Vote, vote, vote.

[icarus]

I have two favors to ask of you.

First: Vote.

Second: Post about the Livejournal representative election. Urge your friendslist to vote and then post about the vote.

If massive numbers of fandomers surge to vote, then we will have our pick of fandom candidates. Instead of being a race between an anti-fandom candidate, jameth and fandom candidate legomymalfoy, we can have a race between legomymalfoy and rm.

I know we can easily reach 14,000 fandomers. I've added up the f-lists of those who've posted about the vote already. And you don't have to wait. Because you can change your mind between now and Thursday.

The three top fandom candidates:

legomymalfoy
rm
vichan

As of this moment, the numbers are:

jameth - 2508 (17.8%)
legomymalfoy - 3785 (26.9%)
rm - 1522 (10.8%)
vichan - 707 (5.0%)

I've nothing against this guy personally, but I don't like his paranoid campaign and troll history.
jameth attacked fandom once he fell behind, accusing us of sockpuppeting with up to 200 puppets per fandomer (seriously?) all based on an "anonymous tip." (Other moments that smack of conspiracy theories include fears that LJ is locking in votes and jameth blaming legomymalfoy for a supporter being kicked off IRC chat by burr86. Let's not forget the backhanded pre-emptive swipes at all the candidates, with the caption "I don't think _my_ platform is going to change. Not sure about anyone else's, though." Not someone I would want to work with. For more paranoia: He now fears Legomymalfoy's ahead because the LJ support team doesn't like him.)

Longstanding fandomers like telesilla (whom you might remember from her reporting of strikethrough and FanLib) and caras_galadhon and others, remind us jameth is a known troll, while bethbethbeth points out the strongly anti-fandom attitude of his supporters, which he's made no effort to contradict.

But hey, let's plague an epileptic's journal with flashing icons!
So I guess it should come as no surprise that his supporters are deliberately posting flashing icons in the comments of an epileptic's journal. At least one other epileptic has been affected, so turn off graphics if you click to rydra_wong's journal. The bigdecision08 community which is run by three jameth supporters has posted about this, unfortunately directing jameth's supporters to her journal. I've asked jameth what, since he's seeking a leadership role and has been comfortable telling people to vote for him in all three categories, does he have to say about this? So far, although he's fine with directing people to vote for him and then null out in all categories, not a peep. To rydra_wong it's not his problem. Nice guy. ETA: I asked him about it and he replied "what post?" This guy's totally full of shit. He'd already replied to rydra_wong's post several times. He's attempting to run on his RL credentials, but I've learned in comments here that someone who's worked with him IRL "does not have complimentary things to say about his skills with dealing with people."

I've collected endorsements of legomymalfoy here.

I've collected endorsements of rm here.

We've got great candidates. The current second-place candidate is someone I don't want, I don't know about you. He is anti-fandom.

Comments

[amalthia]

Wow this guy jameth sounds like a first class asshole.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

From my conversations with him, I can tell you that he can be quite charming. But when you look at his actions... pfft. He's all about the self-promotion. Last night he told me the asshats who are supporting him are "not my pals" and he tried to distance himself from them, even as he cultivates their support.

How about an anecdote? This is reported on Encyclopedia Dramatica, which I'm told he's one of the founders (and is pimping his campaign on every page). Jameth and a friend (http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Poop_drama) decide that they're bored and they're going to pull a prank on their f-list. The friend gives jameth his password, and then jameth posts (in his friend's LJ) that he's been mailed a box of shit -- by "jameth." He included a photo of said shit. They then stirred up as much of a shit-storm (pardon the pun) as they possibly could before revealing to their friends that it was all ... bullshit (pun intended). Unfriendings and fury ensued.

Assholes.

So when I say jameth is full is shit, I mean it on many levels.

Do we want this guy representing us across the table from Bob Lessing, one of the pioneers of the Creative Commons? No.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, got the guy's name wrong and can't edit comments: Lawrence Lessig.