... It was kind of tongue in check people - 1 vote for each financial member was how club voting was to be conducted at the Muffin - indeed how it was done a...
Hey hey I was thinking of buying a set of colonial rules called 'Battles for Empire'. Has anyone tried them and would like to share their impressions. Roland...
Heh guys I have been thinking about this whilst studying.....also wrote an army list...hmm... anyway. In the greater Auckland Metro area the only suitable...
... I think we should avoid any sort of ballot in Hamilton of all places.... going on the basis of history something like this is likely to be subject to all...
Go Mike - clubs is a great idea! Now let's build on it (using tried and true HR face painting and brainstorming techniques) - let's form a confedaration of...
... Unnecessarily harsh. We are not giving the masses the vote. There have been four suggested qualifications to vote: -- all wargamers -- paid up club members...
Another possibility would be to compile a roster of clubs that want to host conventions and or are able to host one. Then we can squabble over the who goes...
Good idea, Barry. That's exactly how we sorted out the squabbling towies when I was in the police. They used to all fight over who would get the latest...
... If you don't know what the reasons werre then how can you know that any further attempts "on the sly" will fail for hte same reasons? My take is that the...
... Not at all Rob - Chris is only basing his comments on past experience(s) that many of us have had... -- Firefly is Back!! http://www.serenitymovie.com/ Get...
... simple "show ... One mans "Below the belt" is anothers "Tells it like he see's it". Should I have put a little " :) " at the end of my comment to make it ...
... To be fair Rob I don't think that Chris was implying anything. He was saying that there has been dodgyness in the past and no doubt there will be dodgyness...
... many ... It ain't completely broken? Define "problem". If by problem you mean a Natcon is actually hosted the following year - you are probably right. If...
... How is that a problem with the electoral system? ... You're confusing 2 issues - one is getting decent proposals, the other is how those proposals atre...
Hi I don't know what your problem is with Hamilton Chris, but I for one am getting tired of comments based around what is clearly some sort of personal grudge...
... I've got no problem with the city of Hamilton, nor its fine club the, The Immortals. I sincerely hope that the club puts on a grand show and at the end of...
... I think he is giving an example ... Are you talking about proposals or conventions? Really the proof is in the results and thats what everyone will judge...
... Because nothing significant has changed -- whatever the root causes, they remain. (Not to say a national body could never be organised, just not one based...
I just don't recall any "behind closed doors" stuff to do with NATCON voting, although I did miss Wellington in 98'(not to say anything dodgy went on). But if...
... What dodgyness Tony? NATCON votes have already been pretty straight up, which I guess is one of the things that work, you bid, the dinner votes, maybe its...
... doubt ... up, ... I agree with the mighty gnome. In my experience of Natcons and Nicons, form '82 - '01, the system has generally worked very well. The...
The idea of a vote to decide the next holder of Natcom does implie we have a chose of clubs who are offering to hold the Natcom at the time of voting. This has...
... I agree with most of what Mark wrote but I disagree with this part. Fortunately I missed most of the NatBod drama but I believe it was mostly about money,...
Hi, Just a question are any of the central region clubs looking to host NatCon in 2007? Hutt, Waiarapa, Manawatu, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Hawkes Bay, Gisborne,...
... I agree with you - But htat's not what Alex is saying!! He's saying the electoral system is broke and fixing it will fix all the problems. I'm asking him...
... Well, no, actually, not in this case. I suggested the previous *two* years, precisely to cover this sort of situation. Some would still miss out, but far...