Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Shellman, David]

LJ,

Thank you for your persistence.  See you in San Jose.

Dave

On Aug 19, 2013, at 5:35 PM, "LJ LongWing" 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:

**
WellVoting for MVP and BMC Beyond the Call are now complete.  Thank you for 
your participation.  We ended up with 80 individual people voting for MVP and 
76 for BMC Beyond the Call.

It's been great running this little online gigmy next thing is to get the 
numbers to Daniel, and I guess I have an appointment to be on stage to present 
the award on Thursday the 3rdthanks again everyone, it's been a great year.


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 
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 Beyo

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Susan Palmer]

Thank you LJ for taking on this worthwhile task.  We appreciate the effort
and the opportunity to recognize our MVP !

Susan


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:34 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> **
> WellVoting for MVP and BMC Beyond the Call are now complete.  Thank
> you for your participation.  We ended up with 80 individual people voting
> for MVP and 76 for BMC Beyond the Call.
>
> It's been great running this little online gigmy next thing is to get
> the numbers to Daniel, and I guess I have an appointment to be on stage to
> present the award on Thursday the 3rdthanks again everyone, it's been a
> great year.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

WellVoting for MVP and BMC Beyond the Call are now complete.  Thank you
for your participation.  We ended up with 80 individual people voting for
MVP and 76 for BMC Beyond the Call.

It's been great running this little online gigmy next thing is to get
the numbers to Daniel, and I guess I have an appointment to be on stage to
present the award on Thursday the 3rdthanks again everyone, it's been a
great year.


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing  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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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
> knowl

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Longwing, Lj]

I haven't seen one since I was a kid watching PBS because we didn't have
cable :)


On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:19 AM, pritch  wrote:

> Yes - they are held quite often in my area.  We have a local station that
> holds them for various funds.  They do appear to be quite effective.
>  Sometimes they are combined with an auction of items donated by local
> establishments (tickets to a minor league game, gift certificates for
> dinner at a restaurant, golf passes, etc).
>
> I think Jerry Lewis still holds his also.
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "LJ LongWing" 
> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 1:10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2
>
> **
> 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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for
> BMC Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com :)
>
>
> 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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com >
> 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.
>
>
>
> Soyou 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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com >
> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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, whic

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[pritch]

Yes - they are held quite often in my area.  We have a local station that holds 
them for various funds.  They do appear to be quite effective.  Sometimes they 
are combined with an auction of items donated by local establishments (tickets 
to a minor league game, gift certificates for dinner at a restaurant, golf 
passes, etc).

I think Jerry Lewis still holds his also.


- Original Message -
From: "LJ LongWing" 
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 1:10:24 PM
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

** 
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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com > wrote: 



As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for BMC 
Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com > wrote: 



Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to arslistawa...@wwrug.com :) 


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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com > 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. 



Soyou 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 < lj.longw...@gmail.com > 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 y

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[LJ LongWing]

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  wrote:

> As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for
> BMC Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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  wrote:
>
>> Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to
>> arslistawa...@wwrug.com :)
>>
>> 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 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.
>>>
>>> Soyou 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 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2 AD:WWRUG13

[dan]

Nor do we warrantee in any way that Twinkies are fit for the purpose
suggested :)

 

However, only at the WWRUG13 Ceremony will you get the opportunity, if I can
call it that, to consume a Canadian (actually Quebecois since they are made
there) twinkie, whose production was never interrupted.

 

So, yet another reason to add to the ones to be found at a web site near
you: www.wwrug13.com <http://www.wwrug13.com> .

 

Even BMC is getting excited not only about showcasing new features and
patented ideas, but also what MyIT can do, and have us question Senior
Management.

Yes for the first time at WWRUG, we have finally been able to gather a panel
for a Q&A as part of the opening Keynote!

 

I will now return the list to the previously scheduled discussions.

 

Daniel

p.s. and as my friend from Chicago that is on our board says: "vote early,
vote often"

p.p.s. and that isn't all the twinkies that will be there, not enough would
fit in my suitcases (just remember to say "une twinkie Canadiens s'il vous
plait")

Hmm, is a twinkie feminine or masculine?

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Longwing, Lj
Sent: August 7, 2013 1:28 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

 

** 

Yes...if you vote, and show up at WWRUG13, and appear at the ARSList Awards,
your chances of being able to eat Twinkies is greatly increased

 

 participation in voting in no way gets you
access to the ARSList awards ceremony, nor the WWRUG in any way, nor does
attendance guarantee ability to eat said cakes, nor is attendance even
necessary because you can just go to your local store an buy them (if you
live in their delivery area)...nor is voting for that matter because you
could still just buy them yourself...so never-mind 

 

On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Das, Anusha (non-US)
mailto:anusha_...@federal.dell.com> > wrote:

** 

Or start offering Twinkies . 

 

Thanks,

Anusha

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG <mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> ] On Behalf Of
Sanford, Claire
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 1:00 PM


To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG <mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

 

** 

Maybe you should start singing and dancing!

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 11:48 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG <mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

 

** 

As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for BMC
Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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 mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com>  :)

 

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 mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com> > 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.

 

Soyou 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 mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com> > 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
t

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Longwing, Lj]

Yes...if you vote, and show up at WWRUG13, and appear at the ARSList
Awards, your chances of being able to eat Twinkies is greatly increased

 participation in voting in no way gets you
access to the ARSList awards ceremony, nor the WWRUG in any way, nor does
attendance guarantee ability to eat said cakes, nor is attendance even
necessary because you can just go to your local store an buy them (if you
live in their delivery area)...nor is voting for that matter because you
could still just buy them yourself...so never-mind 


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Das, Anusha (non-US) <
anusha_...@federal.dell.com> wrote:

> **
>
> Or start offering Twinkies … 
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anusha
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Sanford, Claire
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 07, 2013 1:00 PM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> Maybe you should start singing and dancing!
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [
> mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG ] *On Behalf Of *LJ
> LongWing
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 07, 2013 11:48 AM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for
> BMC Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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  wrote:
> 
>
> Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com :)
>
> ** **
>
> 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  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.
>
> ** **
>
> Soyou 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 
> 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

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Das, Anusha (non-US)]

Or start offering Twinkies ...

Thanks,
Anusha

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Sanford, Claire
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 1:00 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

**
Maybe you should start singing and dancing!

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 11:48 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

**
As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for BMC 
Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> :)

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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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.

Soyou 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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> 
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

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Longwing, Lj]

 Come on folks, it's for
the kids!! 


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Sanford, Claire <
claire.sanf...@memorialhermann.org> wrote:

> **
>
> Maybe you should start singing and dancing!
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 07, 2013 11:48 AM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for
> BMC Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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  wrote:
> 
>
> Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com :)
>
> ** **
>
> 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  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.
>
> ** **
>
> Soyou 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 
> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Sanford, Claire]

Maybe you should start singing and dancing!

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 11:48 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

**
As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for BMC 
Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> :)

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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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.

Soyou 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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> 
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 
nominatio

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[LJ LongWing]

As of right at this moment we have 78 people voting for MVP, and 73 for BMC
Beyond with total 86 unique people votinglets 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  wrote:

> Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com :)
>
> 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  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.
>>
>> Soyou 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 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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, Fr

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Cecil, Ken]

It might be helpful to send a notification to those 16 voters whose votes were 
nullified due to the cut; encouraging them to vote again.


Ken.

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 10:01 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

**
Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> :)

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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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.

Soyou 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 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> 
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'

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[Chris Jones]

Thanks for the reminder :)

Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 08:00:44 -0600
From: lj.longw...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG

**
Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to arslistawa...@wwrug.com :)
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  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 EasterFrederick W GroomsJason 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 - Tauf2 - Jason3 - 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.


Soyou 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  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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 areAxton 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 

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[LJ LongWing]

Just a reminder, in case you forgot...send votes to arslistawa...@wwrug.com:)

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  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.
>
> Soyou 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 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 helpf

ARSList Award Voting Time - Round 2

[LJ LongWing]

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.

Soyou 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  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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 pr

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Shellman, David]

LJ,

I wonder how many folks that have less than 100 posts since last October.  It 
seems that they are likely the folks helped the most by these top posters.

Dave

On Aug 3, 2013, at 1:49 PM, "LJ LongWing" 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:

**

Ok...this is the final weekend to vote for the original 9 MVP'snext week I 
will send out a revised list of the top 3 MVPwe still have another 2 weeks 
on BMC Beyond The Call voting

A few strategically placed votes could change the topology of the top 3...so 
don't think your vote doesn't count.  Remember that you can vote for your top 3 
choices and votes are sent to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com



Well...we are at 79 votes this morningevery time I send one of these things 
it seems to prompt a 'few' people to vote.  We are coming up on the end of 
round 1...which means we don't have a winner yet, so your vote still counts 
:)...lets keep them coming


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:38 AM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
We are at 72 votes total at the moment, approaching the end of round 1...what 
are the changes of crossing the 100 votes mark?


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:14 AM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Ok7 days in now and we have 65 participants in round 1 of voting.  
Remembering that you have 3 MVP votes and one BMC Beyond the Call vote, lets 
get even more votes in...I know there are those out there that care...lets show 
it.  Votes go to arslistawa...@wwrug.com


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 
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 spe

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

Ok...this is the final weekend to vote for the original 9 MVP'snext
week I will send out a revised list of the top 3 MVPwe still have
another 2 weeks on BMC Beyond The Call voting

A few strategically placed votes could change the topology of the top
3...so don't think your vote doesn't count.  Remember that you can vote for
your top 3 choices and votes are sent to arslistawa...@wwrug.com


Well...we are at 79 votes this morningevery time I send one of these
things it seems to prompt a 'few' people to vote.  We are coming up on the
end of round 1...which means we don't have a winner yet, so your vote still
counts :)...lets keep them coming


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:38 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> We are at 72 votes total at the moment, approaching the end of round
> 1...what are the changes of crossing the 100 votes mark?
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:14 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
>> Ok7 days in now and we have 65 participants in round 1 of voting.
>>  Remembering that you have 3 MVP votes and one BMC Beyond the Call vote,
>> lets get even more votes in...I know there are those out there that
>> care...lets show it.  Votes go to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Jason Miller]

So I am up toward the top but then you need to factor in the quality index
to see if that volume is of any value.

Add +1 more to the count and subtract 2 points from the quality index :)

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:

> **
>
> I have 10 entries with more than 100 posts   
>
> ** **
>
> Posts   From   
>
> 296 Joe D'Souza   
>
> 250 Jason Miller   
>
> 178 Tauf Chowdhury   
>
> 178 Longwing, Lj   
>
> 162 Grooms, Frederick W   
>
> 156 Longwing, LJ CTR MDA/IC   
>
> 148 patrick zandi   
>
> 126 Brittain, Mark   
>
> 120 Pierson, Shawn   
>
> 120 Misi Mladoniczky   
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:48 AM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> how many are there that have posted more that 100 times?
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
> frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> You are probably correct … I was only doing a stare and compare at the
> posters who posted more than 100 times
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:41 AM
>
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've
> posted from...but that's beside the point :)
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my
> outlook PST of the list)
>
>  
>
> 7311 Messages Since October 2012
>
> 741   Individual "From" posters
>
> 160   "From"  posted at least 10 posts
>
>  
>
> I use “From” as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at
> least according to Access)  
>
>  
>
> LJ,  And even adding both your “From” addresses is still less than 5% of
> the list total since October 2012
>
>  
>
> Fred
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM
>
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D*
> ***
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
> have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread.
> How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
> once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
> people.
>
>  
>
> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>
>   
>
> Ken.
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org
>
>  
>
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
>  
>
> -Original Message-
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
> range, Daniel says th

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Tauf Chowdhury]

I got happy for a bit and then noticed your 2 addresses. Foiled me again
Batman!

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 2, 2013, at 11:41 AM, "Longwing, Lj"  wrote:

**
LOL...I was about to say that I was falling off this year...but when you
combine both of my 'main' addresses...I'm still top poster :D, and by the
time RUG comes around this year, I'll likely have an average of 1 per day :)


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:

> **
>
> I have 10 entries with more than 100 posts   
>
> ** **
>
> Posts   From   
>
> 296 Joe D'Souza   
>
> 250 Jason Miller   
>
> 178 Tauf Chowdhury   
>
> 178 Longwing, Lj   
>
> 162 Grooms, Frederick W   
>
> 156 Longwing, LJ CTR MDA/IC   
>
> 148 patrick zandi   
>
> 126 Brittain, Mark   
>
> 120 Pierson, Shawn   
>
> 120 Misi Mladoniczky   
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:48 AM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> how many are there that have posted more that 100 times?
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
> frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> You are probably correct … I was only doing a stare and compare at the
> posters who posted more than 100 times
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:41 AM
>
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've
> posted from...but that's beside the point :)
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my
> outlook PST of the list)
>
>  
>
> 7311 Messages Since October 2012
>
> 741   Individual "From" posters
>
> 160   "From"  posted at least 10 posts
>
>  
>
> I use “From” as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at
> least according to Access)  
>
>  
>
> LJ,  And even adding both your “From” addresses is still less than 5% of
> the list total since October 2012
>
>  
>
> Fred
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM
>
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D*
> ***
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
> have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread.
> How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
> once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
> people.
>
>  
>
> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>
>   
>
> Ken.
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org
>
>  
>
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
>  
>
> -Original Message-
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we a

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Longwing, Lj]

so, depending on how you calculate the 'who' you expect to vote...that's
not a bad turn out :D


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Cecil, Ken  wrote:

