2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

[chrisw]

Can we continue the issue without these „battles“.
I think we all have the same wish that the forum continues as a vivid computer chess forum.

Sure thing. Agreed. But, as you may know, I really dislike people using my name or connection to it (especially when a connection doesn’t exist) as a means of social upmanship.

[towforce]

Go away little creep. This is not a fan club.

It was you who started comparing yourself with a music band giving concerts.

Thank you.

[mclane]

Guys. Lets be constructive.
We are different. We have different values. We do come from different countries, cultures, backgrounds.

But ONE value is similar.

We all love computer chess.

We should not let us separate or divert because of personal animosities.
This life is way too short and often not easy.

My grandparents had to live in an after world war situation. Beeing child in WW and lived in a world with very few goods and convenience made them very cool people.
They knew how to survive a destructed world.

Our very heavy arguments look very unimportant to me.

The most important thing is computerchess for me. And i do share it with programmers and all kind of friends and customers and freaks.
The more we split each other into subgroups, the less choices and opportunities wie have.

Don’t let us divide this computer chess community into several subgroups.
Let us respect each other.
We are all not perfect human beeings. As our wifes call our hobby often „chess shit“.

But for us it’s something worthy.
We would not want to live on an island without our „chess shit.“

In this forum anybody who likes computerchess is invited to stay in our community.
We are one big family.
We should respect each other in all the varieties different people show.

[jefk]

thorsten C you hereby are nominated as moderator

[towforce]

thorsten C you hereby are nominated as moderator

+1

[ydebilloez]

Real name obligation would change the very nature of the list and invalidate it's historical content.

the 2006 "Talkchess Registration" post says: "**You must supply your real first and last name** or your registration will NOT BE APPROVED".
Could you clarify what you mean by "historical content"?

If I would have registered as John Doe, as there was no ID verification in place, it could possibly have passed (note: John Doe possibly no, but Jan Klaas probably yes). We can assume that a lot of past registrations do not make the bar if you suddenly start doing actual ID verification. This would lead to either partially invalidated posts as coming from as of today still not clearly identified persons, and posts of people that in the mean time got checked.

We look for making certain people vote, not for changing the registration process. So you could require that anyone voting should be properly registered, not changing the registration process for those not bothering to vote.

So my suggestion is to:

• require people to have given their real name in the past - without adding any new verification process on top of it

• allow people to vote if they wish to do so

• require voting people to have brought something to the forum (a question, an answer, a program, ....)

[Peter Berger]

No worries, elections will start as intended on the 21th.

So, is it they have already started?

This is a friendly and serious question. Given that I don't know about the planned procedure and timeline ( and it is the weekend), I want to avoid missing it.

Peter

[towforce]

Given that I don't know about the planned procedure and timeline ( and it is the weekend), I want to avoid missing it.

They're using the chess "blitz" timescale this year: there will be no prior notice, and the voting window will be 10 minutes.

[chrisw]

