2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

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chrisw
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Full name: Christopher Whittington

2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by chrisw »

Eligible voter list criteria:

Nominal post count filter 5 (minimal participation/activity filter)
Joined before Wed May 01, 2024 12:01 am (members for more than 6 months filter)
Active between Tue Oct 01, 2024 12:01 am Sat Nov 02, 2024 12:01 am (recently active filter, where active means logged in)
Potentially Eligible Voters: 290

Please note, it took me two days dealing with difficult to access data which was not exactly formatted for purpose and required some manual rules to deal with anomalies, formatting etc. There may be some mistakes/bugs, members wrongly included/excluded or in wrong lists.

Members who need to update their real name have two weeks from this post, until 20-Nov-2024, to do so, at which point the Eligible Voter List will be frozen, pending election.

Consisting of 181 real named users, forming the eligible voter list:

Members with "real name inferred from username" are invited to update their real name.
  • A. B. Gursu, posts=91, username=abgursu
    Richard Delorme, posts=434, username=abulmo2
    Andrew R Case, posts=994, username=acase
    Aditya Chandra, posts=22, username=adityachandra
    Charles Wong, posts=76, username=adnoh
    Andy Watkins, posts=16, username=akanalytics
    Alessandro Iavicoli, posts=51, username=alessandro
    Alexander Spence, posts=52, username=alex67a
    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
    Andrew Grant, posts=1852, username=AndrewGrant
    Lyndon S. Sears, posts=30, username=Antihelion
    Arpad Rusz (inferred from username), posts=273, username=Arpad Rusz
    Arsha Mahdavi (inferred from username), posts=27, username=Arsha Mahdavi
    Bart Weststrate (inferred from username), posts=11, username=Bart Weststrate
    Basti Dangca, posts=5353, username=bastiball
    Oliver Roese, posts=406, username=BeyondCritics
    Prasanna Bandihole, posts=74, username=bmp1974
    Bo Persson, posts=251, username=Bo Persson
    Brendan J Norman, posts=2581, username=BrendanJNorman
    Alex Brunetti, posts=319, username=Brunetti
    Philippe Chevalier, posts=150, username=Carbec
    Jason Coombs, posts=340, username=cc2150dx
    Esmeralda Pinto, posts=836, username=chessica
    Chris Euler, posts=32, username=Chris Formula
    Christopher Whittington, posts=4457, username=chrisw
    Conor Anstey, posts=149, username=Ciekce
    Christopher Crone, posts=7, username=CJDC
    Brian D. Smith, posts=643, username=CornfedForever
    Christian Petersen, posts=132, username=cpeters
    Cristian Vlasceanu, posts=5, username=cristiv
    Charles Roberson (inferred from username), posts=2078, username=CRoberson
    Kevin D Plant, posts=111, username=Cumnor
    Herson P. Guier, posts=15, username=Damas Cl=C3=A1sicas
    Damir Desevac, posts=2820, username=Damir
    Daniel Anulliero (inferred from username), posts=761, username=Daniel Anulliero
    Dann Corbit (inferred from username), posts=12662, username=Dann Corbit
    Dariusz Domagala, posts=367, username=Dariusz
    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=71, username=eduherminio
    Eelco de Groot (inferred from username), posts=4615, username=Eelco de Groot
    Patrik Karlsson, posts=211, username=elpapa
    Erik Madsen, posts=439, username=emadsen
    Engin Uestun, posts=952, username=Engin
    Evert Jan Karman, posts=34, username=evert823
    F. Bluemers (inferred from username), posts=878, username=F. Bluemers
    Pablo Ignacio Restrepo, posts=1485, username=Father
    Federico Rojo, posts=32, username=federico
    Folkert van Heusden, posts=499, username=flok
    Branislav Dosic, posts=148, username=Fritz 0
    Gabor Szots, posts=1394, username=Gabor Szots
    Evgenii Manev, posts=911, username=GenoM
