Cmte Member Elections - 7th Committee (2010-2011) - Declare Your Candidacy Here

[areich]

Greetings Fellow FORVM Classical Numismatics Discussion Board Members,

It has now been almost a year since the 6th Forvm Website Awards Nomination Committee (Comitia Curiata) convened.  We on that six-seat body hope you are pleased with how the Program has been operating.  It is now nearing the time when the 6th Committee's authority will expire on August 3rd.  This means that Committee Member elections are just around the corner, roughly covering the month of July.  These elections will be for membership on the 7th Committee, whose mandate will span from 4 August 2010 to 3 August 2011.

Therefore, this post is a call for candidates from the public membership of the FORVM Discussion Board.  Do you want to be a candidate in the Standard Seat elections for the 7th Committee?

Committee Members receive the "Comitia Curiata" title in their profile but that is not just an honorary title, it is a working one.  Here are the duties of a Standard Committee Member:

- Receive website nominations from the public, review them for appropriate criteria, and forward satisfactory ones to the Committee as a whole
- Consider websites submitted by other Committee Members
- Introduce eligible websites personally found
- Receive website nominations from the public during the Annual Awards
- Consider Operational legislation brought before the Committee
- If thought of, introduce Operational legislation that may help improve the Awards Process
- Vote in the public polls
- Promote the Awards

Candidates and Committee Members will also be bound by the following Rules:

"Committee Member candidates, from the time they declare their candidacies, must also be members of FORVM's Classical Numismatics Discussion Board.  Membership on said Discussion Board must be maintained by Committee Members until the end of their service on said Committee."

"Committee Members must not accept or receive any gifts from the business of "FORVM Ancient Coins", especially for their services in the Forvm Website Awards Program, while they are on the Committee or after they declared their candidacies to serve on it.  They may receive compensation, regularly available to all in the general public, for goods and services rendered to FORVM the business or to the resources it provides as well as any free goods and services offered by FORVM the business to the general public.  FORVM Staff are prohibited from serving on the Forvm Website Awards Nomination Committee, except for those temporarily given that title and power for the purpose of uncompensated improvements to the FORVM website."

"Committee Members, from the time they declare their candidacies, must not accept or receive any gifts from members of the Classical Numismatics Discussion Board or owners of websites eligible for a Forvm Website Award, especially for their services in the Forvm Website Awards Program.  All goods and services which are not part of a shopping bonus and have a definable commercial value that are accepted or received from such people must be paid for in said value or exchanged for gifts of similar value (for example, in Holiday observances and coin trading). Footnote"

All Committee Members must also have a Yahoo! account so they can join the Committee's Discussion Group.  If you want to declare your candidacy, make a post to this thread.  This call will expire at 0000 GMT 1 July 2010.  If you wish to do so, feel free to campaign positively.

If you want to see the Yahoo! Group and what the Committee is all about in action, here it is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FORVM_Awards_Committee/

Thank You,

The 6th Forvm Website Awards Nomination Committee
Elections Supervisor for the 7th:  areich


P.S.:  If you are wondering exactly how the elections will take place, here is the framework from the "Rules for the Awards":

12.  There will be an annual elections process to choose members of the Forvm Website Awards Nomination Committee (six seats), including the Chairperson.  It will take place during June and July; new terms begin every August 4th.  Board members may change or remove their votes in a poll as long as it is open.
12a.  Committee member candidates, from the time they declare their candidacies, must also be members of FORVM's Classical Numismatics Discussion Board.  Membership on said Discussion Board must be maintained by Committee members until the end of their service on said Committee.
12b.  Candidates for Chairperson must have at least 100 posts and one year of membership on FORVM's Classical Numismatics Discussion Board at the time of their declarations for said office.
12c.  A public post will be made by the highest-ranking willing person not running for a seat listed in Rule 12d by June 1st asking for any candidates from the public to run for the office of Chairperson.  Another public post will be made on that day for people to declare their candidacies for the standard seats.  Candidates must have a Yahoo! account or obtain one by August 4th in order to communicate with the Committee.  The deadline for responses to all calls is 0000 GMT 1 July.
12d.  Time as a *Former Chairperson -> Time as a *Former Vice-Chairperson -> Time as a *Former Committee member -> Moderators as listed from top to bottom on the Index Page of FORVM's Classical Numismatics Discussion Board (FORVM Staff and *Current-Term Committee Members excluded) -> President of FORVM Ancient Coins -> Time as a registered member of FORVM's Classical Numismatics Discussion Board -> Alphabetical
*Such persons must not have been members of the current term at any time during the year.
12e.  The regular award polls will cease during Committee member elections.
12f.  There will be a competitive poll starting on or near July 1st for the office of Chairperson (unless a Rule 12g situation occurs).  It will run for a 10-day period.  If the incumbent loses, then he/she may still run for a standard seat afterwards.  An incumbent will be labeled as such.
12g.  There will be a competitive poll to fill the standard seats of the Committee.  It will run for a 14-day period right after the Chairperson's poll ends (unless a Rule 12g situation occurs).  Incumbents will be labeled as such.
12h.  If there is an equal or lesser number of candidates than seats, then those candidates will be admitted to the next Committee automatically without election.
12i.  If by 0000 GMT 1 July there are fewer declared candidates than seats, a first-come, first-served policy will be in effect for as long as necessary to fill the vacant seat(s).
12j.  If there is a tie between certain candidates that involves fifth place, then there will be a 7-day runoff between said candidates.
12k.  The Vice-Chairperson will be either chosen in the new Committee if consensus can be reached or by a 10-day public election poll held after standard seat elections.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I'll stand again.