> **
>
> So it seems like there is an active core of around 160 or so posters. 79
> votes is about 50% of that.  
>
> ** **
>
> 100%+ would be excellent but 50% turnout is nothing to sneeze at.
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Ken.
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 9:41 AM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  ** **
>
> ** 
>
> I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've
> posted from...but that's beside the point :)
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
> frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my
> outlook PST of the list)
>
>  
>
> 7311 Messages Since October 2012
>
> 741   Individual "From" posters
>
> 160   "From"  posted at least 10 posts
>
>  
>
> I use “From” as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at
> least according to Access)  
>
>  
>
> LJ,  And even adding both your “From” addresses is still less than 5% of
> the list total since October 2012
>
>  
>
> Fred
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM
>
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D*
> ***
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
> have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread.
> How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
> once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
> people.
>
>  
>
> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>
>   
>
> Ken.
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org
>
>  
>
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
>  
>
> -Original Message-
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>
>  
>
> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>
>  
>
> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
> promote someone's career'
>
>  
>
> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination 

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Cecil, Ken]

So it seems like there is an active core of around 160 or so posters. 79 votes 
is about 50% of that.

100%+ would be excellent but 50% turnout is nothing to sneeze at.


Ken.

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Longwing, Lj
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 9:41 AM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

**
I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've posted 
from...but that's beside the point :)

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W 
mailto:frederick.w.gro...@xo.com>> wrote:
**
Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my outlook 
PST of the list)

7311 Messages Since October 2012
741   Individual "From" posters
160   "From"  posted at least 10 posts

I use "From" as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at least 
according to Access)

LJ,  And even adding both your "From" addresses is still less than 5% of the 
list total since October 2012

Fred


From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>] On Behalf Of Longwing, 
Lj
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM

To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

**
That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may have 
been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and SAY 
it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:
**
I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they have 
an issue they need help with and probably won't even read this thread. How many 
of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than once a month)?  
I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the people.

"What is a good turnout" depends on how many people are actual active in the 
list. So I'd say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more than 74 
votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.

Ken.

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>] On Behalf Of LJ 
LongWing
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG>

Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

**
My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org

arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com>


-Original Message-
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good turnout'.  
Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since roughly 10/1/12...at 
this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9% of the readership that 
cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking at the US Presidential 
election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout range, Daniel says that 
during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of the population voting...in 
this case that would be about 250 votes...we aren't even at 10% and I'm not 
sure if we will be able to reach it...so I pose this question to the list...and 
I would like to spark a lively discussion and debate on the list regarding this 
topic.

If you haven't voted yet, why not?

I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay enough 
attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that with 'you 
don't think that stops the US public when voting for their president, do 
you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with 'then pay more 
attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help promote someone's 
career'

Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP, nor my 
win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this list has made 
me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes you...reading this, 
that you are a better developer, more aware of what trends are happening, and 
better equipped to do your job because of this list.  Subscription to the list 
is free, but I'm positive that running the list isn't free...someone is paying 
for the servers and bandwidth necessary to maintain it (no clue who foots those 
costs, but my guess would be Daniel)

I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while sitting...so 
in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you write emails), and 
send an email to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote> for your 
top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.

So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the list...how 
many can we get to care enough about t

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Longwing, Lj]

how many are there that have posted more that 100 times?


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:

> **
>
> You are probably correct … I was only doing a stare and compare at the
> posters who posted more than 100 times
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:41 AM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've
> posted from...but that's beside the point :)
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my
> outlook PST of the list)
>
>  
>
> 7311 Messages Since October 2012
>
> 741   Individual "From" posters
>
> 160   "From"  posted at least 10 posts
>
>  
>
> I use “From” as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at
> least according to Access)  
>
>  
>
> LJ,  And even adding both your “From” addresses is still less than 5% of
> the list total since October 2012
>
>  
>
> Fred
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM
>
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D*
> ***
>
>  
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
> have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread.
> How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
> once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
> people.
>
>  
>
> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>
>   
>
> Ken.
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org
>
>  
>
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
>  
>
> -Original Message-
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>
>  
>
> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>
>  
>
> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
> promote someone's career'
>
>  
>
> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
> nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
> list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
> you...

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Longwing, Lj]

I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've
posted from...but that's beside the point :)


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W <
frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:

> **
>
> Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my
> outlook PST of the list)
>
> ** **
>
> 7311 Messages Since October 2012
>
> 741   Individual "From" posters
>
> 160   "From"  posted at least 10 posts
>
> ** **
>
> I use “From” as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at
> least according to Access)  
>
> ** **
>
> LJ,  And even adding both your “From” addresses is still less than 5% of
> the list total since October 2012
>
> ** **
>
> Fred
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM
>
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
> ** **
>
> ** 
>
> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D*
> ***
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:
>
> ** 
>
> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
> have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread.
> How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
> once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
> people.
>
>  
>
> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>
>   ****
>
> Ken.****
>
>  
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  
>
> ** 
>
> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org
>
>  
>
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
>  
>
> -Original Message-
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>
>  
>
> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>
>  
>
> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
> promote someone's career'
>
>  
>
> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
> nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
> list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
> you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
> trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
> list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
> list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
> to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)
> 
>
>  
>
> I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
> sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
> write emails), and send an email to arsli

