User talk:The White Wing Dove

You're not eligible to run in the election, try again next year. Christopher (talk) 13:00, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Stop acting like a candidate, you won't be on the ballot. Christopher (talk) 13:34, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Newbie biting, even though I am not really new, will not help your wiki grow, child. The White Wing Dove (talk) 13:36, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Saying that you won't appear on the ballot isn't newbie biting, it's fact. Previous accounts and IP edits are irrelevant. Christopher (talk) 13:41, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You probably opposed Bernie Sanders too. The White Wing Dove (talk) 13:44, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * How is that relevant? Christopher (talk) 13:52, 4 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Look, just make lots of good contributions for the rest of the year and you might get elected mod in January. Hell, make a couple dozen good edits in the next week and we'll make you a sysop. OK? RoninMacbeth (talk) 13:55, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Also, while I thank you for the nomination, I am ineligible to run. RoninMacbeth (talk) 14:13, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Welcome
You've been very combative at RationalWiki:2017 board of trustees election/Nominations. You are indeed not eligible. If you stick around, we'll have a moderator election in 5 months and another board election in 1 year. If you are serious, that is plenty of time to gain the respect of other users. 14:01, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not ignoring you, I'm just not continuing the conversation because it is counter-productive for the wiki. Instead, lets focus on electing good elligble candidates, like Tim Starling, Human, RobSmith, or Koidevelopment. The White Wing Dove (talk) 14:09, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
 * ...You nominated nobs? RoninMacbeth (talk) 14:22, 4 August 201zee7 (UTC)
 * Nobs, as I understand, has business experience, and diversity is a good thing in organizations, just as longs as we don't elect trolls. The White Wing Dove (talk) 14:26, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Two additional considerations

 * 1) Community policies and community content are both not determined by the Board. ([1] RationalWiki practices mobocracy, in which all voices have equally little authority. [2] The RMF is not legally liable for RW content if it doesn't control it -- or so the WMF has argued about WP.) If you want to change them, just propose changes on the talkpage and get people to support them.
 * 2) Human handles financial concerns. Ikanreed, ReverendBlackPercy, and David Gerard all have IT backgrounds. (Only Human and Ikanreed are up for re-election this year; see here.) If anything, I'm the incompetent one. Why do you think the board is in need of reform? 22:16, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

A Question
I would have asked this in the campaigning page, but it is specifically directed to you. How do you intend to save RationalWiki from (what you say is) a crisis when the RMF doesn't control content? RoninMacbeth (talk) 14:46, 7 August 2017 (UTC)