Frazzie 708 Report post Posted October 17, 2012 Email has just been received so everyone can calm down! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frazzie 708 Report post Posted October 17, 2012 And then there was 21.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special aka 225 Report post Posted October 18, 2012 And then there was 21.... The "weeding out" has started Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frazzie 708 Report post Posted October 18, 2012 A bit of self-weeding! Very noble of you. Change of heart? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special aka 225 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 A bit of self-weeding! Very noble of you. Change of heart? Naw, I'm way too far away mate, wouldn't have been able to do any role on the WSB real justice. I would have loved to have been involved but a 9-10hr round trip to FP would seriously inhibit my ability to service the demands an elected position would command. Nominees have to be in it for what they can do for the WS not what the WS can do for them, and I do hope the remaining 21 share that value. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML1 135 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 trouble is, having read thru it ................ there's nothing really in it for an 'exile' like me. Nominees have to be in it for what they can do for the WS not what the WS can do for them, and I do hope the remaining 21 share that value. You'd make a great politician , im voting for you anyway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special aka 225 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Jeez, no grass grows on you mate the 1st quote was to do with WS Membership, while the 2nd quote was to do with a place on the WS Board. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frazzie 708 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 Fair comments big man. It's a shame you're not more local to the Fortress. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brazilian 746 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Trying to vote by email and getting failure notice Anyone else? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frazzie 708 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 You must be voting for the wrong people.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brazilian 746 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Lol Tried the other email address and its bombed it out as well No doubt it's an unforeseen problem (capacity?) Appreciate if anyone else gets to email vote successfully that they post and I'll try again then 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andalg 14 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 I just used the reply button and it seemed to work ok for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brazilian 746 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 When was that andalg? I'm starting to think as I tried earlier today that the two emails might be full from weekend traffic 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andalg 14 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 When was that andalg? I'm starting to think as I tried earlier today that the two emails might be full from weekend traffic Thursday night about 7:30pm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 1,028 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked before - I might have missed it - but what were nominees asked to provide? The information provided from the club looks like they've been asked something extremely generic and simple like "what would you bring to the Well Society?" or "why should be voted onto the Well Society?", resulting in replies from a couple of paragraphs to full blown CVs. Personally, I don't actually know if I'll be voting - I think the information provided on each nominee varies to such an extent that it seems completely unfair to make a judgement between someone who's answered a simple question as you'd maybe expect (with a paragraph or two in response) and someone who's supplied four pages of their CV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special aka 225 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Sorry if this has been asked before - I might have missed it - but what were nominees asked to provide? It was in the letter with your Membership Card Jay. "Name, address, and details of any experience or qualifications relevant to the position" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 1,028 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 It was in the letter with your Membership Card Jay. "Name, address, and details of any experience or qualifications relevant to the position" Fair enough. I never intended to be a nominee so I didn't put much effort into finding out what was required at first. Seems a bit ridiculous to be to just copy and paste whatever folk have provided. I'd have hoped it would have been less of a mess and a bit more structured for something important like this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brazilian 746 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 I'd have thought that the requirement of being a fit and proper person was at least mentioned, with some sort of declaration for anyone who voluntereed, happy enough to vote for the one Ive met purely at games and on tour, but would have like a more balanced resume of each candidate so as to make it more than a popularity contest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kmcalpin 1,184 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 This format isn't unusual in such elections. Most members including myself won't know many of the candidates, and unless they make a verbal address to the meeting on Wednesday then all we have to go on is their written statement. Personally I'd prefer to see what the candidates originally submitted in full rather than doctored and standardised text. I would not be happy if the Society began to edit submissions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 1,028 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 This format isn't unusual in such elections. Most members including myself won't know many of the candidates, and unless they make a verbal address to the meeting on Wednesday then all we have to go on is their written statement. Personally I'd prefer to see what the candidates originally submitted in full rather than doctored and standardised text. I would not be happy if the Society began to edit submissions. My point was more the fact that there doesn't seem to have been any particular format required for the written statements. I would have hoped for, perhaps, a few questions asked (or at least a few basic pointers given) so that each statement followed a similar format - meaning that each candidate could be properly compared. Instead, it's just a mish-mash. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andalg 14 Report post Posted October 22, 2012 Personally I thought there was enough info there to make a choice and I don't know any of the candidates personally. At the end of the day all the candidates are Motherwell fans and have put themselves forward to help the club. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daver 201 Report post Posted October 23, 2012 I would expect any checks on "fit and proper" status will be carried out on those elected rather than waste time doing them for everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brazilian 746 Report post Posted October 23, 2012 I would expect any checks on "fit and proper" status will be carried out on those elected rather than waste time doing them for everyone. I would expect so as well But to limit risk it wouldn't have taken much for it to be mentioned and a self declaration for anyone volunteering Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaag 198 Report post Posted October 23, 2012 I was gonna stand but then I realised no one would vote for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimH 11 Report post Posted October 23, 2012 This format isn't unusual in such elections. Most members including myself won't know many of the candidates, and unless they make a verbal address to the meeting on Wednesday then all we have to go on is their written statement. Personally I'd prefer to see what the candidates originally submitted in full rather than doctored and standardised text. I would not be happy if the Society began to edit submissions. It is more normal to ask candidates for a statement of a particular length, say 250 words, so that all candidates know what is being requested. Without such an instruction you get what we have here - a couple of people giving just a short statement to someone completing their CV as though they are applying for a job, with all the rest somewhere in between. It has also become the norm where more than 1 person is to be selected to use a form of proportional representation. This would mean indicating at least you first 4 choices on the ballot paper with say the Single Transferable Vote used to find the 4 successful candidates. If each member only has 1 vote, what happens in the event of a tie between 2 or more candidates? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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