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COS_Vader	Feb 1 2009, 10:31 PM
Detachment Leader Posts: 1,607 Group: Supporter Member #1 Joined: June 1, 2005	Further notes from the Legion Captain of the Guard... Note: All times are in GMT Nominations for all elected positions may be submitted via the Legion voting page from 12:01am, February 1, 2009 to 11:59pm, February 7, 2009 (GMT). Members are limited to ONE NOMINATION PER OFFICE. In other words, you can only nominate one candidate for LCO, one for CO, one for Squad Leader, one for Detachment Leader. You CANNOT nominate two people for the same office. Think carefully about your nomination, and MAKE SURE THE NOMINEE EVEN WANTS TO RUN. From 12:01am, February 8th, Q&A threads will be opened for each valid candidate. LCO threads will be on the Legion forum, and each unit will be responsible for managing their own on their local unit forums. Q&A will run from February 8th through February 17th. February 18th is reserved for candidates' closing statements. On 12:01am, February 19th, voting will open on the Legion forum for all elected positions and run through to 11:59pm February 25th. Specific vote data will not be tracked (as in who voted or who voted for which candidate). Vote results and the formal announcements will be made after voting has concluded. Elected candidates officially take office March 1st. Once voting begins, the discussion thread will be locked. Further discussions may be conducted in other areas of the forum, but please remember the rules pertaining to the elections as well as those governing general forum behavior. Negative attack posts will not be tolerated. First occurrence will result in deletion with as little delay as possible. Second occurrence will result in deletion and private warning. Third occurrence will result in deletion and possible disciplinary action. In simpler terms, please don't be a jerk toward your fellow Legion members, no matter how much you disagree with them or dislike them. Notes on Campaigns Please keep "campaign signs" for your chosen candidate tasteful and innocuous (eg: no giant flashing signature banners trumpeting TB-0000 for LCO). Candidates, please keep any e-mail/PM/other private communication channel campaigns focused on your own campaign. Do not run any negative attack ads against other candidates, and do not add additional information not readily available for member scrutiny in the election forum. In other words, your campaigns in their entirety should be accessible by all Legion members -- a smaller subset of Legion members should not be getting more information than any other. Please respect the wishes of Legion members and avoid spamming them (spam defined as repetitive e-mails). If Legion members ask you not to contact them regarding elections, please respect their wishes. Note for Detachment Membership In order to nominate a candidate for DL and vote for a DL, you must be a member of that Detachment in the Legion database, not just in the Detachment forum. To certify Detachment membership, you must first have an eligible costume covered by that Detachment approved by your GML. Then, do the following: Go to the "Membership DB" on the Legion forum. The link is in the left menu. Select "YOUR PROFILE DATA" Scroll down to "Your Unit Affiliation" Click "Edit" If the costume has been approved by your GML, the Detachment you want to join will be listed as "Detachment Affiliation(s): Eligible:" Click "Add." After that, the Detachment Leader MUST approve your request before it will appear in the Detachment list. ONLY THEN will you be able to participate in Detachment elections. Rules for the Q&A Phase Signatures may contain campaign signs or graphics no larger than 150x50. Text should not be made larger than standard forum font size. Animated GIFs in signatures are to be removed. Avatars may be used for campaigning, within forum limitations. Candidates may use one or the other (signature graphic or avatar) but not both. Previous rules on campaigning outlined in election guidelines still apply. Posts deemed as "flames" will be edited or deleted upon judgment of the Captain of the Guard or assigned moderator. If you don't like a candidate's answer, don't goad him or her into a prolonged fight or "discussion" in an attempt to make him or her bend to your point of view. Don't vote for that person. No passive-aggressive, leading questions designed to embarrass, humiliate, or otherwise maneuver a candidate into a corner. Just as I expect candidates to be fair to you and each other, I expect you to be fair to your candidates, whether you agree with them or not. I will drop out of flowery legal-esque speech if rules-lawyering is detected. When I say "don't be a jerk," just stop being a jerk! Don't argue with it -- I'd only tell you that if you're BEING A JERK. Anything not expressly addressed herein may be subject to additional rulings as determined at any time by the Captain of the Guard. Candidates and voters are expected to comply. This list is not an all-encompassing list of rules. Other rules may be added or modified as the situations require. Any issues may be brought to the Captain of the Guard who is responsible for overseeing this process. Any decision made by the Captain of the Guard is final.


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