I would vote for several but maybe they should nominate themselves for the office. I am happy with ornamental mind but let a lot of the debate/conflict roll off my back. I do not feel qualified. I am not trained in philosophy or math and have quirky ideas/insights.
And here, I must pause and apologize directly to franktheman for my theory of depression which runs counter to his and the world at large- it seems. I am sorry, franktheman, and will think of you each spring as the trees begin to spin their lacey green. Maybe I wish I had been a monk at Athos (sp?) but no- not really! :-) On Apr 25, 10:56 pm, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think anyone would be surprised to hear that I've had little to no > time for all things Minds Eye. I did what I could to help grow the group, > and expand it into other venues, but honestly, I think it's time someone > else took over the top reins. I know that will be a contentious conversation > given some of the conversations and conflicts around here regarding > moderation, but I think it's fair to put the top level of control in the > hands of someone who is actually currently working to make the list better. > > I don't know any better way to do it than to be democratic. I'll take > suggestions, via this thread or personal message, and the name I get the > most of will get the spot. I don't care if you want it or not...if the > majority of folks here find you to be fair minded, then they'll trust you to > hand it over to someone else. Who knows, perhaps there will come elections, > an official Minds Eye president or some such thing...ok, well, probably not, > but you get the idea. > > This list has never been about hierarchies, but the fact is, someone at some > points in time has to make difficult decisions, with the good of the group > in mind. It's an utterly thankless job, and no matter what you choose, there > will always be folks who find you to be a fascist prick for making that > decision. > > As an aside, for those of you who remember when DubiousProfundity.com was > the dedicated website for this list, you might be interested to know that > I've revived the new concept here:http://obnoxi.us. Feel free to > participate, if you like. > > Enough with the formalities. I'll start. My vote's for Francis Hunt.
