2016 Ask Ubuntu Moderator Election

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Faizan

08:53

i casted votes for my top three candidiates

glad i've been thrown out of the election :)

Videonauth

I still not get why you got so many down-votes

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user136984

12:32

@Videonauth @Faizan: It seems people vote only really on the stats. Well, most people do anyway it seems...

user136984

There are loads of people who have just have over 150 and know nothing about the site nor anyone else on it.

Faizan

16:21

@Videonauth @ParanoidPanda I also wonder why so many downvotes. Anyway wish you people luck

Videonauth

Thank you :9 i might need it really

Faizan

You're welcome :)

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Byte Commander

18:35

@ParanoidPanda Without the recent vote reversal, my candidate score would have been amazing 40/40 points... :-/

I guess I'll have to wait for the next elections.

By then I'll have them gained back again.

jokerdino

Next elections? Hmm

user136984

@ByteCommander: I wish people would vote based on the person rather than the stats, I mean, they are important too, but only really 25% important. It's the person and what they will do that really matters.

jokerdino

@ParanoidPanda or maybe they voted on the person who they think will be more suited for the role?

voted for the person*

user136984

@jokerdino: Most users have never had any proper interaction though with the candidates, so how would they be able to tell?

user136984

Gaining 150 rep isn't that hard you know.

jokerdino

18:37

sorry, not every 150 repper is voting here.

user136984

Well what's stopping them?

Byte Commander

Lazyness.

jokerdino

Some of them haven't visited the site and some just don't vote.

user136984

People should look at the stats, look at what the person said in their nominations speech, and then look at their questionnaire and make their decision. Laziness is your biggest enemy.

user136984

I mean, if they know the person better then that too, but most probably won't...

jokerdino

18:40

No one's gonna sit and read 2000 word essay for all 30 of them.

user136984

Well what's the point in writing it then? If you're going to vote you should actually spend some time reading what each candidate thinks.

jokerdino

lol

user136984

I've read them all you know.

jokerdino

Sorry mister, but I think I got some real work to do.

Byte Commander

@jokerdino Mine has 2684 words...

user136984

18:42

Well, if people in real life never looked at what a candidate said and only at their names, we'd have a lot more problems... Well, if Trump gets in, maybe I will be proved wrong about the reality of things... :P

jokerdino

your expectation is not realistic.

A lot of voters do have some impression on the candidates.

Byte Commander

In real elections (governments, etc. - not necessarily US presidents), do you think more than a few percent do read the manifesto of the political parties?

No, they look at the election posters, thinking, "Oh, that one looks nice. I'll give him my vote"

jokerdino

Not many have that kind of time to read through the agenda of all 786 candidates.

user136984

@ByteCommander: And that is exactly why we're in so much trouble right now...

Byte Commander

I have nothing to say against that.

user136984

18:45

Democracy only works if the people voting actually know something about the subject they are voting on.

Byte Commander

that statement leads me to the conclusion that it should not work.