    Gerda Voss, posts=12, username=Gerda Voss
    Gheorghe Pepene, posts=31, username=Ghppn
    Gian-Carlo Pascutto (inferred from username), posts=1257, 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
    Graham Banks (inferred from username), posts=42618, username=Graham Banks
    Guenther Simon, posts=4712, username=Guenther
    Hafni Rojo, posts=30, username=hafni
    Ian Rastall, posts=8, username=Halifax
    Harvey Williamson, posts=2019, username=Harvey Williamson
    H G Muller, posts=28127, username=hgm
    Jost Triller, posts=252, username=j.t.
    Giacomo Porpiglia, posts=17, username=jackk03
    Jamie Whiting, posts=109, username=JacquesRW
    John Dart (inferred from username), posts=4375, username=jdart
    Jef Kaan, posts=786, username=jefk
    Jonathan Gilchrist, posts=8, username=jgilchrist
    Jay Honnold, posts=120, username=jhonnold
    Jim Ablett, posts=1723, username=Jim Ablett
    Jim Collins (inferred from username), posts=62, username=Jim Collins
    Jim Logan (inferred from username), posts=74, username=Jim Logan
    Joe Louvier, posts=57, username=Jjaw
    JoAnn Peeler, posts=253, username=JoAnnP38
    Joerg Oster, posts=950, username=Joerg Oster
    John Hamlen, posts=22, username=johnhamlen65
    Joost Buijs (inferred from username), posts=1597, username=Joost Buijs
    Joshue Shriver (inferred from username), posts=1354, username=jshriver
    Juan Pablo Naar, posts=20, username=Juan P. Naar
    J V Merlino (inferred from username), posts=1381, username=JVMerlino
    Peter Kasinski, posts=251, username=kasinp
    Dan Kelsey, posts=11, username=kelseyde123
    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=1565, username=Krzysztof Grzelak
    Lana Samson, posts=28, username=Lana Samson
    Dmitry Shechtman, posts=176, username=leanchess
    Leo Anger, posts=1092, username=Leo
    Jim Wood, posts=9, username=LevyRook
    Thomas Jahn, posts=881, username=lithander
    Larry Kaufman (inferred from username), posts=6009, username=lkaufman
    Mehdi Amini, posts=379, username=Look
    Metehau Luca, posts=119, username=lucametehau
    Maarten Claessens (inferred from username), posts=107, username=Maarten Claessens
    Mahmoud Uthman (inferred from username), posts=237, username=MahmoudUthman
    Martin Sedlak, posts=2596, username=mar
    Marco Giorgio, posts=30, username=Marcus91
    Marek Soszynski (inferred from username), posts=582, username=Marek Soszynski
    Martin Danielsson, posts=54, username=Martin
    Martin Bryant, posts=69, username=MartinBryant
    Martin Novik, posts=19, username=martinn
    Boban Stanojevic, posts=366, username=matejst
    Thorsten Czub, posts=18800, 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
    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
    Mark Thellen, posts=41, username=nnnnnnnn
    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=518, 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=3254, username=peter
    Peter Berger (inferred from username), posts=690, username=Peter Berger
    Peter Osterlund, posts=701, username=petero2
    Nguyen Hong Pham, posts=1494, username=phhnguyen
    Krisztian Peocz, posts=6, username=pkrisz
    Evan Engler, posts=20, username=Plutie
    Stefan Pohl, posts=2586, username=pohl4711
    Heinrich Pulliter, posts=83, username=purechess
    Rainer Neuhausler, posts=187, username=rainhaus
    Rasmus Althoff, posts=2579, username=Ras
    Ed Schroeder, posts=7207, username=Rebel
    Rein Halbersma (inferred from username), posts=749, username=Rein Halbersma
    Rick Groszkiewicz, posts=121, username=rgrosz789
    Robert Flesher (inferred from username), posts=1283, username=Robert Flesher
    Robert Pope (inferred from username), posts=561, username=Robert Pope
    robert stepien, posts=14, username=robertstepien
    Roland Chastain, posts=659, username=Roland Chastain
    Roman Zhukov, posts=47, username=Rom77
    Ross Boyd (inferred from username), posts=114, username=Ross Boyd
