i didn't want to win tickets to see indy anyway, dr. pepper!

[krickets]

Personal WTF-ery aside, several days ago I put in my vote for legomymalfoy in the LiveJournal Advisory Board Elections.

I knew at that point there was some... jokester named jameth running, who seemed to be making a mockery of the whole thing, and doing pretty well in the polls despite that attitude. However, at the time it didn't seem to be that big of a deal. Today, I saw a post at the sga_newsletter and found out that this super nice fella had somehow gotten a mod at ONTD, one of livejournal's biggest communities, to endorse him, which spiked his votes significantly.

bookshop posted something about that in more detail here. And here is an interesting post by icarusancalion.

Now, I'm as skeptical as the next person when it comes to whether or not I think this is going to be taken seriously by livejournal in the first place. But if it is? I do not want somebody like that representing me, and you, and everybody else in fandom. That is for damn sure. So this is partially me tossing in my endorsement for legomymalfoy, who at this point seems the best shot at beating that guy, and very fandom-friendly. And part of this is my joining in (what I'm sure will be) the chorus in saying that we cannot let someone like that represent us. I urge everybody out there to go vote, and to tell your flists to vote, etc. etc. So, chop, chop. I know there's a ton of you guys out there.

I voted for legomymalfoy (1), rm (2), & vichan (3).

Get out the vote ← info on the fandom candidates, etc.

Comments

[isis2015.livejournal.com]

LiveJournal Advisory Board Elections

I've only heard of this business in passing, so...what's goin' on? :/

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Basically when the new guys took over they talked about how they were going to put together an advisory board to... better communicate with members? And on that there would be an election to appoint a representative of us, the average LJ user. Well those elections are now, and you can see how fantastic it's turning out. Hahaha.

[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

Me too.
I don't really know what's going on lol but I'm off to vote :D

[workswithwords.livejournal.com]

Haha oh livejournal, you are such a fickle broad!

I voted for legomymalfoy et al as well, I find it incomparably stupid that people would vote for that jameth guy if he's so antifandom.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking he's going to be sorely disappointed, though. Fandom is one of the most connected and networked group of individuals on LJ. If we mobilize, (you should post to un_love_you...) I'm sure there will be no contest. But the ONTD endorsement isn't going to help us. I have no idea when that was posted but I'm seeing it as a good sign that he still hasn't surpassed legomymalfoy, and is in fact a couple thousand votes away from doing so.

[workswithwords.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of posting to un_love_you but I wasn't really sure how to word it...

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Check out the post today at sga_newsletter since it's a comm - see how they did it.

[workswithwords.livejournal.com]

Cool, I think I'll post something.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

here (http://community.livejournal.com/fandom_votes/1763.html)'s a good post.

[workswithwords.livejournal.com]

I just wrote a little intro and quote bookshop as well because she really does sum it up the best.

[meresy.livejournal.com]

By all appearances jameth is a douchenozzle. I realize there's often not a lot of value in the verdict of the court of fandom opinion (since we're such a monolith, right?), but he's not presenting a lot of evidence to refute this assumption. And his active supporters seem to be straight-up asshats.

I voted the fandom ticket. I don't expect it will matter, and I do expect massive wank upon any outcome, but we tried.

It's kind of heartening to see 'fandom' as an entity smack someone down. I don't know what that says about me. *g*

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Hah, douchenozzle. I couldn't agree more.

It's kind of heartening to see 'fandom' as an entity smack someone down. I don't know what that says about me. → I am right there with you, man. There are enough of us, if we stamp our feet enough someone's bound to hear it, right?

[inthekeyofd.livejournal.com]

I have to say I don't know anyone running, but you knew there had to be one idiot that would to try to spoil things.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Right? Ugh.

[gottalovev.livejournal.com]

I was made aware of that asshat and his attitude today, and I went to vote too. I really hope he doesn't pass :/