[cab-discuss] election calendar decision reqd

[Bill Sommerfeld]

On Mon, 2007-02-26 at 20:12 -0600, Al Hopper wrote:
> Campaigning close                     Sun Mar 11th (midnight PST)

I think it's not worthwhile to specifically call out this milestone or
make rules about what behavior is appropriate before or after it.

There are a couple of downsides I see:

First, the deadline presents an opportunity for game-players to game the
elections system by seeking to get in the last word before the gate
closes.  

Second, I don't think meta-arguments about whether or not a message
posted during the "polls open" period is or is not campaigning will be a
productive use of email bandwidth -- my cynical prediction is that such
debates will waste more email bandwidth than the messages which
triggered them..

So let's just nuke this from the calendar.

In any event, I'm unlikely to vote for a candidate who spews too much.
I suspect enough of the electorate shares this view that this will form
an effective check on campaigning by people best qualified to serve.

(oh, and by "email bandwidth", I'm referring to the time/effort required
by recipients to deal with the message..)

						- Bill