I got happy for a bit and then noticed your 2 addresses. Foiled me again Batman!
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2013, at 11:41 AM, "Longwing, Lj" <llongw...@usgs.gov> wrote: ** LOL...I was about to say that I was falling off this year...but when you combine both of my 'main' addresses...I'm still top poster :D, and by the time RUG comes around this year, I'll likely have an average of 1 per day :) On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Grooms, Frederick W < frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote: > ** > > I have 10 entries with more than 100 posts **** > > ** ** > > Posts From **** > > 296 Joe D'Souza **** > > 250 Jason Miller **** > > 178 Tauf Chowdhury **** > > 178 Longwing, Lj **** > > 162 Grooms, Frederick W **** > > 156 Longwing, LJ CTR MDA/IC **** > > 148 patrick zandi **** > > 126 Brittain, Mark **** > > 120 Pierson, Shawn **** > > 120 Misi Mladoniczky **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj > *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:48 AM > > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time**** > > ** ** > > ** **** > > how many are there that have posted more that 100 times?**** > > ** ** > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Grooms, Frederick W < > frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote:**** > > ** **** > > You are probably correct … I was only doing a stare and compare at the > posters who posted more than 100 times**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj > *Sent:* Friday, August 02, 2013 8:41 AM**** > > > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time**** > > **** > > ** **** > > I think for me you should actually find 3 different address that I've > posted from...but that's beside the point :)**** > > **** > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Grooms, Frederick W wrote:**** > > ** **** > > Just to update some statistics (I ran some Access queries against my > outlook PST of the list)**** > > **** > > 7311 Messages Since October 2012**** > > 741 Individual "From" posters**** > > 160 "From" posted at least 10 posts**** > > **** > > I use “From” as people like LJ have posted from 2 different addresses (at > least according to Access) **** > > **** > > LJ, And even adding both your “From” addresses is still less than 5% of > the list total since October 2012**** > > **** > > Fred**** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Longwing, Lj > *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:17 PM**** > > > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time**** > > **** > > ** **** > > That is true...it may be back when 1/3 of the users responded...it may > have been a significantly smaller list...and yes..you didn't come out and > SAY it...but I'm sure I account for about 80% of the posts on the list :D* > *** > > **** > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Cecil, Ken wrote:**** > > ** **** > > I think the majority of those 740 only pay attention to the list when they > have an issue they need help with and probably won’t even read this thread. > How many of those 740 posted more than 10 times since October (more than > once a month)? I bet that 80% of the post come from less than 20% of the > people.**** > > **** > > “What is a good turnout” depends on how many people are actual active in > the list. So I’d say if you get 10% or more (and I hope you do) or more > than 74 votes per round then you are getting a good turnout.**** > > **** > > Ken.**** > > **** > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing > *Sent:* Friday, July 26, 2013 2:51 PM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG**** > > > *Subject:* Re: ARSList Award Voting Time**** > > **** > > ** **** > > My bad...I used the wrong email address :)....it is .com, not .org....**** > > **** > > arslistawa...@wwrug.com**** > > **** > > -----Original Message-----**** > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:32 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:**** > > So, Daniel and I have been talking offline regarding 'what is a good > turnout'. Daniel says that 740 people have posted to the list since > roughly 10/1/12...at this moment we are at 51 voters...that is roughly 6.9% > of the readership that cares enough to look at the list and vote. Looking > at the US Presidential election, we average somewhere in the 50% turnout > range, Daniel says that during its hay day, the voting got roughly 1/3 of > the population voting...in this case that would be about 250 votes...we > aren't even at 10% and I'm not sure if we will be able to reach it...so I > pose this question to the list...and I would like to spark a lively > discussion and debate on the list regarding this topic.**** > > **** > > If you haven't voted yet, why not?**** > > **** > > I have heard discussions in the past along the lines of 'I don't pay > enough attention to be able to make an informed decision'...I counter that > with 'you don't think that stops the US public when voting for their > president, do you?'...no...that's not the right message...I'll counter with > 'then pay more attention, do the research in your own mailbox, and help > promote someone's career'**** > > **** > > Honestly, I have never gotten a job offer based on my nomination to MVP, > nor my win last year, but I will tell you that my participation in this > list has made me a better developer, and I think I speak for YOU, yes > you...reading this, that you are a better developer, more aware of what > trends are happening, and better equipped to do your job because of this > list. Subscription to the list is free, but I'm positive that running the > list isn't free...someone is paying for the servers and bandwidth necessary > to maintain it (no clue who foots those costs, but my guess would be Daniel) > **** > > **** > > I would say get off your butt and vote...but most of us type while > sitting...so in this case I want you to stay sitting (if that's how you > write emails), and send an email to arslistawa...@wwrug.com...vote for > your top 3, and whomever you feel deserves the BMC Beyond the Call most.** > ** > > **** > > So...out of the 740 people that posted in the last 'year' on the > list...how many can we get to care enough about this award?**** > > **** > > **** > > -----Original Message-----**** > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:04 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:**** > > Interesting stats for you..42 votes thus far...out of the 11 nominees in > both categories...only 5 of them have even voted yet, and only one of them > voted for themselves :)**** > > **** > > -----Original Message-----**** > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:07 AM, LJ LongWing wrote:**** > > Wow...that lost steam ALLOT faster than expected...I hope I don't need to > be like those political ads that you see 5 times in a 1 hour sitcom that > you are watching.