[Ponte Alto] POLLING IS IN THE MAIL....

[Cindy Halstead]

Okay, I got a bit heavy handed yesterday, and probably scared a bunch of 
people.  My apologies to Cassandra, and to any one who felt I was pointing 
fingers.  I did not intend to single anyone out.

It's a hot button topic with me, because a number of people in Virginia 
over the last five years have not understood the difference between a 
polling and a vote, and things got, shall we say, unpleasant for all 
concerned.  I wanted to be sure everyone knew what the distinctions are, so 
that the same problems do not occur in Ponte Alto.  I have also learned 
that the best way to keep the misunderstandings minimized is to say often, 
and loudly, what the differences are.  I think I got a little too loud this 
time. ;-)

Again, my apologies to anyone I upset with my post yesterday.

Caitlyn

At 05:56 PM 9/19/2005, Signora Cassandra Arabella Giordani wrote:
>My bad...I KNOW it's not a vote, and failed to be careful with my wording
>here.  I think I expended all my careful wording foo on revising Mary's
>letter.  :)  I'm not sure there is a good single word to replace "voters"
>in my earlier post though...."total numbers of people expressing opinions"
>maybe?
>
>Anyway, sorry, Caitlyn, for causing you to go into regional-seneschal
>smack-down mode, when more careful editing on my part could have prevented
>it.  <meep>  I should cut back on the flu medication before posting to the
>list...
>
>:)
>Cass
>
>At 05:39 PM 9/19/2005 -0400, Cindy Halstead wrote:
> >Okay, I have to do this.  I'm a rules geek, I have to deal with this all
> >the time, I can't stop myself.  Cassandra, I'm not picking on you - you are
> >just the most recent person to have said this.  Everyone feel free to
> >ignore the rest of this post if you're not interested in interpretations of
> >law.
> >
> >
> >
> >A polling is NOT a vote.
> >
> >Caitlyn
> >Wearing the Regional Seneschale hat
> >
> >
> >At 03:42 PM 9/19/2005, you wrote:
> >>I think Mary means just those of us who play with Ponte Alto but don't live
> >>in Ponte Alto, and therefore don't receive a polling, should email her if
> >>we send one in on our own.  Like, all those officers who live in Sterling,
> >>VA, which is technically Stierbach.  :)  That way Mary has a better idea of
> >>the total numbers of voters, just for fun.
> >>
> >>Cass
> >>
> >>At 03:19 PM 9/19/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>   Make note that this is for the Ponte Alto Polling of
> >> >>   Confidence. Also, Please notify me via e-mail
> >> >>   (mariatheresapontoon at yahoo.com) as an FYI. That way
> >> >>   I can send this information on to their Magesties
> >> >>   and the Kingdom Seneschal.
> >> >
> >> >Um, notify you of what? That we've received the polling or
> >> >that we've sent it back to Their Majesties? And I'm curious
> >> >as to why do you need to send that information to them if
> >> >we're sending our pollings back anyway? Please clarify.
> >> >
> >> >Grazie!
> >> >--Giuliana
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> >> >
> >> >
> >
>Signora Cassandra Arabella Giordani
>Web Minister, Barony of Ponte Alto
>Deputy Clerk of Precedence, Kingdom of Atlantia
>cassandra at jordanclan.net
>
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