 1.66000986193294 Quota: 2 Round 11: - -=-=-=-=- Distribution of surplus of 2.4617541913215 for 9: Non-transferable: 2 Transfer 2 to 12 at 0.708215226106764 Status: Non-transferable: 7 Bod: 6 (elected) Graham Reilly: 4.01282051282051 (elected) Laurence Jupp: 5.50961538461538 (elected) Lyn David Thomas: 6 (elected) Martin Smith: 2.72115384615385 (elected) Matthew Malthouse: 8 (elected) Paul Anderson: 2.29563198553583 (elected) Pete Denton: 3 (elected) Peter Baggett: 4.4617541913215 (elected) Peter Corlett: 2.40384615384615 (elected) Richard: 3.80769230769231 (elected) Re-Open Nominations: 3.07644031414647 Quota: 1.84615384615385 Re-Open Nominations is elected The election is concluded with all candidates elected - ------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Particulars of the Vote The following people posted valid votes: abuse##webeye.demon,uk,,co Dale afy9faj##nottingham,uk//ac Niles aprice##mail.dotcom,rf Andrew Price cj##clues,moc Chris Bannister davidtownsend##btinternet,moc David Townsend g4orx##btinternet,moc Pete Baggett gordon##chello,ln Gordon gregoire.kretz##wanadoo,rf Gregoire Kretz harlequin##fnord,uk%%org Harlequin ishamael##erroneous.demon,uk,,co St Erroneous james##obeah.demon,uk,,co James Coupe jmbedlam##globalnet,uk,,co John Maynard john##baldy.demon,uk,,co BaldJohn john##scroll.demon,uk,,co JohnM jon##serf,gro The Millennium Wombat laurence##mithlond.fsnet,uk,,co Laurence Jupp lyn##cibwr,freeserve,uk,,co Lyn David Thomas matthew##calmeilles.demon,uk,,co Matthew Malthouse mike##gay-blackpool,moc Mike_B narnia##velvet,ten Narnia neil##chaos,uk%%org Neil Matthews pjd##notned,ten Pete Denton rich##gayboy,uk%%org Rich richard.g##cableol,uk,,co Richard G stephen##kitschcamppalace,uk%%org Stephen M Baines steve##g7kkh.demon,uk,,co Steve Fitzgerald trip##timeforce,freeserve,uk,,co Trip troubleshooter##clara,uk,,co Dave Hughes usenet##vendetta.demon,uk,,co graham vashti+cfv##dream,uk%%org Rachael Munns watman##freeuk,moc paul The following people posted invalid votes: No name/address in ballot: cj##moodog,uk%%org Chris junk##g7kkh.demon,uk,,co Christopher Griffin aidan##skinner.demon,uk,,co Aidan Skinner Invalid STV ordering: gar2##ukc,uk//ac Moof Acknowledgement bounced: ukglb##spam.bodnet,moc Bod As per the charter: vii. Each voter shall receive an acknowledgement from the vote taker. They will be given a unique identification as part of their acknowledgement, this will enable them to verify their vote when the result is published while protecting their identity from other voters. viii. The vote taker will publish the result and a voting list comprising voter identifiers and their vote. And therefore the following are the valid votes with the Unique ID for people to identify their votes and the way people voted: Re-Open Nominations ------------------------------------\ Richard ---------------------------------\ | Peter Corlett ------------------------------\ | | Peter Baggett ---------------------------\ | | | Pete Denton ------------------------\ | | | | Paul Anderson ---------------------\ | | | | | Matthew Malthouse ------------------\ | | | | | | Martin Smith ---------------\ | | | | | | | Lyn David Thomas ------------\ | | | | | | | | Laurence Jupp ---------\ | | | | | | | | | Graham Reilly ------\ | | | | | | | | | | Bod ---\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Voter ID | | | | | | | | | | | | 05BA954C664D49EF 06 09 07 08 10 01 11 03 04 02 05 12 0CAEB7DC7DB5AF0E 04 10 02 03 11 01 09 06 08 05 07 NP 1D4B58C7406291E6 NP NP 05 03 02 01 NP 04 NP NP NP NP 398519CE1EA19AA2 06 10 03 05 08 02 09 01 07 04 11 NP 3F3E5B6E783AF6B0 02 05 06 03 04 07 09 08 NP NP 01 NP 4A8C96210066EB63 04 10 08 01 09 02 11 03 07 06 05 NP 4EAD166D315F1713 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 557E2D6CBE401302 05 NP 01 02 NP 03 NP NP 04 NP 06 NP 6038D4B08D30E680 NP NP 02 01 NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP 681706636C89DD62 03 09 04 02 10 01 08 05 06 12 07 11 6F22B55973AE8B9B 05 02 10 04 06 03 11 07 08 09 01 NP 71213F0178B102C9 02 03 04 06 08 05 01 09 10 11 07 NP 7184C02EE2C0DFFB NP NP NP 01 NP 03 NP NP NP 02 NP NP 73BCDECF572C213F 01 02 03 NP 04 NP 05 06 07 08 09 NP 83DE8849E155E570 06 07 02 NP 08 01 09 03 04 05 10 11 89B32FBD9B313C41 NP NP 03 02 06 01 