I don't think the OSMF manifesto was mandatory, but I agree: if you are a nominated candidate (or are nominating a candidate) it would be very helpful to see some description of why someone might vote for that person over other candidates listed.
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Martijn van Exel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > As part of the OSMF board election process, the nominees had to (I > don't actually know if it was mandatory) put up a manifesto. For the > US election, I see only names. This makes it hard to decide who to > vote for - I am new to the US and to OSM US and don't know any of the > people currently on the nominations list. I think it would be a good > idea to have nominees give a brief statement on the Wiki about: > * Themselves, > * Why they are running, > * What they intend to focus on once on the US board. > Do you agree? > > Martijn > > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Ian Dees <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello! > > Nominations for 2011-2012 OpenStreetMap US boardmembers are open until > > midnight on October 3rd. If you're interested in running, please fill in > > your name on this wiki page (under the "Nominations" header): > > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/Local_Chapters/United_States/Elections#2011-2012 > > Elections will be held October 4th - 11th. > > Thanks! > > Ian > > > > -- > martijn van exel > schaaltreinen.nl >
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