Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-02 Thread Mark Harrison
Alan Pope wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 09:47 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > >> Matthew Larsen wrote: >> >>> YES a Hitchhikers reference!! >>> >>> Thats the first one i've seen on this list! >>> >>> >>> >> OK, see if you can guess what this proves: >> >> Without looki

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-02 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Mark, On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 09:47 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote: > Matthew Larsen wrote: > > YES a Hitchhikers reference!! > > > > Thats the first one i've seen on this list! > > > > > OK, see if you can guess what this proves: > > Without looking, it's hanging on the second peg from the right

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-02 Thread Matthew Larsen
DUUUH we all know the first rule of hitchiking ;) On 02/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matthew Larsen wrote: > > YES a Hitchhikers reference!! > > > > Thats the first one i've seen on this list! > > > > > OK, see if you can guess what this proves: > > Without looking, it's han

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-02 Thread Mark Harrison
Matthew Larsen wrote: > YES a Hitchhikers reference!! > > Thats the first one i've seen on this list! > > OK, see if you can guess what this proves: Without looking, it's hanging on the second peg from the right on the door of my en-suite. :-) Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-02 Thread Matthew Larsen
On 01/10/2007, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now if that > approach is wrong I'll step out into the Vortex YES a Hitchhikers reference!! Thats the first one i've seen on this list! Regards, -- Matthew G Larsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Ian Pascoe
ish Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3. Alan Pope wrote: > > * Not many people voted (44 out of a possible 260+). Possibly down to > the accelerated schedule we set up for the vote, voter apathy or maybe > somethi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread David M
Dave Walker wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british about: Re: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands onhigh, playing track 3. > I opened the 'Poll', and the process to do so is not well documented. [..] > The second poll, I am > not entirely sure went wrong with the timing; but

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 30/09/2007, ged <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The reason I didn't vote was the fact that you had to be registered on > Launchpad. I followed the link to join and then thought that I had no > right being there. It appeared to be for developers. I think Launchpad was originally made as a developer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Dave, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 20:13 +0100, Dave Walker wrote: > It only had one date in memory, so I am really confused how the error > was introduced. > If only we could look at the source of launchpad we might be able to look for bugs. :) Cheers, Al. signature.asc Description: This is a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 20:02 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > > I wonder if a typo was to blame, Dave? > > Cheers, > Al. It's possible, but the thing that confuses me is that I used Firefox's caching of the dates i have previously entered (ie, the incorrect poll - that did finish on time). I started

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi again, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:29 +0100, David M wrote: > Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > about: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing > track 3. > > > According to this:- > > > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi David, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:29 +0100, David M wrote: > Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british > about: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing > track 3. > > > According to this:- > > > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-o

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Dave Walker
On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:29 +0100, David M wrote: Hi David, You have raised some good points. I opened the 'Poll', and the process to do so is not well documented. There are some failings with the Launchpad documentation in this area. As you could probably see, there were infact two "polls".

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread David M
Dave Walker wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british about: Re: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3. > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 20:27 +0100, norman wrote: >> This is not a Political organisation. I assume its purpose is to help Ubuntu >> users and p

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread David M
Alan Pope wrote in gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.british about: Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3. > According to this:- > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Matthew Larsen
Well, if your the master, i'm the Doctor! (and Chris Rowson is K9) Question is who is Rose and Rose's mother? On a more serious note, if you ever need a hand popey just let me know. Regards, On 01/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:14 +0100, Alan Po

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Norman, On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 10:39 +0100, norman wrote: > What I wanted to achieve was an explanation of why it is seen to be > necessary, by UK Ubuntu users, to have a team leader. We don't have a leader. The role is "Point of Contact", nothing more. > Now, a point of > contact is a diffe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Alan Pope
Hi, On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 16:14 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point > of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". > Thanks for the kind words everyone. I hope I can d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread norman
< big snip > > I find the tone of your posting very terse, and a fail to see what you > are trying to achieve. What I wanted to achieve was an explanation of why it is seen to be necessary, by UK Ubuntu users, to have a team leader. Now, a point of contact is a different matter and, provided tha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-10-01 Thread Matthew East
Hi, On 30/09/2007, James Dalley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I fail to see what the object of the post is > and why it is necessary. > > > As I see it we are not the only ubuntu mailing list/team in the world (+ > canonical employees) and everyone speaking > to everyone would be a huge mess.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread James Dalley
I fail to see what the object of the post is and why it is necessary. As I see it we are not the only ubuntu mailing list/team in the world (+ canonical employees) and everyone speaking to everyone would be a huge mess. So a single point of contact(SPC) between these different groups is the b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Pete Stean
Well done Popey :)I'm sure you're up to the task - you deserve it btw can I have the 100 quid backhander you promised to each and every person who voted for you now pls... ? Pete On 30/09/2007, Mark Jose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 30 September 2007 16:14, Alan Pope wrote: > > A

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Peter Lewis
On Sunday 30 September 2007 17:46:06 Matthew Larsen wrote: > PS I noted, Lord and master, you called us citizens: Your not turning > Ubuntu-UK into a fascist dictatorship are you? :S Better than being "subjects" which I think all of us in the UK technically are :-( Well done Alan! -- ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Dave Walker
On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 20:27 +0100, norman wrote: > < snip > > > You have had the congrats to which I have nothing to add. I did not vote > for a number of reasons especially when I saw the argument develop about > how to vote, when to vote, where to vote, why to vote, etc., etc. This > is not a P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread norman
< snip > You have had the congrats to which I have nothing to add. I did not vote for a number of reasons especially when I saw the argument develop about how to vote, when to vote, where to vote, why to vote, etc., etc. This is not a Political organisation. I assume its purpose is to help Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Chris Rowson
Heil to the Leader! May the unbelievers repent, or be hanged from cat 5e cable as an example to others! But seriously, well done Alan - I'm sure you'll do a great job. Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Freddie Ruddick
> Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point > of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". Many congratulations, as has already been said. Freddie :) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread ged
Alan Pope wrote: > > * Not many people voted (44 out of a possible 260+). Possibly down to > the accelerated schedule we set up for the vote, voter apathy or maybe > something else. We need to look at whether that number is fair and > representative (maybe only 44 people actually 'contribute' to Ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Mark Harrison
Alan Pope wrote: > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point > of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". > Hail to the Chief. Say ("Well done Alan"); Case: Alan carries on in the tradition of democracy Do Agree ("Alan", "90% of the time"); Case:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Matthew Larsen
Well done Alan, I'm sure you will be fantastic in the role! PS I noted, Lord and master, you called us citizens: Your not turning Ubuntu-UK into a fascist dictatorship are you? :S Regards, On 30/09/2007, Ron Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan Pope wrote: > > According to this:- > > > > htt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Ron Rhodes
Alan Pope wrote: > According to this:- > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point > of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". > > Yay! (I think). > > Firstly I'd like to thank Nik Butler for all hi

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Philip Newborough
On 30/09/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to this:- > > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact > > Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point > of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". > > Yay! (I think). > > Firstly I'd

[ubuntu-uk] Citizens rejoice! Your Lord and Master stands on high, playing track 3.

2007-09-30 Thread Alan Pope
According to this:- https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/ubuntu-uk-point-of-contact Some people voted and by a nose I seem to have "won" the post of "Point of Contact for the Ubuntu-UK LoCo Team". Yay! (I think). Firstly I'd like to thank Nik Butler for all his hard work herding sheep over th