Linda, I will try to clarify since it seems you are not understanding the importance of accuracy in this organization. This is an official vote for our new leader. It should be handled in the utmost accuracy. Having the month that vote ends incorrectly can conceivably give a disgruntled member the opportunity to invalidate the election and I am sure that none of us want that. Like Kathy pointed out, I mentioned loopholes. I also gave a little humor via a "LOL" when I called the typo to the attention of the EC. If I was the editing police I would not have chuckled when pointing this out. It was simply dealt with by Pat as was proper. None of us expect such accuracy in what we are doing and yes good humor makes everything much better. That is why I was confused at your statements, they were not humorous. Any of us who don't appreciate all the emails currently on this list need to think of two things. 1. If MNGenWeb had rules in place, all these emails would not be necessary. 2. If MNGenWeb had an SC and ASC and they were taking care of the state, then hundreds of emails in the past few months would have been unnecessary. Once the state gets a Leadership team in place and working rules for the project, there will be a lot less email on this list. Then we can relax and do what we do best. In the mean time discussions and decisions will be our way of life for a bit longer. Karen Becker, Todd and Stearns On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Linda Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > Kathy, > > I agree with you whole-heartedly! When it gets to a point that if I forget > to dot an i people will be in jeopardy I think it's time to pack it in. > This is the USGenWeb, not national security. It should be run like a > business, yes, but let's remember why we are here in the first place, to > help researchers and enjoy the time spent. A little humor goes a long way > and is quite beneficial to all. > - > Linda Simpson > > > -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Hines > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:45 AM > To: Linda Simpson ; [email protected] > Cc: Karen De Groote > > Subject: Re: [MNGEN] Time to Vote for SC > > Hear! Hear! ;) I also give the EC a little more credit than that. > > Maybe what Karen said is the crux of my little personal dilemma here. She > mentioned: > >> Typos have no place >> in official situations. >> > > > I think of “official situations” as the 911 system, where somebody lives… > or dies… if you don’t get it right. In my view, this project is supposed > to be my escape from my daily work and the trials of the current state of > world unrest. I want to have fun doing genealogy, help people in their > research, and putz around with my *volunteer* pages. I don’t want to get > sucked into rules and politics and lengthy discussions that I don’t enjoy. > > I’m an altruistic volunteer, with an interest in history & genealogy, and > I happen to have a few HTML skills. > > Happy Valentines Day! > Kathy > > On Feb 14, 2015, at 11:29 AM, Linda Simpson via <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I give the EC a little more credit than that. >> Carry on. >> - >> Linda Simpson >> >> >> >> From: Karen De Groote >> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 11:22 AM >> To: Linda Simpson ; List MNGenWeb >> Subject: Re: [MNGEN] Time to Vote for SC >> >> Yes I know we know the dates and it is a typo but the EC needs to have >> all their Ts crossed and i's dotted which they have done. Typos have no >> place in official situations. >> >> Karen >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Linda Simpson via <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Karen, >> >> I think we all understand the voting period is 2/14 to 2/21 >> It's just a typo, no biggie. :-) >> - >> Linda Simpson >> >> >