ZainDustin for Arcade Manager

[Zain]

I, ZainDustin, would like to be the Arcade Manager. I have been talking with TosaInu about it, and he has agreed that I could be the manager if I can get the public's support. So, anyone who plays the Arcade, please vote Yes or No. TosaInu has told me that to end the voting, I either need to get 30 Yes's or 20 No's. Once I reach one of those limits, the answer will be decided. So, please, VOTE! I will sit here in nervous anticipation...

I plan on starting some Tournaments, quicker score deletions for whenever mess ups occur, and I plan on trying to find more exciting games! Comments are welcome, I can answer any questions you have.


Thanks

-ZainDustin

[Ianofsmeg16]

Yes! go Zain!

[therother]

TosaInu has told me that to end the voting, I either need to get 30 Yes's or 20 No's. Once I reach one of those limits, the answer will be decided.

Erm, so what happens if not enough people vote? We leave this question open until they do? Are only people who use the Arcade eligible to vote?

I plan on starting some Tournaments, quicker score deletions for whenever mess ups occur, and I plan on trying to find more exciting games!

That would seem to be a fairly good summary of the job that a Arcade manager should do, but doesn't really say anything about your suitability for the job.

Comments are welcome, I can answer any questions you have.

Why is the voting public: should this not be by secret ballot? Also, why have you voted for yourself: if you need public support, surely that does not include yourself?

[Zain]

Erm, so what happens if not enough people vote? We leave this question open until they do? Are only people who use the Arcade eligible to vote?

It makes sense that people who use the Arcade vote, only. And, I think that the voting will go on until enough people vote.

That would seem to be a fairly good summary of the job that a Arcade manager should do, but doesn't really say anything about your suitability for the job.

Like you yourself said, it matters whether someone wants to do the job. And, in the past I have managed my own MSN Group website. It was a Dragonball Z RPG that went on well for atleast a year, before interest in the actual show dropped. I know how to work programs and stuff, don't worry.

Why is the voting public: should this not be by secret ballot? Also, why have you voted for yourself: if you need public support, surely that does not include yourself?

I need to monitor whether the people who vote actually use the Arcade, so their vote counts or not. I voted for myself only so I can check the results.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I voted yes.

On a side note, I do use the arcade. I used to hold the highscore on that xsnowballfightx game.

[Romulas]

I've played a few of the games in the arcade. I don't have any high scores (I may even have a few of the lowest scores), but if someone wants to make the better I say ...Yes

[drone]

You forgot the Gah! option. You obviously are not ready for .Org responsibilities yet, I may just have to vote No for that...

[thrashaholic]

I voted no.

I'd have thought that one person being 'arcade manager' and champion and active user would present a rather unfortunate and massive conflict of interests.

Plus, it is my personal opinion that almost anyone who feels the need to put themselves forward for a position is invariably the worst person for the job (plus I find self-promotion rather vulgar).

Sorry, but I don't think it would be a very good idea.

[Zain]

I voted no.

I'd have thought that one person being 'arcade manager' and champion and active user would present a rather unfortunate and massive conflict of interests.

Plus, it is my personal opinion that almost anyone who feels the need to put themselves forward for a position is invariably the worst person for the job (plus I find self-promotion rather vulgar).

Sorry, but I don't think it would be a very good idea.

But, I'm willing...

[Divinus Arma]

I voted no.

I'd have thought that one person being 'arcade manager' and champion and active user would present a rather unfortunate and massive conflict of interests.

Plus, it is my personal opinion that almost anyone who feels the need to put themselves forward for a position is invariably the worst person for the job (plus I find self-promotion rather vulgar).

Sorry, but I don't think it would be a very good idea.

So, by your logic no person should ever apply for a job? Furthermore, no person should ever pursue their own ambitions and interests?


I won't argue about the conflict of interests, but that point is only relevant if being arcade manager somehow would contribute towards his scores or something similar- an "edge" over others.

The rest of your argument is prettty silly.

[Craterus]

At this site, I always thought the admins and higher people decided who would be the best candidate. They would then offer the job to that person.

I've never seen anyone put themselves forward to be a moderator.

I'm with thrashaholic, but as I don't use the arcade very often, I won't vote.

[therother]

At this site, I always thought the admins and higher people decided who would be the best candidate. They would then offer the job to that person.

I've never seen anyone put themselves forward to be a moderator.

That is the case for Staff Moderators. It's not uncommon at all for AMs and various other positions to be filled by (self)nomination and/or poll of the Membership.

