I hereby nominate myself. But only under the following conditions:
- I am henceforth referred to as Excellency, King of the Universe, or on more formal occasions God. - My opinions are ALWAYS right and immediately become rules built into the fabric of above mentioned universe. - A nubile young virgin who is both female and human, is left at my doorstep as a sacrificial offering at least once a week. On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:14 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >
