I didn't fill out my profile info, (it did ask me if I was the same
as some other account, and I said no), and everything seemed to work.
I didn't get any email about activation or anything.

How can I tell if voting did, in fact, work?

-n

On Dec 11, 2007, at 10:44 AM, Ross Singer wrote:

> So, Jeffrey and Rob Casson have discovered the "feature" that you must
> fill out your profile information (or, at the very least first name
> and last name, I think) in order to vote.
>
> While we won't actually hold your vote against you (although if you
> voted for "Better Living Through Hierarchy", I know who you are and
> you might want to start sleeping with one eye open), much like
> elections in the United States (in theory, anyway), you need to have a
> valid registration to vote.
>
> Sorry about the inconvenience (and lack of help text).
>
> -Ross.
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 10:35 AM, Jeffrey Barnett
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> After filling my ballot I get the following error on submission:
>>
>> "We're sorry, but something went wrong.
>> We've been notified about this issue and we'll take a look at it
>> shortly."
>>
>> Will I get a second chance?
>>
>> Michael J. Giarlo wrote:
>>> Sorry for the confusion, folks.  I posted a preliminary link for
>>> testing the new voting and proposal system.
>>>
>>> http://dilettantes.code4lib.org:8080/election/index/2
>>>
>>> That's the -real- ballot, and it opens at midnight tonight (Eastern
>>> time) and will be open for 24 hours.
>>>
>>> So, uh, thanks to everybody for testing the ballot!  Gear up for
>>> the real vote!
>>>
>>> -Mike
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>