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

Well...we are at 79 votes this morningevery time I send one of these
things it seems to prompt a 'few' people to vote.  We are coming up on the
end of round 1...which means we don't have a winner yet, so your vote still
counts :)...lets keep them coming


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:38 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> We are at 72 votes total at the moment, approaching the end of round
> 1...what are the changes of crossing the 100 votes mark?
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:14 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
>> Ok7 days in now and we have 65 participants in round 1 of voting.
>>  Remembering that you have 3 MVP votes and one BMC Beyond the Call vote,
>> lets get even more votes in...I know there are those out there that
>> care...lets show it.  Votes go to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 Documentati

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Susan Palmer]

At this rate the chances are pretty poor!

It's almost embarrassing that so many people are able to post their issues
daily and receive multiple answers and they do not vote.

I don't buy the premise that they are not reading the list
entries/responses.  I check them a couple of times a day, if nothing else
just to take a mental break from what I'm doing.  It usually makes me feel
better to know people have a lot more issues than I do.  But it also makes
me realize how intricate an ITSM Remedy system can be when using an out of
the box application.  And  most of all it puts me on alert to watch for
things that may occur!

My life is seemingly more simple since we have a custom system that does
much of what ITSM does.  But I still like to stay in tune with what's going
on with everything else.

I think anyone that doesn't vote shouldn't be allowed to use the list.
Pretty strong feelings I know.  But doesn't matter what your position is,
if you're a list user, you're a list reader.  And you don't have to have
the skills to verify each response is correct or not to get a beat on the
responders.  Incorrect responses get corrected by others and there's
usually a trend.

Please vote!!!   Lj should be given some credit for taking this on and by
not voting you're telling him why bother, we don't care.  Well, we do
care.  I care for the potential MVP's and I'm never going to be one so it's
not a vested interest talking.  Responders to the list are a lot like
firemen, they come in and put their life (livelyhood) on the line by
providing answers that anyone on the internet can read.  It's a small token
of our appreciation to recognize their contribution by nominating them and
voting for them.  Let's stand up and recognize their heroic efforts!

u ... guess this was a bit of what is referred to as a 'rant' !  Now
I'm energized for work, are you energized to vote!

Susan




On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:38 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> **
> We are at 72 votes total at the moment, approaching the end of round
> 1...what are the changes of crossing the 100 votes mark?
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:14 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
>> Ok7 days in now and we have 65 participants in round 1 of voting.
>>  Remembering that you have 3 MVP votes and one BMC Beyond the Call vote,
>> lets get even more votes in...I know there are those out there that
>> care...lets show it.  Votes go to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

We are at 72 votes total at the moment, approaching the end of round
1...what are the changes of crossing the 100 votes mark?


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:14 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> Ok7 days in now and we have 65 participants in round 1 of voting.
>  Remembering that you have 3 MVP votes and one BMC Beyond the Call vote,
> lets get even more votes in...I know there are those out there that
> care...lets show it.  Votes go to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.
>>

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Longwing, Lj]

Taufonly you


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Tauf Chowdhury  wrote:

> You know, I was debating whether to send this or not but what the hell.
> In the MVP nomination email that LJ sent out, it was written that:
> "Tauf takes the ARSList to a whole different level by answering his
> posts while on the go."
> Let me correct it. It should read: "while on the can." Haha kidding... Or
> am I?
> New Yorkers = Have no shame.
>
> Seriously though, keep voting people :)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 29, 2013, at 11:14 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:
>
> > Tauf takes the ARSList to a whole different level by answering his posts
> while on the go.
>
>
> ___
> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
> "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
>

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
"Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Tauf Chowdhury]

You know, I was debating whether to send this or not but what the hell.
In the MVP nomination email that LJ sent out, it was written that:
"Tauf takes the ARSList to a whole different level by answering his
posts while on the go."
Let me correct it. It should read: "while on the can." Haha kidding... Or am I?
New Yorkers = Have no shame.

Seriously though, keep voting people :)

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 29, 2013, at 11:14 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> Tauf takes the ARSList to a whole different level by answering his posts 
> while on the go.

___
UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org
"Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

Ok7 days in now and we have 65 participants in round 1 of voting.
 Remembering that you have 3 MVP votes and one BMC Beyond the Call vote,
lets get even more votes in...I know there are those out there that
care...lets show it.  Votes go to arslistawa...@wwrug.com


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing  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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 lo

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Chris Jones]

Oops... maybe that's why some of us don't post to the list...

