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Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
08:16
@Criggie lol - "nom"-inated
Criggie
Criggie
08:53
Cool = good work dude. I have way too much on, plus I should never be trusted with power. POWER!!! MWHAHAHAHAHA!
see?
Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
09:20
@Criggie heh heh heh!
 
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David Richerby
David Richerby
14:35
And what if there's only one nomination?
 
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Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
15:51
@DavidRicherby am unsure... either they go with that one and don't bother with an election (for pro-tem elections) or they postpone... I think
 
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WELZ
WELZ
16:54
@DavidRicherby they'll probably extend it for another week or so, and then, if there's still not enough candidates (2?) they do this:
in 2018 Graphic Design Moderator Election Chat, May 14 at 22:34, by Grace Note
@WELZ We shut down the election and contemplate why no one is nominating for the site, and if that's an indication of dire straits.
Criggie
Criggie
17:41
Sounds like a theatrical wrestling match "Domination of the Nomination"
Grace Note
Grace Note
18:38
@WELZ 2 minimum, yes.
@Criggie It's not abnormal so to speak, and it's not necessarily a problem sign
It might mean "No one in the community cares enough about moderation". But it could also be that the current time that the election is being held is inopportune for those who would've thought to run. Or something else.
emacs.meta.stackexchange.com/a/520/21 - Gilles wrote an answer on emacs when their election had to be extended, about scenarios where the lack of moderation interest derived a lot from a lack of active need for it.
 
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Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
22:43
So ... Why have none of the high rep regulars nominated? I expected someone to when I nominated - even just as a response to me being a low rep user here...

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