Re: [Fsuk-manchester] I'd encourage more people to stand as chairperson

[Tim Dobson]

Simon Ward wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 08:32:19AM +0100, Lucy wrote:
> > On 23/04/2008, Matt Lee <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > I think Simon would be great for the job, and in my mind the only
> > >  candidate currently standing. In order for this to be more of an
> > >  interesting situation, I'd like to see more people stand.
> > I'd actually consider this a very unhelpful statement to make and is
> > quite insulting towards Tim. The request for nominations has now
> > closed, so I would suggest that we concentrate on making the elections
>
> > Any personal opinions people have about the
> > ability of the candidates should probably be kept to themselves.
>
> On the contrary, I think candidates abilities _should_ be discussed.  I
> suspect many here don’t know either me or Tim, and to make a reasonable
> choice the discussion is useful.
>
> What isn’t useful is saying “X is a good choice” without providing
> reasoning.

Well put Simon!
The difference is subtle, yet distinct.

I agree here. Many people have had little interaction with Me or Simon.
I would welcome any constructive discussion or queries about the 
abilities of either candidate.

If anyone has any questions they wish to ask me, feel free to do so, on 
or offlist.

Tim

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