The day, and the following days, a large amount of members (namely Uh, no) IM'd me saying that they were sorry I was voted out, and had they known a vote was going on, they would have voted for me to stay in.
A large amount of members? The number I'm pretty sure that didn't get to vote (I have the list still) isn't very large.
Perhaps it's symbolism that members should participate more actively?
I can't see the member boards, obviously, so I don't know this for sure, but I think that with their three votes, I would still be in x86.
/home/newby/Joe.vote.gz is not the same as the posts on the members' forum. Infact, there are more votes in my Joe.vote.gz than there are on the members' forum, simply because people don't want their vote public.
But I've accepted the fact (rather, newby made me accept the fact) that I'm out of x86 and theres nothing I can do about it, except rejoin. And thats exactly what I'm (attempting to) do.
You make it sound as if I wanted you out, and don't want you back in. I don't like when people make me look bad. I don't like it one fucking bit.
I am
NOT going to extend a vote past its deadline because some members were too fucking inactive to visit the forum for a good minute or two, check up on what is new, and vote. If they were truly inactive, their vote would have not counted towards the total. If they were busy, that is their problem.
I am
NOT going to bend the rules for one particular vote. I'd bend it for all of them.
Wait, if I was bending it for all of them, I could just change the rule, correct?
I am
NOT going to reinstate a vote because you
think your vote would pass and you would be in x86.
Why?
Because that would be bending the rules, and that is not something I intend to do.
If they weren't active enough for their vote, perhaps that is a message them to be more active and shit they don't like won't happen or may not happen. I guess the phrase "your vote counts, no matter how small" works here!