    Andreas Matthies, posts=625, username=RubiChess
    Pavel Hise, posts=1206, username=Rubinus
    Remi Coulom (inferred from username), posts=438, username=R=C3=A9mi Coulom
    Kyle Zhang, posts=66, username=Sazgr
    Ben Krik, posts=17, username=schahmatist
    Sedat Canbaz (inferred from username), posts=3018, username=Sedat Canbaz
    Srdja Matovic, posts=2926, username=smatovic
    Tomasz Sobczyk, posts=390, username=Sopel
    Stephen Ham, posts=2490, username=Stephen Ham
    Steve Maughan (inferred from username), posts=1242, username=Steve Maughan
    Arthur Matheus, posts=34, username=supernova
    Ronald de Man (inferred from username), posts=5647, username=syzygy
    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=102, username=Tibono
    Tony Mokonen, posts=1322, username=tmokonen
    Taimo Peelo, posts=64, username=unserializable
    Uri Blass (inferred from username), posts=10464, username=Uri Blass
    Vincent Lejeune, posts=5239, username=Vinvin
    Michael Chaly, posts=216, username=Viz
    Vladimir Xern (inferred from username), posts=39, username=Vladimir Xern
    Volker Pittlik, posts=623, username=Volker Pittlik
    walter koroljow (inferred from username), posts=10, username=walter koroljow
    Werner Schule, posts=2912, 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=7, username=xenos1984
    Yves De Billoez, posts=170, username=ydebilloez
    Omer Faruk Tutkun, posts=40, username=yeni_sekme
17 insufficiently named users, these users need to update their real name in order to be eligible to vote:
  • Archimedes, posts=158, username=Archimedes
    Chesskobra, posts=268, username=chesskobra
    Albert Einstein, posts=75, username=DrEinstein
    Kade, posts=59, username=expositor
    Martin W, posts=460, username=gaard
    ., posts=54, username=ImNotStockfish
    , posts=859, username=Le Fou numerique
    , posts=451, username=Master Om
    Quebec, posts=290, username=mathmoi
    , posts=3602, username=Modern Times
    P, posts=12, username=nmcrazyim5
    Herbert L, posts=1170, username=Paloma
    Cold, posts=240, username=perejaslav
    scchess, posts=46, username=scchess
    SilvianR, posts=4622, username=Sylwy
    Mateo, posts=325, username=tcusr
    Viren P, posts=47, username=Viren
92 anon users, who need to update their real names in order to be able to vote
  • , posts=2002, username=Ajedrecista
    , posts=349, username=amchess
    , posts=401, username=Ampzilla
    , posts=98, username=Andre
    , posts=216, username=arunsoorya1309
    , posts=54, username=bdeane
    , posts=28, username=Bmark
    , posts=87, username=bnst
    , posts=8, username=BogStandard
    , posts=82, username=booot
    , posts=24, username=can00336
    , posts=1879, username=Carlos777
    , posts=112, username=chetday
    , posts=186, username=clumma
    , posts=182, username=crem
    , posts=141, username=criko
    , posts=146, username=daniel71
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    , posts=133, username=Dokterchen
    , posts=12038, username=duncan
    , posts=108, username=Elorejano
    , posts=12, username=EmilV
    , posts=236, username=Eraserheads
    , posts=2042, username=ernest
    , posts=354, username=ernst
    , posts=854, username=F.Huber
    , posts=110, username=fishpov
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    , posts=40, username=Guerrero
    , posts=514, username=h1a8
    , posts=613, username=Hai
    , posts=116, username=hammerklavier
    , posts=28, username=Hamster
    , posts=7234, username=Henk
    , posts=497, username=IanO
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    , posts=2129, username=kranium
    , posts=539, username=Lion
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    , posts=20, username=Vikram
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    , posts=349, username=zenpawn
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Peter Berger
Posts: 706
Joined: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:56 pm