 

From: Chris Jones [mailto:chrisaby...@hotmail.com] 
Sent: 29 July 2013 10:34
To: 'arslist@ARSLIST.ORG'
Subject: RE: ARSList Award Voting Time

 

Hi,

 

I would like to register a vote of Tauf for MVP and Doug for BMC Beyond the
Call.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: 22 July 2013 21:16
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: ARSList Award Voting Time

 

** 

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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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 on

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

 

I would like to register a vote of Tauf for MVP and Doug for BMC Beyond the
Call.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: 22 July 2013 21:16
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: ARSList Award Voting Time

 

** 

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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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
b

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Joe D'Souza]

To make things easier, I wonder if we can spoon feed our readers a little -
Make this voting thing electronic..

 

Hint to John Sunderberg about leveraging Kinetic Survey for a quick and easy
poll and use that data for this voting process in addition to the data
already collected after all the necessary reconciliations..

 

That would be a really good ad for Kinetic Survey too :-)

 

Joe

 

  _  

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:32 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

 

** 

So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since roughly
10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9% of the
readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking at the
US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout range,
Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of the
population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we aren't
even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I pose this
question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively discussion and
debate on the list regarding this topic.

 

If you haven't voted yet, why not?

 

I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay enough
attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that with
'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their president,
do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with 'then pay
more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help promote
someone's career'

 

Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP, nor
my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this list has
made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes you...reading
this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what trends are
happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this list.
Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the list
isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary to
maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)

 

I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.org...vote for your
top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.

 

So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the list...how
many can we get to care enough about this award?

 

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
voted for themselves :)

 

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to be
like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that you
are watching.

 

Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those
are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base
that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of
October last year.

 

Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily
digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but
seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit
weak...especially with the outcry that we had last year about people caring
about this.

 

So...lets get some votes in to arslistawa...@wwrug.com

 

Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC Beyond
the Call vote as well

 

we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list for
MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it.

 

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

Claire,

Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.

 

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

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[arslist]

The point being:

There are 4200+ current registrations for the list, far more read it.

 

Those that post are asking or answering questions, they are the active
interested ones.

That is the 740.

 

Since 740 is less than 20% of 4200, 100% of posts come from 20% of the
ARSlisters.

 

Once again, to me if there are 74 votes, that is 1.8% of those on the list,
which says they aren't interested.

 

Voting for MVP is about the only way to say thank you to that small
percentage that provide most of the invaluable content on the list.

 

Daniel

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Cecil, Ken
Sent: July 26, 2013 3:12 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

 

** 

I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
have an issue they need help with and probably won't even read this thread.
How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
people.

 

"What is a good turnout" depends on how many people are actual active in the
list. So I'd say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more than 74
votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.

 

 

Ken.

 

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG <mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

 

** 

My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org

 

arslistawa...@wwrug.com <mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com> 

 

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com> > wrote:

So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since roughly
10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9% of the
readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking at the
US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout range,
Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of the
population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we aren't
even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I pose this
question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively discussion and
debate on the list regarding this topic.

 

If you haven't voted yet, why not?

 

I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay enough
attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that with
'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their president,
do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with 'then pay
more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help promote
someone's career'

 

Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP, nor
my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this list has
made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes you...reading
this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what trends are
happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this list.
Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the list
isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary to
maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)

 

I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote
<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote>  for your top 3, and whomever you
feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.

 

So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the list...how
many can we get to care enough about this award?

 

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
voted for themselves :)

 

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to be
like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that you
are watching.

 

Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those
are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base
that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of
October last year.

 

Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily
digest format, so they may not have noti

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Jason Miller]

Accidental Friday humor.  Love it!

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Tauf Chowdhury  wrote:

> **
> I thought you said Voluptuous for a sec. Definitely a "what the "
> moment
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Jason Miller wrote:
>
>> ** So your MVP award last year was for Most Voluminous Poster?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Longwing, Lj wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
>>> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
>>> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken  wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when
>>>> they have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this
>>>> thread. How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more
>>>> than once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of
>>>> the people.
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active
>>>> in the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
>>>> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Ken.
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
>>>> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
>>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
>>>> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>>>>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>>>>
>>>>  ** **
>>>>
>>>> ** 
>>>>
>>>> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org*
>>>> ***
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
>>>> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
>>>> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
>>>> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
>>>> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
>>>> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
>>>> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
>>>> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
>>>> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
>>>> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
>>>> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
>>>> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
>>>> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
>>>> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
>>>> promote someone's career'
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to
>>>> MVP, nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in
>>>> this list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
>>>> you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
>>>> trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
>>>> list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
>>>> list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
>>>> to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be 
>>>> Daniel)
>>>&

