Net Humor

Elections - What's Happening or Not

I'd promised in earlier editions to keep you all informed on the election for Z1EC. Unfortunately, after I'd made this commitment, things started not happening. The Z1EC had been replaced, and an interim Z1EC assumed the duties. Or should I say "duty," for the job description specified that the interim Z1EC's sole duty is to conduct an election for the permanent ZEC.

Bob Satti, however, charged the RECC to determine how to select the next ZEC. This led most to assume that there would be some minor changes before a sysop-level election was held, but rumor has it that the RECC has other thoughts.

So the news is that the RECC is poised to not decide to appoint a ZEC, or else they're poised to decide not to appoint a ZEC.

In stark contrast to the non-election in the ZEC echo, the folks in the FN_SYSOP echo are taking a wham-bang no nonsense approach. After a couple weeks of nominations, I missed reading for a few days and found, upon catching up, that we were in the middle of a three day election. I'd mention the candidates and urge you to vote, but if you didn't vote yet, then it's over.

Just in case either of the above echoes want to alter their election methods, I figured I'd outline how some of the other echoes handle it.

FN_APATHY

The moderator is expected to keep a low profile here. Elections are held every five weeks when the echo falls off the backbone for low traffic. The first person to elist the echo is moderator for the next five weeks. Some guy named Bob is serving his 13th consecutive term.

MY_FAVORITE_MARTIN

Elections here are held on demand. Demand is off topic.

NINJA_LITERARY

The International Order of Teen-Aged Mutant Ninja Literary Commandos meets in enclave annually, selecting qualified members from it's rank to participate in a double-elimination duel with asparagus. The survivor is elisted. There can be only one.

LEMMINGSnnn

The twelve thousand critters in this echo scamper to the top of the backbone, whereupon the moderator orders camp to be made. One of the troops protests this order and elists a new echo, and then leads a charge off the backbone. This method of election has been adapted in other echoes and is commonly called "voting with your feet."

DALLAS

The moderator in this echo is appointed against his will and administered mind-altering drugs to ward off outside influences. He spends his days trying to convince any of the other residence of his echo to take the job, but they reject his pleas. His only hope is for rescue from one of the freedom fighters from other echoes, but he is conditioned to send them away when they succeed in breaching the walls of his echo.

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