Does anyone even hold telethons anymore?....would they still work if they did? We are at 80/75 for MVP and BMC Beyond respectively. A bit over a week left in the voting....
On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:48 AM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]> wrote: > As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for > BMC Beyond with total 86 unique people voting....lets keep the votes coming > in folks...I want to reach 100 if possible :)...I feel like I'm on a > telathon at 4 AM :) > > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:00 AM, LJ LongWing <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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"
