Nominate the person who you think should represent us in front of the UN, i.e. Team captain.

I nominated ybbor

I accept, assuming c_h is running for pres and not captain

i second ybbor nommination

ybbor is a good choice

OK sure...

are we going to use these threads for the nominations, or are we going to open up new ones?

I think we shoudl open new ones, otherwise it gets too hard to keep track of nominations

Yes, we can just reuse them. No need for this one righ now.

NVM then 10

You cannot run for more than one position and this position lasts for two terms.

EDIT. Here is the rule. Article III 2) The Team Captain shall represent team M.I.A. in the UN and shall also maintain order in the team. This position shall be elected every other term.

What responsibities and energy does a Team Captan have? I am asking since I am looking for an less intensive office to run in :).

I am quite interested in this posssition :).

You cannot run for more than one position and this position lasts for two terms.


Nevermind then

So does that mean ybbor is team captain for the next term ???

So does that mean ybbor is team captain for the next term ???
He has not specified that he nominated himself

I though since the position is for 2 terms ... that he is automatically Capt ... or does he have to agree to 2nd Term ???

I though since the position is for 2 terms ... that he is automatically Capt ... or does he have to agree to 2nd Term ???


I am still captain, and do not need to specify my desire to remain so. There is no election or nominations for this positions until next term

I am still captain, and do not need to specify my desire to remain so. There is no election or nominations for this positions until next term
Drat, I was hoping to place my name for team captan ;). There is always next term.

Term three nominations have started. So nominate who you think will be a good Team Captain.

:bump:

Ill toss in my hat for this one

(Yes I am nominating myself :p )

Why cant we run for two offices if we only chose one office and the other office goes to the runnner up? In theory we don't hold more than one office at the same time?

I dont' think that'll work so well. If someone is nominated for more than one position, they should, with Due Dilligence, accept only one nomination. Anything else gets complicated.

I think this came up last elections. Cant remember the descision. I say just let them be nominated and pick at the end.

Good to see ya, CG

I agree with Mel

Good to see ya, CG
Thanks,
Been trying to use as much free time as I can get (College Junior). I figured that this would be a good possition for me :).

Nominations for Team Captian will happen in the term 5 nominations :). So its still closed.

Good to see you are still around CivGeneral :wavey:

I nominate
Fe3333au and General_W

I accept ...

However I also think you Mr. Grimes would make a good captain, would you like the job?

A question for the candidates to answer ...

Will you as the Team Captain get our UN member list changed to be a more accurate representation of our membership ?

I would like for our UN team list to at the very least designate the majority of names to lurker status ... I'd even be discussing with Ginger_Ale to add an asterix to the names of those who have never ever posted anything ...

I'm irritated with all these 25 names when only a handfull have ever added anything to our team ... time to cull the deadwood.

I would like to nominate myself and accept.

If elected I would appoint a deputy so that the team could always run smoothly.

I also ask you, I have been team captain before; I have plenty of experience, and many time posted revisions to polls before RM even got around to posting them in our own forum (ex: post #3 here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=126067)). Compared to our current team captain of whom days have gone by without poll postings. I ask you; have you ever had to wait for my duties to be performed? You can expect the same work to be done in the next terms. I'm also sure there are some on this team right now who have received welcome PM's from me, something I hope to continue in the coming terms.

Will you as the Team Captain get our UN member list changed to be a more accurate representation of our membership ?
Maybe; but I think that the fact that we have gotten to the point where we have so many inactive members is a problem. If elected I plan to send messages to every member who has not posted within one week, and encourage them to participate more. Ideally this will bring some members back, but it will also likely encourage some members to notify us of their current situation, allowing us to put them to lurker status with a clean conscious. In the event of no response I may ask GA&RM to possibly move our inactive members to the bottom of the list, but not with any marking such as an asterisk. Such markings send the wrong message. Our first priority should be to re-instill a commitment to the team.

Good to read from you ybbor :wavey: ... I like what you are saying :D

I like moving the names to the bottom ... under those that have requested to be designated as lurkers :D

I therefore reverse my initial acceptance and decline the nomination.

I'm glad we're finally talking about this out in the open. I'd made a small list at home with active members at the top, and silent ones at the bottom. I felt like a sneak, keeping a list like that, but I just wanted to keep track of whose paying attention here.

I think a simple reorganization of the team list is best. No need to attach a symbol, I think Ybbor's right that it may send a negative message. After all, a team-member may really enjoy reading our thread, yet choose not to post or vote for various reasons (no excuse for not choosing Abstain when available!)

I wouldn't want to upset anyone by this rearrangement, so I think Ybbor's got the right idea.

I'm glad we're finally talking about this out in the open. I'd made a small list at home with active members at the top, and silent ones at the bottom. I felt like a sneak, keeping a list like that, but I just wanted to keep track of whose paying attention here.

I think a simple reorganization of the team list is best. No need to attach a symbol, I think Ybbor's right that it may send a negative message. After all, a team-member may really enjoy reading our thread, yet choose not to post or vote for various reasons (no excuse for not choosing Abstain when available!)

I wouldn't want to upset anyone by this rearrangement, so I think Ybbor's got the right idea.
I think it would be good for you to post this and show they active members, so that the team Captain can PM the inactive members to remind them about thi game.

I PM'd the entire citizen list about 30-40 turns ago - I think it was near an election. No one responded to my newsletter, even though there was an explicit request for responses and removals from the list.

I'm not going to lose too mush sleep over it, no matter what happens. We all know who posts regularly, and that's what's important. If we drop below 5, we'll just need to 'alter' the Constitution a little bit.

I decline.
But thank you.

Please vote for me as Domestic Minister!
:goodjob:

I'm heartened to see that there are reliable people running for this office.

I decline the nomination, but I wouldn't mind the post in the future ;)

but how on earth will I manage to enrich myself through this position?... maybe I won't consider it in the future, after all

Nominated
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Fe3333au
General_W
Peter Grimes
ybbor
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We seem to have no need for election :salute:

ybbor is Team Captain for Term 5 :clap:

Great to have you back in an elected postition!

:bump:

Isn't this position also up for election this term?

I'm a little confused - it's every two terms, but I think this position actually started in Term 0, meaning it's not up for election until after Term 7...

I can check the old threads later on today.

well let's see, I served terms 1-2, CG served 3-4, I served 5-6, So i guess it's up (I could'a sworn it wasn't, but now that I think about it)

I nominate myself and accept

Looks like it's uncontested ... congrats :D

However, just wondering when you will begin to organise and finalise these elections ?!!!

Turn 119 has just arrived !!!

Terms 9-10.

Nominate!

I do not intend to stay on this term

I nominate Azzaman333

do we have an accept or decline?

Heh, i dont read these threads enough. I'll accept. (if its not too late)

We need to nominate someone for this position. I nominate azza.

I'll accept, but I'll warn you all that I will be even less active now because 4th term just started so I expcect a lot of homework.

i nominate myself for this position and accept. of all the jobs currently available, this one seems the least time constraining and i think the other teams might be shocked and awed to see an ex-TNTer as MIA Team Captain. so vote greekguy. :)

Hey GreekGuy - If you setup the elections for term 11, I'll promise to vote for you! :)

(I'd do it myself, but I've got to run!)

:salute: