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From: Qole <qole.tablet@gmail.com><br />
To: "Maemo Community" <maemo-community@maemo.org><br />
Subject: Council Nomination: Alan Bruce (qole)<br />
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:37:40 -0700<br />
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Hi All,<br />
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Well, I'll nominate myself for a second term, and see what you all think about that.<br />
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The field of candidates this election is quite rich with excellent choices, especially if all of Jaffa's nominees step up and accept their nominations (which I sincerely hope that they do). I would be honoured (and somewhat relieved) to lose my seat to any of my worthy peers.<br />
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Here's some points for you to think about when considering me for a second term on the Maemo Community Council:<br />
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Pros:<br />
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* I have the highest number of "thanks" on <a target="_blank" href="http://talk.maemo.org">talk.maemo.org</a> [1]: Either I'm helpful, or I know how to "game" the system.  Or both.<br />
* I survived a term on the council, and I now "know the ropes" a bit better. I can help bring some continuity to the council.<br />
* I am a good bridge between the "power users" and the "developers" since I'm a bit of both (but mostly a "power user").<br />
* I stay current on the forums, and I think that I have a fairly good sense of what the issues are in the community.<br />
* I believe that I am a good writer.<br />
* I love the Internet Tablets, Maemo and open source software.<br />
* As a Canadian, I can understand how cold weather and a harsh environment can shape the mindset of the Finnish people. I therefore can understand how Nokia thinks. ;-)<br />
* I have a good sense of humour... And nice eyes.<br />
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Cons:<br />
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* I'm not a good administrator. I could draw up an agenda or chair a sprint meeting only under emergency circumstances. ;-)<br />
* I have been known to be incautious in my phrasing. My inflammitory posts have upset some central people in the Maemo community. This may happen again.<br />
* I am on the west coast of Canada. If I wish to attend an IRC meeting with European participants, I have to be up very early and the meeting has to start in the late afternoon. [2]<br />
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So that's what I think about myself. If you want to form your own opinions, please peruse my posts on <a target="_blank" href="http://talk.maemo.org">talk.maemo.org</a> [3][4] or the mailing lists. My personality is there, in all its glory and horror.<br />
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[1] <a target="_blank" href="http://maemo.org/profile/list/category/itt_thanks/">http://maemo.org/profile/list/category/itt_thanks/</a><br />
[2] <a target="_blank" href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=256">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=256</a><br />
[3] <a target="_blank" href="http://talk.maemo.org/search.php?do=finduser&u=10410">http://talk.maemo.org/search.php?do=finduser&u=10410</a><br />
[4] <a target="_blank" href="http://talk.maemo.org/search.php?do=finduser&u=10410&starteronly=1">http://talk.maemo.org/search.php?do=finduser&u=10410&starteronly=1</a><br />
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enthusiast, n. "One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person."<br />
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