The 'Shroom:Issue XI/Director Election

Director Election

Our current director is retiring, so we have.... *drumroll* a Director Election!

Director Election

It's that time of the year again, the Director Election!

What is This?

• This is an election to decide the new director of The 'Shroom. Naturally, the one with the most votes wins the title.
• If a director retires, then an election is held again in the latest issue of The 'Shroom.
• An election takes place every December Issue regardless whether an election has already been held that year.
• The current director may run in elections if they wish.
• This election will start December 20nd.
• In the January issue (18:00 Jan. 19), the winner will be announced, and they will have at most a week to announce their Core Staff in the comments section at the bottom of the page, as well as their calendar.
• There will be a debate between the candidates, please also state when you can participate in the debate in order to get this to work.
• You must submit your campaign at least a week ({{{2}}}) before the release of the January issue, or else it will be considered invalid and removed by the Core Staff!

It is currently 16:58, December 22^nd (EST/EDT)
This election ends {{{3}}} (EST/EDT)

Candidate Rules

• Anyone may run for director during any time of the election (except in Overtime), but they must have a forum account.
• A user may only run for themselves, another user cannot nominate them.
• All candidates must say what changes will they make. They can also campaign to promote voting for them.
  • Campaigns must use acceptable grammar (judgment is given to the Core Staff).
  • Campaigns must be original. Nobody is allowed to steal another candidate's ideas. However, if campaigns, for the most part, differ from each other or have key elements to which the candidates disagree on, then sharing a few ideas here and there is allowed.
  • No joke campaigns are allowed to be ran.
  • No bribing voters is allowed.
• Candidates can also hold debates among them in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
• This is what a voting section should look like:

===Candidate===
What will you do, etc.
 #'''X'''
 #'''X'''
 #'''X'''

So as you can see, that candidate has three votes.

Voter Rules

• Voters may vote with their username, no signatures allowed, or they opt to list themselves as X ('''X''') in order for their vote to not be immediately identifiable– note that people may see who voted in such a manner in the page editing history.
• Anonymous editors (who do not sign in to edit) are not allowed to cast votes. If you have an account and are simply logged out, please sign in to your account. If you want to vote and you do not have an account, simply create one, sign in, and vote!
• Voters may only cast one vote.
• Voters may change their vote at any time while the election is in progress.

Ties

• In the case of a tie, the Core Staff will establish a runoff election for another week between the tying candidates. Ties beyond that will be handled if they come up by a process decided by the Core Staff.

Duties of the Director

This is what you must do if you win, so read carefully.

• The director must accept or decline all new writers' ideas for sections they want to write.
• The director assigns a section to users who want to write, but don't know what to write.
• The director gives out a warning to users who have not yet sent in their sections one week before The 'Shroom is due.
• The director puts The 'Shroom together, and edits the front page, the single page, the 'Shroombox template, and the Shroom Issue template.
• The director writes the Director's Notes section, which comments about the month's issue.
• The director includes the due date of the next 'Shroom in the Director's Notes, and in the Shroomwarning template.
• The director gets to choose their Core Staff, this is: Fake News, Fun Stuff, Music & Art, Pipe Plaza, Critic Corner directors and Sub-Director.
• The director must send applications to users who want to become writers.

Looks easy? It is not. So get ready.

Now get out there and go!

Candidates

Flyguy2

1. HyperToad

Luigibros2

1. -- Xpike the hedgehog

InfectedShroom

1. Glitchman (talk · contribs)

Blitzwing

1. McWolf
2. Groden^{E T C El}
3. (Toadbert101||Scream|My comic]|Sez:NO WAI, A SIG WITH OUT {{PAGENAME}}! :O)
4. Mr.KB
5. Master Crash
6. 3D, this guy IS the choice.
7. Support. --KPH2293 19:29, 13 January 2008 (EST)
8. Mr. Guy the GuyWayoshi's a close second, however...^E
9. Chaos NEEDS MOAR NINJI Him or Wayo as a second.
10. King Mario
11. Storm Yoshi Blitz shall Blitz this competition =P
12.  Caps Lock LORD
13. KP Shadow
14. ^Plumber 18:43, 16 January 2008 (EST)
15. Jdrowlands (talk) 10:54, 18 January 2008 (EST)

Wayoshi

1. Alphaclaw11
2. My Bloody Valentine Changed my mind. Wayo seems a bit better for the job.
3. ~Uniju(T-C-E) If I'm not mistaken, he's done this before, and has experience doing it, so I don't see why someone else would be any better for the job...
4. Template:MasterKoopa i can trust wayoshi
5. — Stooben Rooben This is the guy. He'll take care of things. This is the guy. He'll take care of things. _{Oh wait, I already said that...}

' ' 'MasterAsh1' ' '

I want a better The'Shroom ive read it for 2 years i promise to make it better and submit work to it and create a better News magazine Wii wiill make sure it dosent die in Late 2009 and i also hope you enjoy The'Shroom and make this family friendly MasterAsh1(~)).