**** > > **** > > Ok...we have 4,200 subscribed email addresses (who knows how many of those > are distribution lists, so no real way of knowing actual subscriber base > that will read this), we had roughly 7,000 posts since the beginning of > October last year.**** > > **** > > Now, granted, there are those people that only read their ARSList in daily > digest format, so they may not have noticed the email yesterday...but > seriously...only 12 people voting in the first day is a bit > weak...especially with the outcry that we had last year about people caring > about this.**** > > **** > > So...lets get some votes in to arslistawa...@wwrug.com**** > > **** > > Remember, give me your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for MVP, and your BMC > Beyond the Call vote as well**** > > **** > > we want to make sure the most deserving people are on that final 3 list > for MVP, and the only way we can get that is if you tell us who deserves it. > **** > > **** > > -----Original Message-----**** > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:45 PM, LJ LongWing wrote:**** > > Claire,**** > > Please accept my sincerest apologies in the misspelling of your name.**** > > **** > > It is now time to VOTE for this years ARSList MVP and BMC Beyond the Call. > The rules changed a bit this year regarding the nomination process, which > allows us to have a larger pool of nominees than would normally be > available, which brings its own challenges. The voting will run 4 weeks > this year. I'm going to run it as several voting rounds with people being > eliminated, and by the final round have finalists. This year we have a > record number of nominees. Here are the rules.**** > > **** > > * Voting starts now and ends Sunday August 18th at 5PM EST**** > > * Voting is by the Individual REAL person, so redistribution lists don't > vote, your identity must be known, and those that have multiple > subscriptions still get only one vote**** > > * BMC Software employees on the ARSList are eligible to vote**** > > * All decisions of myself or the oversight panel are final (if I have to > make a controversial decision, I confer with 3 past MVP winners for their > opinion)**** > > * The Award will be made on Thursday October 3rd at WWRUG13: Award > Ceremony during the WWRUG Awards keynote. [no one knows the winner(s) until > then, well okay, except me and Daniel]**** > > * *PLEASE SEND VOTES TO arslistawa...@wwrug.com FOR THEM TO COUNT***** > > **** > > MVP VOTING FORMAT:**** > > Each Person voting gets to vote for their top 3 picks. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, > each position has a weight to it. At the end of 2 weeks, we will have a > runoff of the top 3 nominees where we will use the same format, which > should give us a clear winner, if a tie does occur, we will cull the 3rd > place votes and see if that gives a winner. In the unlikely event that we > still don't have a winner, then just the top 1 vote will count. If then, > we still have a tie, Daniel and I will confer with past winners to break > the tie.**** > > **** > > MVP Nominees are**** > > *Axton Grams* - Winner of the MVP in 2006, he is a steady member of the > community that provides resources both on and off list. His nomination > this year called out his knowledge of integrations and server setups as a > key factor of his helpful nature.**** > > *Carl Wilson* - While a relative newcomer to the ARSList, Carl has been > part of the BMC Remedy community for quite a few years and since joining > the list has helped many members with a variety of problems. His > nomination this year specifically called out his knowledge on SRM and ITSM. > **** > > *Claire Sanford* - Claire is a staple of the ARSList, both asking > questions and answering other peoples questions. Her nomination this year > didn't call out any specific areas of expertise, but instead discussed her > general knowledge and willingness to help anyone.**** > > *David Easter* - David is an ever present authority an all things Remedy. > His nomination this year discussed his in depth knowledge of > documentation, quite often with links to the official BMC pages. His posts > are always thought out and detailed in nature.**** > > *Frederick W Grooms* - A modern day renaissance man, Fred's nomination > this year speaks to a man of many talents from workflow and upgrades to OS > issues and more. He often provides details that obviously require > investigation and work on his end before responding.**** > > *Jason Miller* - Often the purveyor of arcane knowledge, Jason is willing > to help people both on and off list. His nomination this year stated that > Jason is so helpful in so many areas that it's hard to pinpoint specific > areas of specialty.**** > > *Laurent Matheo* - Laurent is new to the ARSList, but not new to Remedy. > After meeting him at last years RUG event and telling him that the ARSList > is 'where it's at', he happily joined the list and has become a regular > fixture seeming to specialize in thinking outside the box and finding > creative solutions to everyday problems.**** > > *Mark Brittain* - There almost isn't a day that goes by that you don't > find Mark posting a question or answering one on the ARSList. He is quite > often ready to either come up with a creative solution to your problem, or > point you to BMC Documentation on how to do it.**** > > *Tauf Choudhury* - Tauf takes the ARSList to a whole different level by > answering his posts while on the go. Tauf regularly posts solutions to > problem in every realm, but his contribution in the SRM arena was > specifically called out in his nomination.**** > > **** > > The BMC Vote will be run in the standard one vote per person format for a > period of 4 weeks total.**** > > **** > > BMC Beyond the Call Nominees are**** > > *Doug Mueller* - As THE founding father of Remedy, Doug has inside > knowledge like no one else. His posts to the list are regularly longer > than average, and chock full of more information than you might get out of > a week long training class.**** > > *Ryan Downing* - A relative newcomer to the list, Ryan has stepped up and > is becoming a regular fixture. His posts are knowledgeable, in depth, and > quite often reported as fixing the problem.**** > > **** > > Let the voting begin.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for > 20 years_ > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
