Now Accepting Nominations for WGA Board of Directors

[Jeremy]

The WGA is now accepting nominations for this year’s Board of Directors election. Click here to go to the elections page and nominate the WGA member(s) you would like to have serve on the Board.

Five positions on the Board of Directors are up for election this year. These positions are currently held by the following individuals:

• Jeff Rahmlow
• Brian Jansen
• John Carvin (not seeking reelection)
• Ray Handley (not seeking reelection)
• Ruth Holliday (not seeking reelection)

Ruth and Ray will be assisting me with the administration/execution of the election.

Some general notes about this phase of the Board of Directors election process:

• Individuals must receive two nominations to appear on the ballot when voting for the Board begins.
• Individuals receiving one nomination will be contacted via email to determine if they are interested in serving on the Board. If they are, their name will be placed on the elections page in a list of individuals who have one nomination and are looking for a second.
• Please do not nominate individuals who are not eligible or are already on the Board. To serve on the Board, individuals must be WGA members and meet other eligibility requirements (including being at least 21 years of age) outlined in the WGA bylaws.
• You are not allowed to nominate yourself.
• Nominations will be accepted until January 28, 2007 at 11:59pm. At that time, voting for the Board of Directors positions will begin and continue until 11:59pm on February 11th.

If you have any questions about this phase of the Board of Directors election process, feel free to post them here.

[Ray]

Now is the time for you, our members to make your voices heard. Every member should be giving consideration to nominating, running and voting for your representatives on the WGA board of directors. Trudy and I will again be looking among our peers for cachers who know our trails, our concerns, our dreams and our community. We will be submitting at least a dozen names for consideration just as we have for past elections, and we challenge you to do the same. Only by getting involved, can we expect the very best. ~T&tb

[bobcatw98]

Why are the number of posts made by each candidate listed? I think most posts are just opinions and really have no bearing on the ability to lead but I may be wrong. No, I’m not.

I for one, would rather see a listing of Wisconsin counties each candidate has cached in. That to me would show how their decisions would be based more on Wisconsin Geocaching as a whole rather than a specific area.

Explore Wisconsin is the motto and that should be reflected by the WGA!

Bobcat

[Ray]

@bobcatw98 wrote:

Why are the number of posts made by each candidate listed? I think most posts are just opinions and really have no bearing on the ability to lead but I may be wrong. No, I’m not.

I for one, would rather see a listing of Wisconsin counties each candidate has cached in. That to me would show how their decisions would be based more on Wisconsin Geocaching as a whole rather than a specific area.

Explore Wisconsin is the motto and that should be reflected by the WGA!

Bobcat

I would agree that candidates should know ther territory, know their fellow cachers and the caches they are placing and finding. But, communication is a big part of the leadership role as well. Ideally, a candidate should be active on the trails, on the forums and at events. Let’s find a number of such cachers and take them to our polls. tb

[Jeremy]

@bobcatw98 wrote:

Why are the number of posts made by each candidate listed? I think most posts are just opinions and really have no bearing on the ability to lead but I may be wrong. No, I’m not.

The number of posts someone has made is a standard part of a WGA user profile; it was not put there just for the candidates. Many people have listed the counties they have visited in our State/County Stats module… this information is available in their WGA user profile by clicking on the States/Counties/Countries tab (if present).

We are also allowing candidates to submit one web link that will be put on the ballot along with the links to their WGA and geocaching.com user profiles. In previous years, candidates have linked to their personal websites and some of the more ambitious ones have created “campaign pages” describing themselves and their qualifications, and outlining what they plan to do if elected. Also, all candidates are invited to post information about themselves in the Candidates Corner forum.

Bottom line, we are trying to provide as much information as possible about the candidates so members can make informed decisions when voting.

[bobcatw98]

Thanks Jeremy!

I guess what I was saying, in simpler terms, is why is there a link to the posts and nothing else?

I understand that there is a link to each candidates personal page once you click on their name and that’s a great feature! But is the number of posts really relevant when choosing a Representative? Hypothetically speaking, one could go on the forums and post a congratulatory statement for each WGA member, making each post a separate one, run their postings count way up, and have done nothing to help the members of the WGA other than to say”good job!”.

Don’t get me wrong, I think the forums, the posts, and the members posting them are great! I just don’t think that a candidate should not be measured by the number of postings made but instead by the contribution made to geocaching in Wisconsin.

[marc_54140]

Bobcat has got me to wondering…..

Why even show the number of posts? Something to do with the numbers thing? A carry over from some other place, which did not know why either?

[PCFrog]

Just wondering what my number was at. 😆

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