The 'Shroom talk:Issue 183/Poll Chairperson Election

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Election Process
This page is where members of the community may make nominations and vote for candidates to oversee the Poll Committee for the next year. The rules for the election process may be viewed on the election rules article.

Voting starts on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at 00:01 GMT.

Candidates and Voting
Candidates post their campaigns and receive votes here!

OhoJeeOnFire
Hello. I am OhoJeeOnFire and I am running for Chairperson. I know I don’t have pretty good qualities, but I am willing to help everyone and make sure our community is a better place. I know that I qualify for this important role because I care for others, I love to help my community, and I use my common sense and my knowledge to make good decisions. If you want a good Chairperson, vote for me, OhoJeeOnFire. I would also like to introduce my Vice-Chairperson, MightyMario. He qualifies for Vice-Chairperson because he is very kind, he allows everyone to speak their ideas, and he is a very good friend and person overall.

My Goals:


 * Prevent vandalism anywhere in my community.
 * Make sure nobody is left out.
 * Fulfill my responsibilities for Chairperson.

Electrical Bowser jr.
Hello, I am Electrical Bowser jr., otherwise known as The Shadow Prince more on the Super Mario Boards. I am running because I have the work ethic, quantity of ideas, and character, including likability, extreme honesty, and willingness to take and appreciate criticism needed to improve, as shown on this Poll Committee as that has led me to be able to get eight polls passed on it, with many more ideas still good but not quite enough to make this committee due to time constraints. As chairperson, what I would change would be to allow more than one user to get credit in the poll archives along with a poll's creator if they somewhat changed the premise of the poll to get it to work, and would do my best to give unlimited warnings and opportunities to select better images if members keep coming up with images for polls that would not work on the front page. I would not push for censorship of language even on the Committee, assuming that it is not to attack or defame other users.

If I get this title in this election, please PM me on the Super Mario Boards if you would like to be my vice chairperson. The vice chairperson spot would be determined based on who I think has the best combination of experience, but also character; judgment, and temperament, but also likability. I would base which poll is on the front page next by which poll had the better combination of votes on the Committee for it with how early it is being a second although not quite as important priority, but I would strictly base things on factors the poll has as I would not air a poll solely for it being from a user who has made less polls on the Committee. However, if a poll, only if it was mine had sufficient votes to be implemented, I might still air another user's poll instead if it had qualifications to give them a chance to shine. While there might be some discussion on Discord, the Poll Committee subforum would be a vastly greater priority as the former is usually blocked on all my personal devices, and the latter has a more formal feel.

Other goals:

-Allow users, not just with experience but with a good track record, to be on the Poll Committee, and if I see users have a history of bans or almost being banned, me and the vice chairperson may not be as likely to accept them. The vice chairperson would have as much of a say in this as I.

-Discourage and if necessary deal with rudeness not just in explicit forms but indirect ones as well, like being intensely patronizing or giving veiled insults.

-Discourage badgering, but make clear that some questions and requests like to elaborate on one's criticism are appropriate and not badgering.

-Encourage people with the computer ability to make multiple options for viewing archived polls, both from most popular to least popular the original list of options when aired. For this I would make clear all responsibility went to the coders in charge.

-Make minor changes to the earlier archives pages as chairperson to correct minor errors, if the ability to edit those pages would be given to me as chairperson.

-Start a new 'Shroom section at the end of the Committee in July that every user would post in called Poll Committee, covering which polls not of their own each member on the committee liked the most. This would be intended for fun so no official top numbers would be required... unless everyone wanted them to be.

Comments
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Out of curiosity what would happen if no users were to run even though that's extremely unlikely?

, 11:16, June 19, 2022 (EST)


 * Too late. It’s impossible now. But I think it will be postponed.

@OhoJeeOnFire: Wiki maintenance isn't related to the duties of the Poll Committee, in fact it's not at all uncommon for Poll Committee members (even the Chairperson) to rarely edit the wiki at all, and censorship of wiki content is not allowed. I'm not sure what you mean by making sure nobody is left out - do you mean making the committee as inclusive as possible, or trying to cover all possible options in polls, or something else? What sorts of plans do you have for the Poll Committee besides fulfilling the regular duties, if any? Do you plan on having a Vice-Chairperson? Overall, I'd like some elaboration on what we can expect from your campaign. -- 13:17, June 27, 2022 (EDT)


 * According to your recommendation for elaboration, the committee is going to be as inclusive as possible. I’m planning on having as my Vice-Chairperson. When I talk about censorship, it’s mainly about the boards. I also plan on allowing other users to submit their own polls so that everyone has a voice in the community. I hope you understand. I’ll keep elaborating if you have any more questions.
 * Forum moderation isn't part of the Poll Committee's duties either, especially not making changes to the rules. I'm not sure if you were aware, but the Poll Committee already has a form for external submissions that they periodically look at for poll ideas. If one of your goals is to emphasize letting anyone submit polls, do you plan on having a full committee, or is it just going to be you and MightyMario? -- 13:36, June 27, 2022 (EDT)
 * As the forum moderation's representative, I can confirm we have no plans to implement a censorship policy, and that the Poll Committee has no jurisdiction over that decision.
 * I understand. I have made a few changes to the campaign. I also would like to say that I plan to have a full committee.

My bad, I should have added the "Votes" part. I won't make that kind of mistake again this page. , 13:06, June 28, 2022