NP 04 NP 05 NP NP A3C115DCBE058990 03 06 02 01 07 05 09 04 10 11 08 NP B575C13B53647619 04 06 03 01 07 09 10 02 08 12 05 11 B78BB088D1C389C2 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 NP D27B4FA16861EBAE 01 03 04 NP NP NP 05 02 NP NP NP NP D4E6A66D2C0AA1C9 05 07 04 11 06 03 08 01 09 02 10 12 D7706844AA234F6A 07 02 03 05 08 04 NP 01 NP 06 09 NP DA77155F233B9D60 03 08 05 02 09 01 10 04 06 07 11 NP E50CDFB109FE0B58 NP NP NP 02 NP NP NP NP 01 NP NP NP E67B6E22B2AF77F2 05 10 06 01 03 07 11 08 02 09 04 NP E72D3EC341C05676 04 01 05 NP 06 07 02 08 10 09 03 11 EB6C8B8F0DA4286E 01 06 07 02 03 05 NP NP 04 NP NP NP F004D9CAEAF3C6E3 01 02 03 04 05 06 11 07 10 09 08 NP F254FA8F9B2194D6 06 09 08 03 11 02 04 07 05 01 10 NP F54636F98A5E35DD 05 06 07 02 04 01 08 09 10 03 11 NP FEE6B349EFA21BCC 06 NP 01 04 03 02 10 09 08 07 05 NP Note: NP = No preference expressed - ------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Votetaker Comments Firstly, I'd just like to apologise for the delay in production of these results. The primary reason for this was the overly complicated procedures required by the Charter, which I hope will be changed in time for the next Elections. I'd also like to thank Robbie for stepping in and acting as secondary votetaker once I'd counted it as far as I could manually, bearing in mind that this was my first STV counted vote. Apart from that, I'd just like to thank the 31 voters whose votes were counted for correctly filling in the ballot paper and congratulate the elected candidates. - ------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Voting and Appeal guidelines This vote was conducted by a neutral third party member of UKVoting. UKVoting is a group of independent votetakers who count votes on behalf of the uk.* hierarchy and other 3rd parties. The rules under which votes for the uk.* hierarchy are taken are posted regularly to uk.net.news.announce or can be found at the following URL: The UKVoting web pages can be found at There is a five day discussion period after these results are posted to uk.gay-lesbian-bi Allegations of irregularity should be sent to ukvoting@ukvoting.org.uk. - ------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Moderation Panel Elections Guidelines >From the charter for uk.glb: Election 2 Initially moderators shall be the panel elected as part of the charter change process. 3. Then each year there after elections will be held for the posts of moderator. i. 11 months after moderation comes into effect (and every twelve months subsequently) the moderation panel will appoint a neutral party to conduct the election as vote taker. The vote taker will issue a call for nominations for a new moderation panel. ii. Nominations will be open for 10 days and to be valid each nominee will have to be proposed and seconded by white list posters self-nomination is permitted). All white list posters shall have the right to vote, regardless as to whether they were white listed before or after the opening of nominations. iii. At the end of 10 days a list of candidates (including their proposers/seconders) will be published. iv. A five day period of hustings will be held during which the candidates will answer questions from posters to the group. v. The vote taker will issue the first call for votes, to be followed by a second call for votes five days later, the voting period lasting in all for 10 days, votes shall only be valid if submitted on official ballot forms. vi. Voting will be by the Single Transferable Vote method, with a reopen nominations candidate (RON) added to the ballot. If RON passes the quota then all the then unfilled places are void requiring a new election for those vacancies. vii. Each voter shall receive an acknowledgement from the vote taker. They will be given a unique identification as part of their acknowledgement, this will enable them to verify their vote when the result is published while protecting their identity from other voters. viii. The vote taker will publish the result and a voting list comprising voter identifiers and their vote. xi. In the event of less than 4 moderators being elected or RON passing quota the vote taker will issue a second request for nominations no later than 1 month after the close of ballot and hold elections for the remaining vacancies. Those elected at this election shall serve until the annual round of elections are held. ================================================================= CANDIDATES: The following nominations were received and accepted: Please find below details of the people who nominated each candidate (Name & Email Address) and a short statement from each candidate: - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 1 : Bod ukglb spamb odnet com Nominator 1 = Mikeapollo mikea pollo serve r186f reese rveco uk Nominator 2 = St Erroneous isham aeler roneo usdem oncou k Statement: I have been a regular poster to uk.gay-lesbian-bi since 1997 (my 3rd ever post was about moderation!). I watched the group get overwhelmed by spam and lose regular and valued posters. I believe that the moderation of the group is a good thing, as it stands. It has made the group more readable, and we have gained more posters (and, presumably, lurkers) as a result. My own first attempt to read the group was put off by the levels of spam. I cannot say that I agree totally with all moderation decisions that have been made in the past, and I believe that after a year of moderation we need to look back at what has been achieved and tweak the moderation guidelines accordingly. I do not believe in extending the moderators' powers beyond the present removal of binaries, spam, commercials and personals. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 2 : Graham Reilly usene tvend ettad emonc ouk Nominator 1 = Matthew Malthouse matth ewcal meill esdem oncou k Nominator 2 = Pete Denton pjdno tnedn et Statement: All you need is love. And a bit of common sense. I don't know if I have either, but I'm willing to try. I'm 27. I do software architecture and systems design for a bank. I have red hair. I'm Scottish. I don't read as much as I'd like to. I like a drink every now and again. And a think every now and again. None of this is particularly relevant. What may be is that I only came out 2 1/2 years ago, and I still have one foot in the closet. I know what it feels like to have your view of the world partially obscured by a wardrobe door. I also deeply appreciate everything that the people of uk.glb have done for me, and would like to give something back. Is this the kind of thing I'm expected to write? We shall see, I suppose. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 3 : Laurence Jupp alice bitsb risac uk Nominator 1 = Laurence Jupp alice bitsb risac uk Nominator 2 = Pete Denton pjdno tnedn et Statement: GWM, NSOH, seeks newsgroup with large membership for open relationship. Must be willing to submit to moderate control - especially denial and suspension. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 4 : Lyn David Thomas lynci bwrfr eeser vecou k Nominator 1 = Neil Matthews neilc haoso rguk Nominator 2 = Chris Bannister cjclu escom Statement: I am standing for re-election for one year to the moderation panel because I feel that some continuity is important and that I have show that I can do the job. I believe that moderation has immeasurably improved the group, making it far more accessible to people previously put off. I believe that I have fulfilled my brief as a moderator correctly and will continue to do so if elected for a second term. It is not my intention (if elected) to stand for a third consecutive term as I believe that with continuity the panel needs a steady turn over of members. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 5 : Martin Smith marti nspee dsixd emonc ouk Nominator 1 = Martin Smith marti nspee dsixd emonc ouk Nominator 2 = Lyn David Thomas lynci bwrfr eeser vecou k Statement: I've been reading and posting to uk.glb for around four years now. I've been a keen supporter of the introduction of moderation to the group, and hope to be able to play a part in keeping the newsgroup usable. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 6 : Matthew Malthouse matth ewcal meill esdem oncou k Nominator 1 = Alex Foster afy9f ajnot tingh amacu k Nominator 2 = Martin Smith marti nspee dsixd emonc ouk Statement: I have served as a moderator for the 11 months since the system was implemented. I hope that that time has demonstrated my ability to do the task responsibly. I have been a regular on uk.g-l-b for about four years. As such I will be recognisable to many usenet users and am personally known to a number of other users of the group. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 7 : Paul Anderson watma nfree ukcom Nominator 1 = Matthew Malthouse matth ewcal meill esdem oncou k Nominator 2 = Adrian Hadayah adria ndiat omnet Statement: I fully support the majority held view of moderation as a means to keep this group spam-free, readable and welcoming whilst preserving the high visibility in the name 'uk.gay-lesbian-bi', and wish the current value to the g-l-b community and policy of inclusiveness to continue and develop. Since I personally value the group highly (and as a long time lurker endured the pre-moderation spam disruptions) I feel it only fair, now that I am in such a position, to offer to share in the burden of moderation. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 8 : Pete Denton pjdno tnedn et Nominator 1 = St Erroneous isham aeler roneo usdem oncou k Nominator 2 = John Maynard jmbed lamgl obaln etcou k Statement: As a gay man I lurked on uk.gay-lesbian-bi from early in 1996 posting occasionally during that year, I have posted regularly since late 1997. Professionally, I have worked in the voluntary sector since 1990 and have seen the importance of networks of people with common issues in terms of personal empowerment and collective lobbying. Personally, uk.gay-lesbian-bi has helped me a great deal in understanding my sexuality and in understanding myself. I was one of the posters who voted in favour of moderation and am pleased to see the improvements it has made. However I am keen to ensure that people are still able to voice their opinions (whether or not I agree with them) and that uk.gay-lesbian-bi is seen by all as a welcoming place for discussion on lgb issues and by lgb people. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 9 : Peter Baggett g4orx btint ernet com Nominator 1 = Lyn David Thomas lynci bwrfr eeser vecou k Nominator 2 = James Coupe james obeah demon couk Statement: I started posting to uk.glb in the first week of moderation. I'm in favour of a moderated group as I feel it is important to maintain a safe discussion area for Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals. I usually read the group on a twice daily basis. The group helped me a lot when coping with a bereavement and I'd like to put something back into it. On a personal front - I'm 45, have been a computer programmer for 21 years and have been involved with Lesbian & Gay Switchboards for the past 13 years (with a 2 year break). - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 10 : Peter Corlett abuse cabal orguk Nominator 1 = Pete Denton pjdno tnedn et Nominator 2 = Matthew Malthouse matth ewcal meill esdem oncou k Statement: I had intended to stand down this year so that we had some variety on the moderation panel, however it seems that there aren't going to be too many candidates and a number of the regulars have requested I stand for election again this year. I'm not terribly fussed either way - it's hardly a power-crazed Sekrit Kabal hell-bent on world domination - but I'll be happy to perform moderation duties for another year iff the electorate wishes. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate 11 : Richard Richg ayboy orguk Nominator 1 = Lyn David Thomas lynci bwrfr eeser vecou k Nominator 2 = Bod ukglb spamb odnet com Statement: I have been reading and posting to the group for about 2 years now, and feel that I would be able to spend time every day on the role as defined in the charter. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.3 for non-commercial use iQEVAwUBOSMWnoWvkZ9K7Y91AQHl1QgAoUVmGlBaJckgna3HtkI3PVHV6OE/5Nhr nvbJKdG9tT3GX1a0p88ut6OvzJOYyO1LHcOdTWcswfoAC/x62R6IDxcH6aYDpyl5 Tfdu/39qJRZBZKJQKQtz1MZZWPHn9dR8FKCJJmxCpTjE6fzrPa8hwRDSV3DEFC9D Alc25AO5tz+LwdC/in+Q0Rh0P6FM3ZsQa1zwJANN/oOIoA9Px1dIW61nyAMUS70I fbZ5lPuy5nX+/SB7dPr03ucJ1hPgxhYTgepgdOMo9BhMIPz0sChKYZKqI23q6L6F Qn6F8jYYSRJS2JcqLG8OwzK5sYEijkC5q2JZuQqvSBatlUP1ZQ542g== =/Shr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Barry Salter, b.salter@ukvoting.org.uk PGP Key ID: 0x4AED8F75. 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