Provisional voting register, 2024 moderator elections
187 named users

• A. B. Gursu, posts=91, username=abgursu
  Andrew R Case, posts=994, username=acase
  Aditya Chandra, posts=23, username=adityachandra
  Charles Wong, posts=76, username=adnoh
  Andy Watkins, posts=16, username=akanalytics
  Alessandro Iavicoli, posts=51, username=alessandro
  Alexander Schmidt (inferred from username), posts=1235, username=Alexander Schmidt
  Alex Morales, posts=1559, username=AlexChess
  Christian Dean, posts=596, username=algerbrex
  Andres Valverde Toresano, posts=567, username=Andres Valverde
  Aleksey Glebov, posts=323, username=Angle
  Lyndon S. Sears, posts=30, username=Antihelion
  Antonio Torrecillas, posts=92, username=Antonio Torrecillas
  Arpad Rusz (inferred from username), posts=273, username=Arpad Rusz
  Arsha Mahdavi (inferred from username), posts=27, username=Arsha Mahdavi
  Arun Soorya, posts=216, username=arunsoorya1309
  Bart Weststrate (inferred from username), posts=11, username=Bart Weststrate
  Basti Dangca, posts=5353, username=bastiball
  Brian Deane, posts=54, username=bdeane
  Ben Bradley, posts=16, username=benb
  Oliver Roese, posts=406, username=BeyondCritics
  Prasanna Bandihole, posts=74, username=bmp1974
  Bo Persson, posts=252, username=Bo Persson
  Brendan J Norman, posts=2582, username=BrendanJNorman
  Philippe Chevalier, posts=152, username=Carbec
  Jason Coombs, posts=343, username=cc2150dx
  thomas albert, posts=6, username=chessbit
  Esmeralda Pinto, posts=857, username=chessica
  Chet Day, posts=112, username=chetday
  Chris Euler, posts=43, username=Chris Formula
  Christopher Whittington, posts=4522, username=chrisw
  Christopher Crone, posts=7, username=CJDC
  Brian D. Smith, posts=645, username=CornfedForever
  Christian Petersen, posts=144, username=cpeters
  Cristian Vlasceanu, posts=5, username=cristiv
  Charles Roberson (inferred from username), posts=2080, username=CRoberson
  Kevin D Plant, posts=112, username=Cumnor
  Herson P. Guier, posts=15, username=Damas Cl=C3=A1sicas
  Damir Desevac, posts=2831, username=Damir
  Daniel Anulliero (inferred from username), posts=763, username=Daniel Anulliero
  Dann Corbit (inferred from username), posts=12669, username=Dann Corbit
  Dariusz Domagala, posts=369, username=Dariusz
  Darko Markovic, posts=8, username=darmar
  David Carteau, posts=130, username=David Carteau
  Germin Perez, posts=5, username=denochss
  Dom Leste, posts=7, username=DomL77
  Nickolas Reynolds, posts=65, username=DrCliche
  Eduardo Caceres, posts=75, username=eduherminio
  Eelco de Groot (inferred from username), posts=4620, username=Eelco de Groot
  Patrik Karlsson, posts=211, username=elpapa
  Erik Madsen, posts=439, username=emadsen
  Jedidiah F. Sessions, posts=37, username=Enderjed
  Evert Jan Karman, posts=34, username=evert823
  F. Bluemers (inferred from username), posts=880, username=F. Bluemers
  Federico Rojo, posts=32, username=federico
  Folkert van Heusden, posts=499, username=flok
  Frank Quisinsky, posts=6834, username=Frank Quisinsky
  Fred Ferguson, posts=6, username=FredFergusonPM
  Branislav Dosic, posts=149, username=Fritz 0
  Jason Trays, posts=7, username=Frustock
  Gabor Szots, posts=1397, username=Gabor Szots
  Evgenii Manev, posts=911, username=GenoM
  George Sobala (inferred from username), posts=44, username=George Sobala
  George Tsavdaris (inferred from username), posts=1627, username=George Tsavdaris
  Gerda Voss, posts=12, username=Gerda Voss
  Gheorghe Pepene, posts=31, username=Ghppn
  Gian-Carlo Pascutto (inferred from username), posts=1260, username=Gian-Carlo Pascutto
  Giovanni Maria Manduca, posts=5, username=Gioviok
  Gary Linscott, posts=568, username=gladius
  Walter Eigenmann, posts=262, username=Glarean
  Giovanni Lavorgna, posts=50, username=glav
  Guenther Simon, posts=4718, username=Guenther
  Hafni Rojo, posts=30, username=hafni
  Ian Rastall, posts=11, username=Halifax
  Harvey Williamson, posts=2021, username=Harvey Williamson
  Giacomo Porpiglia, posts=18, username=jackk03
  Jamie Whiting, posts=113, username=JacquesRW
  John Dart (inferred from username), posts=4378, username=jdart
  Jef Kaan, posts=794, username=jefk
  Jonathan Gilchrist, posts=8, username=jgilchrist
  Jay Honnold, posts=120, username=jhonnold
  Jim Collins (inferred from username), posts=62, username=Jim Collins
  Jim Logan (inferred from username), posts=74, username=Jim Logan
  Joe Louvier, posts=59, username=Jjaw
  JoAnn Peeler, posts=253, username=JoAnnP38
  Joerg Oster, posts=950, username=Joerg Oster
  John Hamlen, posts=31, username=johnhamlen65
  Joost Buijs (inferred from username), posts=1599, username=Joost Buijs
  Jouni Uski, posts=3446, username=Jouni
  Joshue Shriver (inferred from username), posts=1354, username=jshriver
  James Swafford, posts=105, username=jswaff
  Juan Pablo Naar, posts=20, username=Juan P. Naar
  J V Merlino (inferred from username), posts=1383, username=JVMerlino
  Kade, posts=59, username=expositor
