[NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

Dave Harmon k6xyz at sbcglobal.net
Mon Nov 19 19:49:11 AKST 2012 

I never received the Oct and Nov KF.....I'm good with digital if it comes to
that.
Real easy to dwnld, print, staple and read...then trash.
I archive the dwnld in case I need to re-read something in the future.
I still enjoy the mid 80's tech tips and secret info about pipe lengths
etc....and I definitely like to re-read Pete Callas' interesting info.
All that stuff is the original hard copy though....


Dave Harmon
NSRCA 586
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Sperry, Ok.


-----Original Message-----
From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ronald Van
Putte
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 10:21 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

I can't speak for anyone else, but my paper K-factors have been coming in
like clockwork.

Ron

On Nov 19, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Atwood, Mark wrote:

> Jon makes a good point though that not everyone in the NSRCA has gone
completely Digital.  Like him, I've yet to see an October K-Factor, much
less a November one.  I'm online for work all day, (as I am now) so the last
thing I want is to read an online mag.
> 
> Not throwing stones, since I'm painfully familiar with the role of a
volunteer.  But in the future we need to get the word out to ALL NSRCA
members.  Not just those with an online presence.  At least not until we
make that a requirement for membership.
> 
> So what is the scoop on the K-Factors??
> 
> 
> Mark Atwood
> Paragon Consulting, Inc.  |  President
> 5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
> Phone: 440.684.3101 x102  |  Fax: 440.684.3102 
> mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com<mailto:mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com>  |  
> www.paragon-inc.com<http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 19, 2012, at 10:18 PM, Scott McHarg wrote:
> 
> 
> Requests for nominations were posted on the home page of the NSRCA website
for over one month. Board minutes from September 27 listed the nominations.
The Facebook page also reminded participants about turning in nominations.
I am uncertain about the list but I will also check to see if something was
sent out to the list.  If we missed this list, it was a mistake by the
board.  I think I speak for every single individual that volunteers to fill
these positions....there is nothing more that we'd rather see than more
participation in helping, volunteering and contributing to our organization.
Many times, these positions are filled because no one else wants to.
> 
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Nov 19, 2012 8:59 PM, "Jon Lowe"
<jonlowe at aol.com<mailto:jonlowe at aol.com>> wrote:
> I'm a little concerned about the nomination process this year.  I didn't
remember seeing an announcement on this list that nominations were being
solicited, so I did a search in the list archives.  Didn't find anything.
Then I looked at the online K-Factors.  Hmmm, a brief mention in Jim Quinn's
column in the October issue (which I still haven't received in the mail),
and nothing in the November issue that I could find (I haven't received that
one either).  I haven't found anything else.
> 
> I did find a lot of griping by the current NSRCA board members in the
online November K-Factor about an alleged lack of transparency in the
Contest Board procedures for the proposed rules changes that were all voted
down.  I guess I see a lack of tranparency here for the NSRCA board
nominations.  The first I knew that anyone had been nominated was today when
I received the email here asking us to vote.  In years past, we gave the
nominees an opportunity to provide their thoughts on why they should be
elected.  Whatever happened to that?
> 
> Did I miss something?
> 
> Oh, and about the Contest Board.  Their process is well documented by the
AMA and follows a strict time table.  We all had the opportunity to provide
inputs and cross proposals after the initial vote.  We also had the
opportunity to talk to the CB members, and I did talk to a couple of them.
The CB members are mostly active members of the pattern community, are well
known, and are charted by the AMA, not the NSRCA, to look at rules proposals
to benefit all AMA participants, not just NSRCA members. Problems with the
NSRCA proposals were hashed out here, and the submitters had the opportunity
to fix issues during the cross proposal process.  How much follow-up contact
did the NSRCA board initiate with the CB during the process?  Were any cross
proposals submitted?
> 
> Flame suit on...
> Jon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Vogel 
> <vogel.peter at gmail.com<mailto:vogel.peter at gmail.com>>
> To: General pattern discussion 
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
> org>>
> Sent: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 7:55 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting
> 
> I confess I don't understand why folks would vote for someone who didn't
want to be bothered to put their name in the very small hat...  I'd rather
vote for someone committed to doing a good job in the position...
> 
> For me that means Jon Carter, the fact that I know him and know his level
of commitment to the sport and the quality of his thinking, not to mention
his coaching helps, but I don't think it would matter if he were on the east
coast and I were here in CA, because he stepped up as the sole volunteer for
a difficult position amongst some of the most compulsive-obsessive freaks (I
count myself in that description) in RC...
> 
> Peter+
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Scott McHarg
<scmcharg at gmail.com<mailto:scmcharg at gmail.com>> wrote:
> If a guy who wins the popular vote that is a write-in and that person
accepts the nomination, I would assume that person wins and takes the
office.  If the write-in declines, it would defer to the person with the
next largest amount of votes.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Ronald Van Putte
<vanputter at gmail.com<mailto:vanputter at gmail.com>> wrote:
> So if a guy whose name is not an "accepted nominee" wins, we start voting
for that office over?  Or does the election process defer to an "accepted
nominee"?
> 
> Ron
> 
> On Nov 19, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Jon Lowe wrote:
> 
> Because someone wrote them in.  I like the choice.
> Jon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald Van Putte 
> <vanputter at gmail.com<mailto:vanputter at gmail.com>>
> To: General pattern discussion 
> <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
> org>>
> Sent: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 6:52 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting
> 
> If some are not "accepted nominations", why are their names on the ballot?
> 
> Ron
> 
> On Nov 19, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Scott McHarg wrote:
> 
> Good evening guys,
>   During the voting process, there have been a few write-in votes.  This
is GREAT!  Please, keep in mind, however, that write-in votes are not truly
accepted nominations.  Some of the write-in votes are for people that have
already voted for others.  In other words, they probably don't even know
they have been nominated.  There is absolutely nothing wrong voting for
write-in candidates but you may want to make sure they know they have been
nominated.  We are trying to keep up with the voting to place "Write-In
candidate" next to those names.  Due to a restriction in the software,
write-in candidates will display in the choices.  The following are accepted
nominations by the nominees.  All others are write-ins.
> 
> President - Jon Carter
> VP - Don Atwood
> Secretary - Scott McHarg
> Treasurer - John Gayer
> 
> Warmest Regards and Happy Thanksgiving, Scott
> 
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> Sr. Systems Engineer - Infrastructure
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