Comments on: Nominations submitted for LEGO Ambassadors [News]

By: Gambort

Gambort — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:41:15 +0000

Sorry Norbi. It’s a bit easier for us anglophones to work out which of Adrian’s names is the first one ;)

Rock & Norbi> I understand that you got it but possibly other readers wouldn’t so I wanted to spell out in full where I think the problem lay. The system is terribly flawed but I don’t think the flaw lies here.

And for what it’s worth I would have preferred Adrian to have the spot as he had received more votes and I’ve already been nominated in other places. I don’t consider my spot for TBB to be earned, it is merely pragmatic.

Andrew> Given the short application period I’m not sure where you could have grabbed the extra time.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:34:39 +0000

Thanks for understanding, Rocko and Norbi. Next time, we’ll push a lot harder to get testimonials, and give more time to collect them. Lesson learned, definitely. :)

By: Demeter Norbi

Demeter Norbi — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:32:48 +0000

Oh yeah, i forgot something: people call me NORBI, not Demeter(which is my family-name). so call me NORBI

By: Demeter Norbi

Demeter Norbi — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:25:18 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against the current nominees and i wasn’t criticizing the system that was used, i was just rooting for Adrian, and i couldn’t believe that there wasn’t anyone else to write a testimonial for him!
too bad, people who voted for him should have backed him up! This goes for all of you others who haven’t written something for the guys you voted for.

By: Rocko

Rocko — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:45:30 +0000

No, no. I understand what’s going on. I just don’t agree with it. Regardless, I think that your placement in the top three was deserved and well earned. In no way am I try to spoil someones fun. ;)

By: Gambort

Gambort — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:49:00 +0000

Rocko & Demeter> Given that Andrew explained the situation in the application and no-one here wrote the rules I don’t see that he or Josh (as coordinators) could have done anything more. Would you have preferred just two valid nominees for TBB?

As to the application system… why a group of four people can potentially put forth the same number of nominees as a blog with a voting readership of five hundred is beyond me. The longer the application process went on the more flaws I saw in it, even disregarding the excessive work placed on the application collators. If I get a spot in the program I’ll be raising that as an issue.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:24:04 +0000

Demeter, I hear and understand your concerns. I’m communicating with Adrian to explain the situation in more detail, and appreciate your patience as we work things out.

By: Demeter Norbi

Demeter Norbi — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:07:32 +0000

I can’t believe this shit.
Sorry for my language, i don’t mean to offend, i’m just perplexed.

By: Olog

Olog — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:33:47 +0000

Well apparently I’m stumbling upon this too late.

I just have to say that I find it funny that there weren’t enough people to write three testimonials. Thanks for the support though, here’s hoping next time I’ll do better.

By: Rocko

Rocko — Sun, 25 May 2008 04:44:31 +0000

I see that now but for some reason I was under the impression that testimonials were supplementary. If I would have understood the intricacies I would have made it a point to write a few. Sorry Adrian.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:57:56 +0000

@Rocko: We didn’t make the rules about needing three testimonials. I don’t want to criticize our readership, but if this community had stepped up and put their testimonials where they put their votes, we wouldn’t be in this awkward situation. :( I included an explanation to this effect in the submission document.

By: Rocko

Rocko — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:25:04 +0000

Wait, the guy with more votes didn’t place? That seems kind of messed up. Do you really need twenty testimonials that all say the same crap over and over. What is this, Florida?

By: Gambort

Gambort — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:47:55 +0000

Thank you very much indeed. I hope that Adrian got the testimonials elsewhere. I wish I’d been more thorough in checking the threads or I would have written him one myself.

By: Nannan

Nannan — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:54:38 +0000

Thank you for organizing the nominatio Andrew and Josh, and I too am thankful for all those who supported me for the position.