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Tauf Chowdhury]

I thought you said Voluptuous for a sec. Definitely a "what the " moment


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Jason Miller wrote:

> ** So your MVP award last year was for Most Voluminous Poster?
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Longwing, Lj  wrote:
>
>> **
>> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
>> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
>> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken  wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when
>>> they have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this
>>> thread. How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more
>>> than once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of
>>> the people.
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
>>> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
>>> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Ken.
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
>>> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
>>> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>>>
>>>  ** **
>>>
>>> ** 
>>>
>>> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org**
>>> **
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
>>> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
>>> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
>>> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
>>> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
>>> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
>>> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
>>> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
>>> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
>>> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
>>> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
>>> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
>>> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
>>> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
>>> promote someone's career'
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
>>> nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
>>> list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
>>> you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
>>> trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
>>> list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
>>> list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
>>> to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)
>>> 
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
>>> sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
>>> write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote for
>>> your top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.
>>> 
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> So...out of the 740 people that posted in the la

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Jason Miller]

So your MVP award last year was for Most Voluminous Poster?

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Longwing, Lj  wrote:

> **
> That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may
> have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and
> SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken  wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when
>> they have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this
>> thread. How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more
>> than once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of
>> the people.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
>> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
>> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Ken.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
>> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
>> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
>> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>>
>>  ** **
>>
>> ** 
>>
>> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org***
>> *
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing 
>> wrote:
>>
>> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
>> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
>> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
>> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
>> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
>> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
>> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
>> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
>> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
>> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
>> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
>> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
>> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
>> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
>> promote someone's career'
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
>> nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
>> list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
>> you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
>> trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
>> list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
>> list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
>> to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)
>> 
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
>> sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
>> write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote for
>> your top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.*
>> ***
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the
>> list...how many can we get to care enough about this award?
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
>> both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
>> voted for themselves :)
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Wow...that lost steam

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Longwing, Lj]

That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may have
been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and SAY
it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken  wrote:

> **
>
> I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they
> have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread.
> How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than
> once a month)?  I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the
> people.
>
> ** **
>
> “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in
> the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more
> than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> Ken.
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing
> *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
>  ** **
>
> ** 
>
> My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org
>
> ** **
>
> arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
> ** **
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing 
> wrote:
>
> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>
> ** **
>
> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>
> ** **
>
> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
> promote someone's career'
>
> ** **
>
> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
> nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
> list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
> you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
> trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
> list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
> list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
> to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)
> 
>
> ** **
>
> I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
> sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
> write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote for
> your top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.**
> **
>
> ** **
>
> So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the
> list...how many can we get to care enough about this award?
>
> ** **
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing 
> wrote:
>
> Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
> both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
> voted for themselves :)
>
> ** **
>
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing 
> wrote:
>
> Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to
> be like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that
> you are watching.
>
> ** **
>
> Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those
> are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base
> that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of
> October last year.
>
> ** **
>
> Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily
> digest format, so they may not have noticed the

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Cecil, Ken]

I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they have 
an issue they need help with and probably won't even read this thread. How many 
of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than once a month)?  
I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the people.

"What is a good turnout" depends on how many people are actual active in the 
list. So I'd say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more than 74 
votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.


Ken.

From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) 
[mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

**
My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org

arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com>

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good turnout'.  
Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since roughly 10/1/12...at 
this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9% of the readership that 
cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking at the US Presidential 
election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout range, Daniel says that 
during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of the population voting...in 
this case that would be about 250 votes...we aren't even at 10% and I'm not 
sure if we will be able to reach it...so I pose this question to the list...and 
I would like to spark a lively discussion and debate on the list regarding this 
topic.

If you haven't voted yet, why not?

I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay enough 
attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that with 'you 
don't think that stops the US public when voting for their president, do 
you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with 'then pay more 
attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help promote someone's 
career'

Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP, nor my 
win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this list has made 
me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes you...reading this, 
that you are a better developer, more aware of what trends are happening, and 
better equipped to do your job because of this list.  Subscription to the list 
is free, but I'm positive that running the list isn't free...someone is paying 
for the servers and bandwidth necessary to maintain it (no clue who foots those 
costs, but my guess would be Daniel)

I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while sitting...so 
in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you write emails), and 
send an email to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote> for your 
top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.

So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the list...how 
many can we get to care enough about this award?

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in both 
categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them voted for 
themselves :)

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to be 
like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that you are 
watching.

Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those are 
distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base that will 
read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of October last year.

Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily 
digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but 
seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit weak...especially 
with the outcry that we had last year about people caring about this.