  Peter Kasinski, posts=254, username=kasinp
  Kurt Peters, posts=93, username=KhepriChess
  Kirill Kryukov, posts=494, username=Kirill Kryukov
  Kim Jensen, posts=63, username=kiroje
  Urban Koistinen, posts=29, username=Koistinen
  Kim Kahre, posts=56, username=Koivisto
  Krzysztof Grzelak (inferred from username), posts=1571, username=Krzysztof Grzelak
  Lana Samson, posts=28, username=Lana Samson
  Dmitry Shechtman, posts=176, username=leanchess
  Leo Anger, posts=1093, username=Leo
  Jim Wood, posts=9, username=LevyRook
  Thomas Jahn, posts=881, username=lithander
  Larry Kaufman (inferred from username), posts=6050, username=lkaufman
  Brian Adkins, posts=71, username=lojic
  Mehdi Amini, posts=379, username=Look
  Metehau Luca, posts=119, username=lucametehau
  Finn Eggers, posts=138, username=Luecx
  Maarten Claessens (inferred from username), posts=107, username=Maarten Claessens
  Mahmoud Uthman (inferred from username), posts=237, username=MahmoudUthman
  Martin Sedlak, posts=2599, username=mar
  Marek Soszynski (inferred from username), posts=583, username=Marek Soszynski
  Martin Danielsson, posts=54, username=Martin
  Martin Bryant, posts=69, username=MartinBryant
  Boban Stanojevic, posts=366, username=matejst
  Mathieu Page, posts=290, username=mathmoi
  Thorsten Czub, posts=18811, username=mclane
  Neil Kulick, posts=26, username=Metaphysician
  Morgan Houppin, posts=115, username=mhouppin
  Michael Neish (inferred from username), posts=70, username=Michael Neish
  Michael J Sherwin, posts=917, username=Mike Sherwin
  Marc-O Moisan-Plante, posts=211, username=MMarco
  Nay Lin Tun (inferred from username), posts=710, username=Nay Lin Tun
  Niels Abildskov, posts=174, username=niel5946
  Nigel Robson, posts=8, username=Nigel Robson
  Niculae Ionita, posts=179, username=nionita
  Mark Thellen, posts=41, username=nnnnnnnn
  Bojun Guo, posts=693, username=noobpwnftw
  Norm Pollock (inferred from username), posts=1061, username=Norm Pollock
  Odd Gunnar Malin, posts=297, username=Odd Gunnar Malin
  Josh Odom, posts=96, username=odomobo
  Colin Jenkins, posts=524, username=op12no2
  Pablo Vazquez (inferred from username), posts=154, username=Pablo Vazquez
  Doruk Sekercioglu, posts=30, username=Pali
  Paul Jerome--Filio, posts=9, username=Paul JF
  Peter Martan, posts=3263, username=peter
  Peter Berger (inferred from username), posts=696, username=Peter Berger
  Krisztian Peocz, posts=6, username=pkrisz
  Evan Engler, posts=20, username=Plutie
  Stefan Pohl, posts=2598, username=pohl4711
  Aloisio Ponti Lopes, posts=493, username=Ponti
  Heinrich Pulliter, posts=83, username=purechess
  Ray Bongalon, posts=48, username=Pvt. Ryan
  Rainer Neuhausler, posts=187, username=rainhaus
  Richard Hoffmann, posts=32, username=rdhoffmann
  Rein Halbersma (inferred from username), posts=749, username=Rein Halbersma
  Richard Allbert (inferred from username), posts=792, username=Richard Allbert
  Robert Flesher (inferred from username), posts=1283, username=Robert Flesher
  robert stepien, posts=14, username=robertstepien
  Roger C., posts=41, username=RogerC
  Roland Chastain, posts=659, username=Roland Chastain
  Ross Boyd (inferred from username), posts=114, username=Ross Boyd
  Andreas Matthies, posts=636, username=RubiChess
  Pavel Hise, posts=1206, username=Rubinus
  Remi Coulom (inferred from username), posts=438, username=R=C3=A9mi Coulom
  Ron Doughie, posts=122, username=sarona
  Kyle Zhang, posts=66, username=Sazgr
  Ben Krik, posts=18, username=schahmatist
  Sedat Canbaz (inferred from username), posts=3018, username=Sedat Canbaz
  Vishnu Gupt, posts=30, username=shadyantra
  Srdja Matovic, posts=2969, username=smatovic
  Tomasz Sobczyk, posts=390, username=Sopel
  Stephen Ham, posts=2491, username=Stephen Ham
  Steve Maughan (inferred from username), posts=1244, username=Steve Maughan
  Arthur Matheus, posts=47, username=supernova
  Kurt Utzinger, posts=29, username=swissman
  Silvian Rucsandescu, posts=4645, username=Sylwy
  Pawel Osikowski, posts=69, username=Tearth
  Thomas Mayer (inferred from username), posts=385, username=Thomas Mayer
  Thomas Zipproth (inferred from username), posts=59, username=Thomas Zipproth
  Eric Bonneau, posts=109, username=Tibono
  Taimo Peelo, posts=64, username=unserializable
  Vincent Lejeune, posts=5239, username=Vinvin
  Michael Chaly, posts=223, username=Viz
  Vladimir Xern (inferred from username), posts=39, username=Vladimir Xern
  walter koroljow (inferred from username), posts=10, username=walter koroljow
  Werner Schule, posts=2916, username=Werner
  Werner Taelemans, posts=119, username=Werner Taelemans
  Omar Salha, posts=5, username=wheelman
  Adam Kulju, posts=222, username=Whiskers
  Vladimir Medvedev, posts=276, username=WinPooh
  Michal Witanowski, posts=87, username=Witek
  Manuel Hohmann, posts=8, username=xenos1984
  Yves De Billoez, posts=172, username=ydebilloez
  Omer Faruk Tutkun, posts=40, username=yeni_sekme

[Viren]

Wut, why am I not on the voting register??