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<p>Hey Ben,</p>
<p>Thanks for responding here! I'm glad for the confirmation that
the email went through.</p>
<p> Just to confirm, we have not yet received any nominations. (Well
as of earlier this morning when I checked.) I would like to second
Ben's thoughts -- if you're interested in running, please do! We
currently have an hour long meeting every other week, plus 10 - 30
emails a week (this varies dramatically depending on discussions
that are going on).</p>
<p>And if you would not like to, it's good to hear people's opinions
about why Thunderbird is important to them. To reiterate from the
email below, once the nomination period has passed the election
list will open for general discussion with the candidates.<br>
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<p>If anyone has concerns / questions about time commitments, please
let me know and I can try to fill in a bit more information.</p>
<p>--Patrick<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/21/20 10:13 AM, Ben Bucksch wrote:<br>
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<p>Hello TB community members,</p>
<p>I hope that you have received the email titled "[tb-election]
Thunderbird Council Elections - Nomination Deadline: Tuesday,
September 23, 2020". As of this date, as part of the normal
electorate, I have not received even a single nomination. That
makes me uneasy.<br>
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<p>I would like to urge all of you to consider whether you want
to serve as TB Council member. The last elections, there was
very little choice of candidates, so in fact I was <i>forced</i>
to vote for people that I did not want to vote for, because
there simply were not enough candidates.</p>
<p>If you care about Thunderbird, please consider whether you
want to help out in this important role. Even if you have not
been deeply involved in the Thunderbird project, but only been
helping out here and there, but you care about Thunderbird and
its future health, and you <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Council_Elections_2020">qualify</a>,
you may stand for the TB Council. If nothing else, to fill the
candidate list, so that we have enough choice.</p>
<p>Please think about why you care about Thunderbird. Why it's
important for you. What you would like to see preserved.</p>
<p>Also, please think about what is important for you in the
project structure. Transparency, so that you know what's going
on? How the Thunderbird donations are used? Participation, so
that you have a voice and will be listened to, esp. in
important decisions that decide on the future of the project?
That people are constructive, on both ends of an argument, and
seek good solutions?</p>
<p>We really need to have more people standing as TB Council
candidates. People that reflect the wishes of the Thunderbird
users as a whole. We simply do not have enough candidates. If
you care about Thunderbird users and think that you have a
positive, constructive approach, please consider to help out.</p>
<p>As work load, you can expect 2 meetings per month, typically
on an evening, plus internal mailing list chatter.<br>
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<p>Ben<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17. Sept. 2020 at 01:00 AM CEST:<br>
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<div>Welcome to the 2020 Thunderbird Council Elections ... We
are opening the nomination period, which will conclude on
Wednesday, September 23, 2020.<br>
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<div>Members of the electorate who desire to stand for election
should send their self-announcement to this mailing list (<a
href="mailto:tb-election@mozilla.org" moz-do-not-send="true">tb-election@mozilla.org</a>),
titled: “Standing for Election: <name>”, and stating in
the body of the email:<br>
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<div> a) name;<br>
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<div> b) current professional affiliation (if any);<br>
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<div> c) a statement summarizing their contributions to
Thunderbird; and<br>
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<div> d) a personal statement.<br>
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...<br>
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<div>During the nomination period, ... only messages for
contributors standing for election will be posted.</div>
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