So...lets get some votes in to 
arslistawa...@wwrug.com<mailto:arslistawa...@wwrug.com>

Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC Beyond 
the Call vote as well

we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list for 
MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing 
mailto:lj.longw...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Claire,
Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.

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 

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

My bad...I used the wrong email address :)it is .com, not .org

arslistawa...@wwrug.com


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
> turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
> roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
> of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
> at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
> range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
> the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
> aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
> pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
> discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.
>
> If you haven't voted yet, why not?
>
> I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay
> enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that
> with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their
> president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with
> 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help
> promote someone's career'
>
> Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
> nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
> list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
> you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
> trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
> list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
> list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
> to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)
>
> I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
> sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
> write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote for
> your top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.
>
> So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the
> list...how many can we get to care enough about this award?
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
>> Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
>> both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
>> voted for themselves :)
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>>
>>> Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need
>>> to be like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that
>>> you are watching.
>>>
>>> Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of
>>> those are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber
>>> base that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning
>>> of October last year.
>>>
>>> Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in
>>> daily digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but
>>> seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit
>>> weak...especially with the outcry that we had last year about people caring
>>> about this.
>>>
>>> So...lets get some votes in to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>>
>>> Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC
>>> Beyond the Call vote as well
>>>
>>> we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list
>>> for MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>>>
 Claire,
 Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.

 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
 Ce

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good
turnout'.  Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since
roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9%
of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote.  Looking
at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout
range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of
the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we
aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I
pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively
discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.

If you haven't voted yet, why not?

I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay enough
attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that with
'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their president,
do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with 'then pay
more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help promote
someone's career'

Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP,
nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this
list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes
you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what
trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this
list.  Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the
list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary
to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel)

I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while
sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you
write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.org...vote for your
top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.

So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the list...how
many can we get to care enough about this award?


On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
> both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
> voted for themselves :)
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
>> Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to
>> be like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that
>> you are watching.
>>
>> Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of
>> those are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber
>> base that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning
>> of October last year.
>>
>> Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in
>> daily digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but
>> seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit
>> weak...especially with the outcry that we had last year about people caring
>> about this.
>>
>> So...lets get some votes in to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>>
>> Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC
>> Beyond the Call vote as well
>>
>> we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list
>> for MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>>
>>> Claire,
>>> Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.
>>>
>>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com FOR THEM TO COUNT*
>>>
>>> MVP VOTING FORMAT:
>>> Each Person voting gets to vote for their top 3 picks.  1st

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in
both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them
voted for themselves :)


On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to
> be like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that
> you are watching.
>
> Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those
> are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base
> that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of
> October last year.
>
> Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily
> digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but
> seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit
> weak...especially with the outcry that we had last year about people caring
> about this.
>
> So...lets get some votes in to arslistawa...@wwrug.com
>
> Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC
> Beyond the Call vote as well
>
> we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list
> for MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:
>
>> Claire,
>> Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.
>>
>> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.
>> *Claire Sanford* - Claire 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 a

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Tauf Chowdhury]

Wow! I never thought nominating myself would actually work! Kidding...
thanks to whoever did that. Appreciate the recognition already received.


On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Joe DeSouza  wrote:

> **
> Do it people! Help this tradition stay alive!
>
> I know the choices are pretty difficult but you ought to have your
> favorites from there given your interactions with them over the year(s)!!
>
> Joe
>
>   --
>  *From:* LJ LongWing 
> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
> *Sent:* Monday, July 22, 2013 12:45 PM
> *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
>
> **
> Claire,
> Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.
>
> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.
> *Claire Sanford* - Claire 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 Documenta

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[Joe DeSouza]

Do it people! Help this tradition stay alive!

I know the choices are pretty difficult but you ought to have your favorites 
from there given your interactions with them over the year(s)!!

Joe



 From: LJ LongWing 
To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG 
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: ARSList Award Voting Time
 


** 
Claire,
Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.

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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.
Claire Sanford - Claire 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 inf

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to
be like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that
you are watching.

Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those
are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base
that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of
October last year.

Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily
digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but
seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit
weak...especially with the outcry that we had last year about people caring
about this.

So...lets get some votes in to arslistawa...@wwrug.com

Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC
Beyond the Call vote as well

we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list for
MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it.


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> Claire,
> Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.
>
> 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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.
> *Claire Sanford* - Claire 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 post

Re: ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

Claire,
Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.

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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.
*Claire Sanford* - Claire 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.


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:16 PM, LJ LongWing  wrote:

> It is now time to VOTE for this years ARSList MVP and BMC Beyond the Call.
>  The rules changed a bit 

ARSList Award Voting Time

[LJ LongWing]

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 arslistawa...@wwrug.com 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.

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