[Osmf-talk] 2023 Board election - Submission of self-nominations is open

[steveaOSM]

I would (vote against him).  I don’t particularly like that guy — he rubs me the wrong way — however rich (OK) or smart (maybe) he might be.  Money isn’t everything.

Back to the matter at hand:  dedicated people who have a real heart for OSM, as well as some time to give, are who are truly needed here and now.  Please consider serving our community in this unique way.  It is very likely you will learn a lot by doing so, you will almost doubtless sharpen your leadership skills during your tenure, you will be appreciated by the rest of us for having stepped up and you will have a serious accomplishment to put on future resumes (if that matters, and to many, it does).  I’ll say it like this:  we are all volunteers in OSM, but those who self-nominate (and not necessarily win election) to our Board are super-volunteers.  Thank you in advance for your consideration to “put your name in the hat.”

stevea

> On Oct 20, 2023, at 11:23 AM, Steve Doerr <doerr.stephen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
> I hope no one would vote against the world's second-richest person joining the OSMF board.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> On 20/10/2023 18:26, Brian M. Sperlongano wrote:
>> What a ringing endorsement for being a part of the board.  I can't imagine why candidates are not signing up in droves.  Perhaps if you had spoken warmly about your experience on the board and how it was meaningful to you, and the impact that you felt that you had, it might encourage someone on the fence to put their name in.  Really what this sounds like is "If someone signs up to be a candidate that I don't like, I would like a brief pause in the nomination process so I can find a candidate that I do like in order to oppose them."
>> 
>> Personally I am thankful for anyone that raises their hand to invest time and energy in such a role, even if they choose to declare at the last minute, and you should be too.
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 11:17 AM Frederik Ramm <frederik at remote.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> there's 4 more days to go for self-nominations.
>> 
>> May I encourage everyone who is thinking seriously about standing to add 
>> their names now, rather than doing it literally 1 minute before the 
>> deadline? This has happened in the past and I always found it a rather 
>> immature choice, bit like if Elon Musk were to run for OSMF board ;)
>> 
>> In fact, should it happen again this year I'd argue for a change of 
>> process that would automatically extend the nomination deadline by 
>> another 24 hours after the last self-nomination.
>> 
>> Bye
>> Frederik
>> 
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