Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to [email protected]:)
And for stats...we hit 87 votes in round 1...but we lost 16 MVP votes because of the cut from 9 to 3...so you still have the opportunity to make a difference :) On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 7:50 AM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok folks, round 2 for MVP (BMC Beyond the call is still accepting > votes)....here is how Round 2 works. > > Our field has narrowed from 9 to 3. Your top 3 MVP's this year are > > David Easter > Frederick W Grooms > Jason Miller > > So...here is how it will work, you can still cast your vote for your pick > 1st-3rd, or just 1st as some of you chose to do in round 1. If you already > cast a vote, your vote still stands, but you can choose to change it if you > want. If you chose to vote like this (an actual vote BTW) > > 1 - Tauf > 2 - Jason > 3 - Carl > > here is what I'm doing with that...Tauf and Carl are no longer in the > pool, so I take their names off, and Jason slides into first place vote for > this person. > > If you voted for 3 people that are no longer eligible, your MVP vote has > been nullified, and you are encouraged to vote again. > > Both Doug and Ryan are still the only two Beyond the Call nominees, and > you can still vote for them if you haven't already...but I won't be > accepting changes to this vote. > > So....you know who you voted for...any vote for the remaining 3 nominees > is automatically carried over to the next round...but you can change that > if you so choose... > > Lets pick an MVP folks :) > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is now time to VOTE for this years ARSList MVP and BMC Beyond the >> Call. The rules changed a bit this year regarding the nomination process, >> which allows us to have a larger pool of nominees than would normally be >> available, which brings its own challenges. The voting will run 4 weeks >> this year. I'm going to run it as several voting rounds with people being >> eliminated, and by the final round have finalists. This year we have a >> record number of nominees. Here are the rules. >> >> * Voting starts now and ends Sunday August 18th at 5PM EST >> * Voting is by the Individual REAL person, so redistribution lists don't >> vote, your identity must be known, and those that have multiple >> subscriptions still get only one vote >> * BMC Software employees on the ARSList are eligible to vote >> * All decisions of myself or the oversight panel are final (if I have to >> make a controversial decision, I confer with 3 past MVP winners for their >> opinion) >> * The Award will be made on Thursday October 3rd at WWRUG13: Award >> Ceremony during the WWRUG Awards keynote. [no one knows the winner(s) until >> then, well okay, except me and Daniel] >> * *PLEASE SEND VOTES TO [email protected] FOR THEM TO COUNT* >> >> MVP VOTING FORMAT: >> Each Person voting gets to vote for their top 3 picks. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, >> each position has a weight to it. At the end of 2 weeks, we will have a >> runoff of the top 3 nominees where we will use the same format, which >> should give us a clear winner, if a tie does occur, we will cull the 3rd >> place votes and see if that gives a winner. In the unlikely event that we >> still don't have a winner, then just the top 1 vote will count. If then, >> we still have a tie, Daniel and I will confer with past winners to break >> the tie. >> >> MVP Nominees are >> *Axton Grams* - Winner of the MVP in 2006, he is a steady member of the >> community that provides resources both on and off list. His nomination >> this year called out his knowledge of integrations and server setups as a >> key factor of his helpful nature. >> *Carl Wilson* - While a relative newcomer to the ARSList, Carl has been >> part of the BMC Remedy community for quite a few years and since joining >> the list has helped many members with a variety of problems. His >> nomination this year specifically called out his knowledge on SRM and ITSM. >> *Clair Sanford* - Clair is a staple of the ARSList, both asking >> questions and answering other peoples questions. Her nomination this year >> didn't call out any specific areas of expertise, but instead discussed her >> general knowledge and willingness to help anyone. >> *David Easter* - David is an ever present authority an all things >> Remedy. His nomination this year discussed his in depth knowledge of >> documentation, quite often with links to the official BMC pages. His posts >> are always thought out and detailed in nature. >> *Frederick W Grooms* - A modern day renaissance man, Fred's nomination >> this year speaks to a man of many talents from workflow and upgrades to OS >> issues and more. He often provides details that obviously require >> investigation and work on his end before responding. >> *Jason Miller* - Often the purveyor of arcane knowledge, Jason is >> willing to help people both on and off list. His nomination this year >> stated that Jason is so helpful in so many areas that it's hard to pinpoint >> specific areas of specialty. >> *Laurent Matheo* - Laurent is new to the ARSList, but not new to Remedy. >> After meeting him at last years RUG event and telling him that the ARSList >> is 'where it's at', he happily joined the list and has become a regular >> fixture seeming to specialize in thinking outside the box and finding >> creative solutions to everyday problems. >> *Mark Brittain* - There almost isn't a day that goes by that you don't >> find Mark posting a question or answering one on the ARSList. He is quite >> often ready to either come up with a creative solution to your problem, or >> point you to BMC Documentation on how to do it. >> *Tauf Choudhury* - Tauf takes the ARSList to a whole different level by >> answering his posts while on the go. Tauf regularly posts solutions to >> problem in every realm, but his contribution in the SRM arena was >> specifically called out in his nomination. >> >> The BMC Vote will be run in the standard one vote per person format for a >> period of 4 weeks total. >> >> BMC Beyond the Call Nominees are >> *Doug Mueller* - As THE founding father of Remedy, Doug has inside >> knowledge like no one else. His posts to the list are regularly longer >> than average, and chock full of more information than you might get out of >> a week long training class. >> *Ryan Downing* - A relative newcomer to the list, Ryan has stepped up >> and is becoming a regular fixture. His posts are knowledgeable, in depth, >> and quite often reported as fixing the problem. >> >> Let the voting begin. >> > > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