[Danny S. Jones]

I'll gladly serve again this year.

Respectfully,
Danny

[Aarmale]

I don't qualify, but maybe next year. 

[Pep]

The deadline has now passed.

There is now a first-come, first-served policy in effect to fill the remaining three seats.  The Chair position is also currently vacant.

Thank you Robert and Danny for declaring again.  The 7th Committee so far will be:

? Chair (Magistratus Optima Lege) (Vacant)
Robert_Brenchley (Comitia Curiata VII)
goldenancients (Comitia Curiata II)
?
?
?

[Johnny]

my hectic summer is almost over,  and things are dying down some what,  so I'll run for commitee member if yall have me

******WILL NOT RUN FOR CHAIR********

[aragon6]

I will put my name forward for Commitee member as well.  I would like to do something in return for all the things that I have learned, and experienced, on Forum.

[Pep]

LOL, you got my hopes up there for a second Johnny   Nonetheless thank you and thank you Carl!

We need one more Standard Committee Member and, of course, someone to Chair.

Kevin 

[Kelly]

Hello All,
I have been around for a few years and generally do not post all that much, but I am on the board everyday and have enjoyed what I have read through the years.  I often participate in the voting on the Awards and have learned a thing or two along the way.

So with all that said I would be happy to serve on this Committee if you would allow.

Regards,
Kelly

[Pep]

Thank you all for wishing to serve!  The Standard Seats are now full but we still need a Chairperson (see the other thread for details):

Vacant Chair (Magistratus Optima Lege)
Robert_Brenchley (Comitia Curiata VII)
goldenancients (Comitia Curiata II)
Johnny (Comitia Curiata)
aragon6 (Comitia Curiata)
Kelly (Comitia Curiata)

[Danny S. Jones]

I have volunteered to fill the position of chairman of the FORVM Awards Committee. Therefore, there is now a vacant position to be filled for a Standard Committee Seat. Volunteers for the position are on a first-come, first serve basis.

Here are the (simplified) duties of a Standard Committee Member:
- Receive, discuss, and vote on award nominations from the public or other committee members during Standard and Annual Awards
- Nominate websites that you have personally found
- Discuss or introduce Committee rules that may help improve the Awards
- Promote the Awards and vote in the public polls
- Agree not to be paid or bribed for the awards.


It's actually very fun and educational looking at and considering various websites for the FORVM awards. Please consider giving back to FORVM by serving this year on the awards committee. If you would like to serve, please declare your intentions here by posting to this thread.

Respectfully,
Danny (goldenancients)

[wileyc]

   well I have certainly appreciated a lot of insight and knowledge about my interest in byzantine coins (and still learning!!) and would be pleased to return a small amount of that by helping as a Standard Committee Member....if you'all have me!!!

cordially

cw

[Danny S. Jones]

Wonderful! And welcome to the Forvm Awards Committee, wileyc! Thank you for volunteering to serve!

All the seats are now filled for the committee and stand as follows:

goldenancients (Magistratus Optima Lege)
Robert_Brenchley (Comitia Curiata VII)
Johnny (Comitia Curiata)
aragon6 (Comitia Curiata)
Kelly (Comitia Curiata)
wileyc (Comitia Curiata)

Regards,
Danny

[Robert_Brenchley]

Is everyone on the website now? PM me if you're not.