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These discussions are not sitting right with me.
What I'd like to see is for newer nominees to be properly advised by the person who nominated them, on how to promote themselves, especially by participating in public forums consistently, preferably with non-ad posts, nominees need to be advised on how to gain a loyal fanbase and how to WIN, from their activity in Adlandpro Community, not in Facebook, Why ??????. not by joining a business and letting their biz team vote on them while they don't have any activity themselves.
I still think whoever nominates someone should coach the nominee on promoting themself before the ballot is posted and during the week of the election. I think the person who nominates someone should give full support to their nominee before & during the election.
If you nominate someone now you need to do what? coach them? Tell them what they should or should not do, and by who's standards? Now you think that by nominated someone that they should be
their campaign manager? Why don't you write up something that can be used as a template newsletter with what you think each one should do with getting votes, where to get them, how to present them selfs, how to act, how not to act, what other sources they can use, where they can't ask their other friends to come in and vote for them and so on. If I nominate someone or anyone else for that matter, why should they take on the task of being their campaign manager? Making a suggestion to do something… then do a what you think the letter should say and bring it forward so other members can add to it, or input their ideas. That way all new voting contestants will receive the same information to help them with their votes.
Suggestion with mail in votes, coaching, campaign managers, are suggesting putting more work on others. Mail in votes are nuts, as there is a poll that tracks all that already. Coaching can be a prewritten letter that goes out after it is put together, and presented to all for editing before publishing.
What if all people, if they qualify or not, does not want to be voted for?
Like me, I do not wish to run, or have the time to put froward a get votes campaign right now as my work load and projects are full.
The idea of nominated their selfs to want to run may be a great idea.
This one should be looked into along with if someone is nominated, to have the choice.
As far as more forums, not sure about this one. Can't all nomination suggestions and "I want to run" be done in one central location without the added forums?
Qualifying Rules I think are all already placed in the opening page of the main voting thread.
Changing the name of the suggesting thread so all know thats where all nomination suggestions, and "want to run" communication are held and monitored
is another option with out the added forums.
The idea on the pop up with members knowing they can ask to run is an idea too.
I kind of like that one. All information with qualifications rules and links to get there should be at the main voting forum. That is where you want everyone to land to see if they qualify, and then hopefully make a vote while they are there, and get to the other forum that is there already, (just change the name) where all nominations are done.
Dennis, you have good ideas, but I think the details should be looked into more.
Jim, has anyone heard of what they are doing with the opening page that is in the works?
Again we wouldn't have to train anyone to busy to train for the POTW if we let them nominate themselves.
They would do there own training to see if they qualify to run for the POTW.