Comments

FG2, a spammer for director?-- Xpike the hedgehog

Even though Blitzwing is very hated by most, I think he would be the best choice. Groden^{E T C El}

Yes. Fg2 spams too much. >_>

— The preceding unsigned comment was added by Toadbert101 (talk).

You guys can't just sign up cuz it'd be cool! Doing this will take alot of responsibility, A role fit for a blitzwing.

Master Crash

Indeed. Everyone else does not seem too trusworthy. 3D, AAAaaaAAAH!

Never mind. BLOC PARTIER.

He's just... More trustworthy.

Master Crash

Gotcha. Wait... :P BLOC PARTIER.

I have a couple of questions for you, Blitz. Do you know the complex syntax required? Specifically, there's headers & footers for every 'Shroom page to make it "official" (which I created). Sure you can copy & paste, but the author needs to be changed, and noincludes also for the single-page, and full page inclusions using template syntax. Also, would you be able to help get the 'Shroom back on track? It's completely phailing right now; we need to recruit new writers for the old jobs or it will die before 2009 comes around. If I'm elected I plan to ask around again, and explain how simple it is to write for it, it's really just an hour one day a month, for most articles.

That goes for everyone, really – the next director needs to be strong enough that s/he will advertise around the wiki, forums etc. and get either old or new writers to put together a full, not half-issue like XI. Wa _T^C_@^Y 20:23, 13 January 2008 (EST)

Wayo is a good choice. He is smart, nice, mature, responcible, dedicated, and understands the work put into this, and has been part of the shroom. I feel the reason he is doing this is to help the shroom not for himself. Alphaclaw11

3d: you really can't say that unless you have a good knoledge of that User Because me and InfectedShrom are majorly trusted Who voted FG2 He's like super Spam Man. Luigibros2

Aw Crap, now i don't know who to pick, i guess i'll just stay with Blitz.

Master Crash

Wayoshi: Yes... I admit it.

I don't know much about wiki syntax. However, I can still learn it via the help pages and the Sandbox. Maybe I can't do it today, but maybe I can do it tommorow.

About revigorating the Shroom... I have a few ideas on how to do it, althought I will maybe need the help of the administrative staff. --Blitzwing 16:15, 14 January 2008 (EST)

Let's give Blitz a chance. Wayoshi already was the director; he gave up the title. Let's let this run out. LuigiBros: I really don't think you're the best choice. Your grammar is deplorable, even worse than Blitzwing's; I have no idea how much syntax you know and you are not very active. InfectedShroom: I already apologized. :( Blitzwing seems to have the drive to do this; as well as being quite active and being quite well-known. And since when has knowing syntax been needed? CUTTING and PASTING. That's all that's needed. 3D, sign up for the Fake News, too!

Thank you 3D, you are being very supportive.

Blitzwing

How 'bout Co-director?

Master Crash

Hmmm... Meh. BLOC PARTIER.

Can someone pick me, just because I am a newbie does not mean I'm not a good choice!-KP Shadow

1. ' ' 'X' ' ' i want to be Director i vote for Blitzwing but hes a great chioce if i dont win

MasterAsh1(~)). User:MasterAsh1/sig

I've been to Nintendo World!!-KP Shadow

Dude, don't take this offense, but, you do not know syntax very well, and The 'Shroom needs someone who is good at syntax, who can orginize and settle anything to do with The 'Shroom. Even so, thus, you must be good at wikis and not just because you've been to Nintendo World. Groden^{E T C El} Sorry.

Also I'm the co-director for EVERYONE exept for myself- KP Shadow

I give up, I'll just be Blitzwing's co-director- KP Shadow

What? That's not what i was talking about, like Wayoshi and Blitz are co-directors.

Master Crash

I'm always editing Wikipedia, in fact I am an expert when it comes to wikis, exept for the fact that I don't know what syntax is, but I'm a quick learner.- KP Shadow

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