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by Peter Berger »

I suggest to deal with "recently active" in the same way you deal with missing names. I often don't log in for months as there is nothing to say while still following the board. I know several members in good standing who probably behave in a similar way.
smatovic
Posts: 2985
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:18 pm
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Full name: Srdja Matovic

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by smatovic »

Peter Berger wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:00 pm I suggest to deal with "recently active" in the same way you deal with missing names. I often don't log in for months as there is nothing to say while still following the board. I know several members in good standing who probably behave in a similar way.
+1

Many TC members are only periodically active.

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Srdja
chrisw
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Full name: Christopher Whittington

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by chrisw »

"active" means no more than logged onto the forum sometime during the month of October. Not the same as "posted".
Thus a minimal activity means at least you looked at the forum post titles or main page sometime in the past month.

We do need a "recent activity" filter, and the current one is pretty minimal.

I edited the OP to clarify.

Personally speaking my own opinion, I think the forum needs to be about computer chess, not about the politics and personalities of moderating it. There are some people whose posting rate massively increases whenever there's some personal politicking involved and hardly ever post about anything else. These people are not very useful nor interesting in my opinion to a computer chess forum.
smatovic
Posts: 2985
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:18 pm
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Full name: Srdja Matovic

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by smatovic »

You wrote once by yourself that you did not log in reg. in TC to check posts (before migration)....

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Srdja
chrisw
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Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:28 pm
Location: Midi-Pyrénées
Full name: Christopher Whittington

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by chrisw »

smatovic wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:26 pm You wrote once by yourself that you did not log in reg. in TC to check posts (before migration)....

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Srdja
I certainly log in more than once per month. You don't think a recent activity filter is needed? What about for moderators? Don't bother logging in hardly seems enough to be considered either an informed voter, nor as a moderator.
Peter Berger
Posts: 706
Joined: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:56 pm

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by Peter Berger »

chrisw wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:23 pm "active" means no more than logged onto the forum sometime during the month of October. Not the same as "posted".
Thus a minimal activity means at least you looked at the forum post titles or main page.

We do need a "recent activity" filter, and the current one is pretty minimal.

I edited the OP to clarify.
I was aware of that. But as you can follow the board (at least anything interesting) without logging on, members only log in If necessary I assume. I would think it very strange to see a vote excluding Bob Hyatt e.g. just as he hasn't logged on recently.
smatovic
Posts: 2985
Joined: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:18 pm
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Full name: Srdja Matovic

Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by smatovic »

chrisw wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:30 pm
smatovic wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:26 pm You wrote once by yourself that you did not log in reg. in TC to check posts (before migration)....

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Srdja
I certainly log in more than once per month. You don't think a recent activity filter is needed? What about for moderators? Don't bother logging in hardly seems enough to be considered either an informed voter, nor as a moderator.
As Peter mentioned, to exclude TC users like Bob seems strange, I just point out that some TC users do not log in to check posts, if this disq. them for voting, up to you, somebody has to draw a line somewhere, or alike.

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chrisw
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Joined: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:28 pm
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Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by chrisw »

Peter Berger wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:30 pm
chrisw wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:23 pm "active" means no more than logged onto the forum sometime during the month of October. Not the same as "posted".
Thus a minimal activity means at least you looked at the forum post titles or main page.

We do need a "recent activity" filter, and the current one is pretty minimal.

I edited the OP to clarify.
I was aware of that. But as you can follow the board (at least anything interesting) without logging on, members only log in If necessary I assume. I would think it very strange to see a vote excluding Bob Hyatt e.g. just as he hasn't logged on recently.
If you don't log on, then parts of the board are hidden to you, which doesn't make you an informed voter nor moderation candidate. In particular, since the hidden posts are more likely to have something to do with something getting moderated.

If we extended the activation period to six months, Bob would still be "absent", since his last activity was some months further back from then. It appears (maybe, prima facie) he has left this forum. If a historic poster views the board without log on, he can read this thread and ask that he be included on the eligible voter list, I doubt he would be refused. What we won't do is take requests to be on the voter list from third parties, it would be up to the potential participant him/herself.
chrisw
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Re: 2024 Moderation Election ***Update***

Post by chrisw »

smatovic wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:40 pm
chrisw wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:30 pm
smatovic wrote: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:26 pm You wrote once by yourself that you did not log in reg. in TC to check posts (before migration)....

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Srdja
I certainly log in more than once per month. You don't think a recent activity filter is needed? What about for moderators? Don't bother logging in hardly seems enough to be considered either an informed voter, nor as a moderator.
As Peter mentioned, to exclude TC users like Bob seems strange, I just point out that some TC users do not log in to check posts, if this disq. them for voting, up to you, somebody has to draw a line somewhere, or alike.

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Srdja
He's not excluded. Voting lists are not final until two weeks. We have to draw a line somewhere for the moment. Historic voters with sufficient interest can make themselves known.