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#1 2012-04-12 06:12:02

TRocket
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keep CM elections open for longer

Please could the ST keep the elections open for longer. This wouldn't affect most people ,since most people on scratch live within a couple of hours of EDT/EST, but would be worth it for people, like me, who live elsewhere.
For example, yesterday, my slow internet connection, coupled with the high traffic meant in the small 1/2 hour pocket i could use the internet at all i couldn't access scratch.mit.edu at all - meaning that i couldn't vote  sad  even if my internet connection was working voting would only have started at 15:00 GMT.

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#2 2012-04-12 06:14:25

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

I agree. It should be open for a full 24 hours. That also means it can end at a normal time for me (6PM instead of AM).  tongue

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#3 2012-04-12 06:30:11

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

Completely agree.


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#4 2012-04-12 15:58:40

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

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#5 2012-04-12 16:03:56

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

Excellent idea! I support!

scimonster wrote:

I agree. It should be open for a full 24 hours. That also means it can end at a normal time for me (6PM instead of AM).  tongue

Or longer. Maybe 2 days.


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#6 2012-04-12 17:10:11

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

Support  big_smile


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#7 2012-04-12 17:11:12

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

Support  smile  . Maybe next elections...

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#8 2012-04-12 17:24:19

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

That would be nice...what if someone can't access their computer for a day and that day happens to be the day of the elections?


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#9 2012-04-12 17:28:43

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

jvvg wrote:

That would be nice...what if someone can't access their computer for a day and that day happens to be the day of the elections?

I agree! Support.  big_smile


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#10 2012-04-12 18:07:45

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

TRocket wrote:

Please could the ST keep the elections open for longer. This wouldn't affect most people ,since most people on scratch live within a couple of hours of EDT/EST, but would be worth it for people, like me, who live elsewhere.
For example, yesterday, my slow internet connection, coupled with the high traffic meant in the small 1/2 hour pocket i could use the internet at all i couldn't access scratch.mit.edu at all - meaning that i couldn't vote  sad  even if my internet connection was working voting would only have started at 15:00 GMT.

Support! (Although I never voted in an election.)


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#11 2012-04-12 18:32:31

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

I agree.


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#12 2012-04-12 18:51:25

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

They're supposed to be short so that there isn't as much time for things to get drastic, but it does seem like a critically short time (I wouldn't have been able to vote if I hadn't been able to get on the computer early).

Support, as long as the time isn't increased so dramatically  tongue

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#13 2012-04-13 10:30:48

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

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#14 2012-04-13 17:32:59

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

I agree. It should be at least 24 hours, as scimonster said  smile


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#15 2012-04-14 09:30:18

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

well for me it was 11AM to 11PM so it wasn't really a problem, however I don't go on scratch every day so i COULD have easily missed the election. I therefore agree that they should be open for AT LEAST 24 hours.


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#16 2012-04-14 16:49:08

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Re: keep CM elections open for longer

Support!  tongue


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