The ATS Fall 2005 Council Elections Results

Djohn has my democratic vote

We are able to separate our differences, and be friends even though we mostly dont agree with anything!

Thank you ALL who give congrats....and thank you to my supporters!! Once again I promise to do my best in this seat........
I did'nt expect to win........but am happy to represent the members in any way I can!

Poor Djohn & Mayet with a run off and more campaigning to do, I do not envy either of you, and BEST OF LUCK to you both!

CONGRATS to the Keepers of they're positions and the Newly elected members!


Lets all work together to make ATS the best place it can be!


I am honored by this to be sure.........Thank You All.


TheRiverGoddess, Councilor@Large.

[edit on 16-11-2005 by theRiverGoddess]

Congrats and good luck to the winners. Good show all around .

As for the dead heat in ATSNN... oh boy, let the fireworks begin lol. Can we all agree not to take this one to the Supreme Court?

This is going to be great! Thank you all for this oppurtunity. So is this is it? No more pre elections or anything like that? I had to edit this, I just want to thank everybody for the votes I have. And I especially want to think seekerof for all of the support you have given me. Much appreciation. I want to congratulate all of the ones who have ran and best luck to the ones in the run-off. I just want to thankevery one who has given me this oppurtunity.

*cheers loudly* WOOHOO !

[edit on 11/16/0505 by brodband]

Congrats to all the winners

and GO MAYET!

After the run off the work starts! A charter has to be written up that outlines the Council's procedures. The charter has to be drawn up and agreed upon before anything else can happen so you all need to start thinking of how you want it to look and what you want it to cover.

Again...CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Councillors!!!!! and Good Luck with the Run Off!

Springer...

Contratulations to all the winners, and well done to everyone who stood in the elections.

Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
I ask that Mayet and djohnsto77 compose a 1,200 word or less ATSNN OP/ED on what ATSNN should be now, and what it should evolve to in the future.

Send it to me via U2U and wait until I tell you that I have received both before you post them to ATSNN. On the basis of those articles, members will vote in a ATSNN Councilor run-off.

Since you are one of the gods of ATS you can require this, but I think you are changing the rules by making them do something no other candidates had to do.

Originally posted by Astronomer68

Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
I ask that Mayet and djohnsto77 compose a 1,200 word or less ATSNN OP/ED on what ATSNN should be now, and what it should evolve to in the future.

Send it to me via U2U and wait until I tell you that I have received both before you post them to ATSNN. On the basis of those articles, members will vote in a ATSNN Councilor run-off.

Since you are one of the gods of ATS you can require this, but I think you are changing the rules by making them do something no other candidates had to do.

No other candidate got equal results.

Do either of the two have a problem with what they are being asked to do? If not I see no problem with it and I wrote far more than 1200 words on what I wanted to bring as did many other candidates in their 'threads' when they ran for election.

Originally posted by Springer
After the run off the work starts!

A charter has to be written up that outlines the Council's procedures. The charter has to be drawn up and agreed upon before anything else can happen so you all need to start thinking of how you want it to look and what you want it to cover.

Springer...

So do all of the councilors have to agree to a "form" ? What will the charter consist of? Who has to write it?

Edit: Nevermind, stupid question. I just caught myself.

[edit on 11/17/0505 by brodband]

I love heated contests...

And, brodband, it's not like the old council left you high and dry...

The old Councilors are my guide. Without them, I would have no lead as to where they have been. They have developed the experience and wisdom, they are the ones who I must come to first. Thankyou on that quote.

[edit on 11/17/0505 by brodband]

I would have been satisfied with any of the candidates for any of the positions. All were quite worthy and deserving! I appreciate those who chose to run, those who have served in the past, and those will serve in the present and future.

This is the most delightful, inspiring, thought-provoking, and informational sphere in all of cyberspace! I only hope that all members appreciate the privilege and remember that when they post.

Originally posted by SkepticOverlord
I ask that Mayet and djohnsto77 compose a 1,200 word or less ATSNN OP/ED on what ATSNN should be now, and what it should evolve to in the future.

Send it to me via U2U and wait until I tell you that I have received both before you post them to ATSNN. On the basis of those articles, members will vote in a ATSNN Councilor run-off.

The run off poll is now open
www.abovetopsecret.com...

and the following links contain the response op/eds that Skeptic Requested.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Dont know how much longer the polls will last but all I can say is VOTE VOTE VOTE!. I guess im gonna go get a nice cup of joe and sit up and wait for this to end unless told other wise so I can go to bed later. *biting fingernails*, waiting anxiously.

Great! Now Get To Work, You...

Of course I must join in congratulating those who have been chosen by the members to represent them in the Second Session of the AboveTopSecret.com Member Council.

So hey, congratulations!

And congratulations to both Mayet and djohnsto77 for both the support each of you have received and for providing a fun political encore to the election.

I've voted in the runoff, and may the member who gets the most votes win, because this isn't a referendum about the "best man", "best member" or best anything, just whom the most ATSers choose to represent them.

Of course, the incumbent Councilors continuing for their second terms already know the drill, but the new Councilors have a lot of reading to do in the Council forum -- much of it written by me, for which I must apologize.

The short version: don't worry, be happy -- and I was young and needed the money.

Again, congratulations.

Now for the fun part. Buahahahaaa!

Its quite upsetting

What's more upsetting is that the need was felt to do this.

When will the final decision be set in place for the new councilors to begin work? I have a few ideas of my own for my subject I am in, but need my seat to express them. I understand that Rome wasnt built in a day, but arent the seats already set?

So...

When do I get access to the Council Forum so I can start on my job?