Forum:Election for a new CUSWFN co-head

This forum is a proposal to elect a new co-head for the Completely Unofficial Star Wars Fanon Newsletter. The forum will last until May 27, 2009, unless additional time is required to reach a proper consensus.

I don’t know how many of you have read the latest edition of the Completely Unofficial Star Wars Fanon Newsletter, but I thought it was awful. I left a lot of criticism on the user comments section of the edition, but the editor decided to go back and add in sloppy rewrites that pissed off a few people in order to try to render my points void and useless. Those points still remain, however, despite the editor’s efforts. It is my belief, and it’s a belief that’s shared by a number of others on this wiki, that there needs to be a new co-head to try to keep this project on a more desirable and professional track. Right now, this is virtually a parody newsletter, what with non-serious reviews as “jokes” (I put it in quotes because the definition of a joke requires something to be funny) and editorial opinions in sections that they just shouldn’t be in. This, of course, is probably not everyone’s opinion, but it’s an opinion shared by a lot of people.

I’ve said enough for the introduction section about what I and others find to be the faults of CUSWFN. I’ll state more of my opinion in one of the following sections, as I don’t want to be committing libel in the introduction (slander is spoken….kudos if you catch the reference )! All matters of the voting policy apply. Feel free to nominate yourself. Please remain civil. - Brandon Rhea (talk) (contribs) 05:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Voting procedure
Please note, if you do not believe that CUSWFN requires a new co-head, vote OPPOSE for all candidates who nominate themselves. Voting in SUPPORT means that you also affirm your support for a new co-head. If you want to nominate yourself then go right ahead. Just note that it’s suggested you’ve had some prior association with CUSWFN, although this is by no means required. The new co-head will begin his or her duties immediately.

Please use the following format for nominations:


 * === USERNAME ===
 * ==== Support ====
 * ==== Neutral ====
 * ==== Oppose ====
 * ==== Comments ====
 * ==== Comments ====

Any questions about the vote should be placed on the forum’s talk page.

Support

 * 1) I prefer not to nominate myself for things, but the whole reason I made this forum was so I could do it. I volunteered my services to Unit 8311 on IRC, but he didn’t seem too sure about me as a co-head or another co-head in general. Not very surprising, as this forum is basically a condemnation of him as he’s been a part of the decline of SWF (him and Drewton, of course, but Unit’s the current sole head). I’ve said some of my opinion about CUSWFN above, but the worst thing about this recent edition is that it’s the most self-serving edition yet. Before Unit added his after-the-fact sloppy copy/paste additions to try to render my points useless, this was basically an edition of the Completely Unofficial Project Cruentus Newsletter. So basically, there are three main things I want to do if I’m the co-head: 1) ensure that issues are actually proofread rather than hastily thrown together and published without being triple checked; 2) create a proper Sponsors Update section that covers news and information, and contains things like interviews and media, from ALL sponsors; 3) refrain from copy/pasting interview answers from IRC or talk pages onto a page, but rather write proper articles about them. Anyway, if you want to vote for me, please do so. I know I had volunteered as a co-head once before and I wasn’t able to produce results, but that was a far busier time for me. It’s no longer like that, and I’m in a completely different work situations than I was. I can dedicate the necessary time to this. I appreciate your support. TL:DR version: this is a quote from someone on IRC paraphrasing what I’m saying here: “My fellow fanonians, I ask that you join me today as I teach you my Reaganomics. Just kidding. Let's give Bac more power, kk?” - Brandon Rhea  (talk) (contribs) 05:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Awesome. I would try to help you out if you become President Bombad General (Episode I as most people should remember). I have also, funny enough Brandon, asked Unit to allow me to bring back the IRC Conversations section. They were done some time ago but it does not matter as one conversation's history won't change and the other is has possibly changed. Now I read that you won't allow copy/pasting interview answers but I am not sure if these affects your pre-policy.. --Arav  (Ancient Grove ) (Lost Archives ) 07:07, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Okay, I gotta call on this. For starters, what gives you the right to simply go 'lolz i dont like dis new edition i gonan nomiant new led herhe'? Secondly, Drewton has announced that he is writing the next edition, so that renders this nonsense completely redundant. You don't like the CUSWFN? Fine, you don't have you read it. This is not an official position (hence the completly unofficial), so this farce of a 'election' is completely illegitimate, IMO. And secondly, if you wanted any sponsors shown in the new edition, you should have given me some press releases, as I said. I'm more pissed off at the fact that you didn't consult me about this first. I was considering letting you on, as I said on IRC, but with Drew seemingly coming back, at least unofficially, this is all pointless. Unit 8311 [[Image:1110 Big small.jpg|20px]] Talk!  11:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)