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Elaine, Rhino, Bobzilla

My vote is for Elaine, Bobzilla & Rhino.

Thanks,

Mikey

(PS. I agree that CJ & Shooter should be on the candidate list)

Rhino

Plokk stands

Bobzilla, Elaine

bobzilla, cuz he is active and engaged and, um, nice
chicken john, cuz he agitates and knows about blowing things up and has a good family even if he believes i am some sort of borg tool
elaine, cuz we live in the same town

OBAMA FOR TRIBE LEADER 08

Evil Chris
Bobzilla
Rhino

Rhino
Evil Chris
Elaine

Gold Guy
Evil Chris
Chicken John

These vote are kept secret are they?

Rhino
FKO
Evil Chris

Bobzilla

Neon

Elaine
Evil Chris
Bobzilla

Elaine

Bobzilla

Rhino

Rhino
Shooter
Gold Guy

three is harsh but less harsh than one; If I saw a lot more of Chicken John he'd've gotten one of those votes, but this crew is online all the time; to me that says "i care"

Rhino,
Bobzila,
Evil Chris

I vote for Rhino!!

Returning from BRC, Rhino pulls guy from burning truck.
I vote for the RHINO!

Bobzilla
Shooter
Elaine

Gold Guy
Shooter
Bobzilla

Evil Chris,Bobzilla,Ellaine

I am only casting one vote for Rhino.

Shooter.

I cast my vote for Rhino

Chicken John
BobZilla
and forgive me.............Shooter

Bobzilla, Chicken John, Shooter

Elaine
Bobzilla
Rhino

~Wendell~

O.k here's the blond vote!

Neon
Elaine
Bobzilla

Giggles,

=^.^=

Shooter
Chicken John
Bobzilla

Elaine
Evil Chris
Bobzilla

Christ, this shit is reading like the bathroom scribblings a week before high school elections.

Pathetic.

Shooter
Chicken John

Yeah, I agree. Bobzilla, Elaine, and Gold Guy.

Yeah!

cant we give it to chicken for a month. just to see what happens??
maybe nothing will happen, but why pass up an opportunity.

Rhino (he's my boy!)
Bobzilla
MoistPup

chicken john
shooter
bobzilla

Elaine

Elaine

Bobzilla
Shooter
Elaine

Shooter

shooter

mark

you guys are funny...

but a vote is a combination of three names.
Listing of one name three times, will still only be counted as one vote.

Elaine, Bobzilla, Rhino.

so far:

Bobzilla, 83
Elaine, 59
Rhino, 52
Shooter, 51
Chicken John, 31
Gold Guy, 22
Evil Chris, 21
FIDO, 12
Neon, 11


. . . with 129 profiles voting.

I've pulled a lot of rebar out of the playa that other people left in BRC after they went home. Not quite the sword from the stone, but I'll go head to head with any other candidate.

D.A. is running? that changes everything.

shooter
chicken john
bobzilla
in that order....

FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

Not FIDO!

Rhino, Evil Chris, Bobzilla

Bobzilla
Evil Chris
Shooter

oh ok, sorry i misunderstood about the amendment thing.

from my original vote (evil chris, gold guy, elaine) i change my vote for evil chris to rhino.

"This to me simply underscores our need for some steady minds and strong hands in the moderator seat(s)"

understand this completely - I just question how it will be determined what the definition is of such a thing? I know what I would decide but I don't think that would necessarily agree with your or anyone else's view of what they means (nor should it) - I would really love to hear what negative and destructive is too in this context - and just so you know I am not trying to just be a shit-disturber here - I've seen those very labels pushed on some of the best people, while simultaneously being used on people I do consider destructive. The issue I have is that anyone (including me) think they KNOW the definition of those things conclusively. If we decide that they are for instance "majority rule" then that's something that would have made Jesus and Buddha destructive at various points in history. They were - they destroyed old ideas - should they have been shut down because the majority were uncomfortable wih them? But at least defining it this way gives a heads up to people entering the foray. I, personally, think that the "no direct personal attack" is the best (if any) rule to apply here - that's the thing that is really destructive - everything else (and to be fair, sometimes that although I don't like to go there now) has both a bad and a good side - a learning side to its presence in a discussion.

I put my money where my mouth is on this stuff - I will never ask anyone to be removed - here or elsewhere - if I don't like something enough - I'll go away - my own practice of radical self-reliance - which isn't to say I won't answer an attack. But usually I welcome a little discomfort - it makes me think. So when you use these terms I wonder what you mean exactly. Am I being disruptive by asking these questions? I'm in a discussion on another thread right now where I think I'm being very respectful but another person is calling me names and insulting me because I don't believe as he does - but he's an accepted part of the group. Is he being disruptive? Or am I? What are the ways we define these things? I won't ask for him to be removed because he sharpens my ability to deal with people like that. And I have a scroll bar and know how to use the arrow keys and my own brain to ignore things. When I let people get to me, I own the fact that _I_ let people get to ME. And focus more on that - and why I want to stay in waters with sharks? Then I think - well, can sharks be tamed? Caged? Ignored? To some degree, yes. I know that some here have said that certain people turn other people against them. I've had that happen, I've had people try to turn me against others too. But when you let that happen - a great thing occurs - you find out who is worth knowing and you know, who isn't. So I'm all for the wild-west because anything less gives me a false read on people.

These are very important things to consider. I'm glad we're doing so - because I think you're right - a central tenet of inclusion is key. But needs to really be defined. Group dynamics are just too powerful to not consider the influence they have over these types of ideals. Thanks for allowing the discussion of this and opening the dialogue.

Well if Evil Chris is out, I cast my one remaining vote for Gold Guy.

Elaine!

Rhino!

Gold Guy
Elaine
Bobzilla

shooter
shooter
shooter

Rhino, Bobzilla, FIDO

Rhino's my choice!

Boarhead, you can vote for two more. I suggest Chicken John and myself.

Boarhead, you can vote for two more. I suggest Bobzilla and Elaine (or FIDO).

As long as other people aren't campaigning, as they are on this thread, I wont. My Tribe ads may be showing up soon. It's time to end the recession, PATRIOT ACT type censorship and help the esplanade, not Wall Street. Furthermore, if anyone knows about Beer, it DPW, not my opponents.

I am not saying that without the DPW, you have a playa with nothing. I am sure because this is the internet it has nothing to actually do with reality.


But everything in moderation, right?

OK. Nothing to see here. Move along.

NO NEED TO CENSOR A VOICE OR DELETE A THREAD.

Hey, I got another vote. Vote for me, not the delete key!

I don't see anyone else campaigning here except for Shooter. If he can't follow a simple request....................................?

I would like to vote for

Bob
Elaine
Shooter

mark