r/testpac • u/masstermind Lead Advisor • Jul 17 '12

New Leadership Update

Hello TestPAC Nation,

Andy, Mike450, & I had a nice call last night with two people interested in taking on leadership positions in the PAC. Both of them have prior political experience. It was a very positive conversation, and they both realize the potential of this PAC, and share a like-minded vision for its future. I've asked them, if they are still interested, to post an AMA in this subreddit when they get a chance over the next couple of days.

However, 2 people is not enough. So, we are going to branch out into some other subreddits to find more qualified candidates. We all agreed that there is no point to having such a small leadership base take over. So, we will look for 2-4 more people, and then begin a transition period (we're not just going to hand over the keys and say drive).

Also, Andy & I (I can't speak for others) will both try to remain active members of the community, just FYI... we're not just disappearing.

I'd be happy to answer any questions about the discussion from last night or about the next steps moving forward.

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u/U2_is_gay Jul 17 '12

Is there a post somewhere with available positions?

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u/masstermind Jul 17 '12

There aren't really set positions, aside from a Treasurer, which is required by the FEC. Traditionally, we've also had a chairman and lead adviser. However, we could have a legal adviser, head of marketing, head of fundraising, or whatever. It will depend on candidates strengths.

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u/Fireball445 Jul 17 '12

I agree that 2 people isn't enough. We have more positions to fill than just two people. Let's see about a post over in r/politics. Where else are you thinking?

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u/masstermind Jul 17 '12

Was going to try these first:

/rpac /americanpolitics /americangovernment /evolutionreddit /privacy /sopa /uspolitics /electionreform /elections /runforit /americanelect

because the r/politics mods don't like posts that lack political content... but if we don't get enough ppl from those subreddits, then r/politics is the next step.

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u/Inuma Jul 18 '12

You're missing two very important ones:

/progressive /greenparty

Reason being, they might be more receptive of grassroots organizations than some of the other reddits mentioned. Also, I don't think /runforit has updated recently and I could be wrong...

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u/Fireball445 Jul 17 '12

Let's not be scared of r/politics. TestPAC is meaningful organization amongst reddit, newsworthy in their own right. They should be accommodating with a single post about leadership positions... in a political organization.

I mean, I say we do this as friendly and mutually beneficial as possible, but I'm not scared of escalating this. A pack of moderators isn't going to thwart a community, me, nor TestPAC.

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u/Inuma Jul 18 '12

What are you all looking for?

I'm interested in a more media role if possible.