I'd vote yes, but I can't for two reasons. (1) There is no Gah! option, and (2) I don't use the arcade. Yet. Go Zain!

Hasn't stopped 5 people (3 for, 2 against) voting thus far...

I have no problem with either ZainDustin suggesting that we have a more active manager of the Arcade or with him proposing himself for the job. If he's willing to do the job, and take the potential flak when it comes his way, then great.

Which is not to say I have no problems with this poll. In fact, I have 4: it's restricted to only current arcade players, which seems pointless to me (the 5 ineligibles who've voted so far could play a quick game of Tetris and have their vote stand); it's a public poll, which may unduly affect the voting; it has bizarre ending criteria, as it's entirely possible that < 30 in total will vote, much less 30 in favour of ZainDustin (only 27 voted in the recent well publicised custom avatar poll); and lastly, but certainly not least, it's not a real contest, as there seems to be no alternative. We are presented with a choice of either ZainDustin or nobody.

If absolutely no one else wants the job, I say just give it to ZainDustin.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I have no problem with either ZainDustin suggesting that we have a more active manager of the Arcade or with him proposing himself for the job. If he's willing to do the job, and take the potential flak when it comes his way, then great.

Which is not to say I have no problems with this poll. In fact, I have 4: it's restricted to only current arcade players, which seems pointless to me (the 4 who've voted so far could play a quick game of Tetris and have their vote stand); it's a public poll, which may unduly affect the voting; it has bizarre ending criteria, as it's entirely possible that < 30 in total will vote, much less 30 in favour of ZainDustin (only 27 voted in the recent well publicised custom avatar poll); and lastly, but certainly not least, it's not a real contest, as there seems to be no alternative. We are presented with a choice of either ZainDustin or nobody.

If absolutely no one else wants the job, I say just give it to ZainDustin.

I believe this was Tosa's suggestion. Although he specified people who were in the top 50 in the arcade.

[Lemur]

Plus, it is my personal opinion that almost anyone who feels the need to put themselves forward for a position is invariably the worst person for the job (plus I find self-promotion rather vulgar).

That's silly. Where on earth would we be if enterprising men and women didn't step up to bat now and then and say, "I'll do it!" We'd still be a bunch of hunter-gatherers, that's where we'd be.

I'd vote yes, but I can't for two reasons. (1) There is no Gah! option, and (2) I don't use the arcade. Yet. Go Zain!

[thrashaholic]

That's silly. Where on earth would we be if enterprising men and women didn't step up to bat now and then and say, "I'll do it!" We'd still be a bunch of hunter-gatherers, that's where we'd be.

Not that I want the post, but surely then we should all be allowed the opportunity to nominate ourselves and then have a vote, to allow the most enterprising person to get the job.

I'd put it to you that we'd be even further down the evolution chain were we to always give positions of authority to the first person who asked, especially if that position of authority was created by suggestion of said person. That in itself is a conflict of interests, self-promotion always is.

I don't want anyone to take any of this personally, but I think if we are going to elect someone for this post, we ought to it fairly and correctly.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Where is the "Hell yes, for my Texas friend" option?

Go for it man!

[Zain]

Thanks guys! We need 11 more YES votes and I will be the next Arcade Manager.

And to those who doubt, I wouldn't do this if I hadn't have already talked to Tosa about it.

11 more! Come on guys!

-ZainDustin

[Mouzafphaerre]

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1. As already stated, you don't have the GAH! option in your poll.
2. The vote is public. Feels like Turkey before '50. Drrrrr!
3. ORG administration has shifted from Tosa Inu sama to KukriKhan sama. Therefore the entire nomination and voting process needs to be reset, IMHO.
4. One should promise keeping Anime BlackJack always on the first page to have my vote anyway.

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[Reenk Roink]

I must say ZainDustin, although I personally thought it was a good idea to get a new Arcade Manager with some time to actually manage (poor TosaInu, I kept bugging him to fix my scores...), I think that what you have done with the arcade so far is sufficient to silence your critics. The tournaments are good fun (keep notifying me personally, I missed out of the Aski one and had to settle with Aim & Fire where I was roundly defeated by Sasaki Kojiro ), some of the new games are good (I have a suggestion, don't bring in too many new games, especially repetitive ones that play the same as others, look out for the unique and different ones), and getting rid of the bugged scores is also a plus.

Good Job so far.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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GAH! That's what happens if you reply reading only the first page!

Congs mate!
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