: Saturday, May 28, 2008
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synecdochic: untitled - To vote in the elections, go here. Once you've voted, if you decide to change your vote, you can do so here. -- sasha_davidovna: untitled - Here are some more links about the LJ Advisory Board Election to help you decide who to vote for:
- bookshop: L can get his own delicious cake, ok. - A candidate fandom breakdown:
- icarusancalion: Vote and vote now. - Your choice. Someone in fandom with a reasonable attitude about not pushing any particular agenda. Or someone who draws stick figures about how the smart money is on him. -
- bethbethbeth: LJ Advisory Board Elections Update - "Fandom: populated by The Worst People Ever With No Morals Conscience or Soul."
Yeah...I definitely want a mudslinging candidate whose supporters believe that quote to be true representing my interests.
Not. - svmadelyn: So, we say fandom counts. Why not really, really prove it? - I don't know that there is actually anything the new LJ Advisory Board Members will be able to truly influence.
I want to give someone in fandom a shot at it though... As a voting *bloc*, if we can come to a general consensus on one candidate, we can h. - penknife: Fandom counts; now can it vote? - A word on how instant runoff voting works:
Do not vote for the same candidate for all three choices. Seriously, do what it says -- pick your first, second, and third choice. - svmadelyn: [in fandom_votes] If you want to link to this project on your own LJ, please link here! - We want to really *understand* the differences between the candidates' platforms. This isn't a popularity contest - we want to find out who is going to best be able to articulate, defend and understand fannish interests.
- rydra_wong: PSA: LJ user rep elections, continued - [T]he icons could actually cause seizures . . .; [info]jameth's response is to say "Oh" and then ignore it while his minions screech about OMG YOU HAVE NO SENSE OF HUMOR SEIZURES ARE LOLARIOUS.
(...if you are susceptible, consider switching off graphics - cryptoxin: Sexing & selling 'Convergence Culture' - If audiences are the product which television sells to advertisers, fannish consumption -- as defined, deciphered and interpreted by academia -- is the product which convergence culture's champions sell to media industries. And it's worth asking what the price is, and for whom, and whether this is really a win-win proposition for everyone. -