[Unique Name]

I've been seeing this around all of the LEGO forums I frequent, but I noticed it wasn't here. Considering there are plenty of eligible members here, I thought I'd do the honors and post it. Read it well.

Hello LEGO Enthusiasts,

You may have noticed already that the selection process for the LEGO Ambassador Program will be slightly different this year. In the past we’ve selected LEGO Ambassadors based on individual applications, which meant that the program was built on a very individual basis. Now we would like to make the process more broad reaching and transparent for all members of the AFOL community. Therefore the selection of LEGO Ambassadors will be based on nominations from your clubs. In this way we give more people an opportunity to have a say in who’s name gets put in the pot for the selection process.

Who’s allowed to nominate?

Any AFOL Community Group (online or on the map) will have the opportunity to submit nominations from their group (up to 3 people if they so choose). Not everyone can be selected for the program as we’ll still only have around 30 people when all is said and done. Each club can only have one person selected from that club.

If you choose to submit a nomination it does not mean that your candidate will be chosen, but it does mean that your group will have just as much an opportunity to get involved in having a direct representative in the LEGO Ambassador Program. We will try to get a diverse group of people who are able to represent the whole AFOL community as good as possible.

Groups can certainly nominate someone already in the Ambassador Program, but from now on the program will have a two term limit in order to have more room for people to be involved. After a term out of the program, a previous Ambassador can be re-nominated.
A group that submits a nomination for the LEGO Ambassador program should be established and known within the LEGO Community.

What should a nomination have in it?

Name and age of the nominee.
Where is the nominee from?
Which Group does this nominee represent?
Does this person consent to being nominated (Please do not submit a nomination on behalf of someone you have not discussed with beforehand).
Explanation of who the nominees are, what their activities are, and why they would be a good representative of their community (at least 3 testimonials from members of nominating group are required)
Key interests of the nominee (themes, building styles, and some examples of their building)


When is the Nomination Due?

May 24, 2008 by midnight GMT. If a nomination is received after this time it will be automatically rejected.

Who Should the Nominations be sent too?

nominations@LEGO.com

What might a LEGO Ambassador be committing too?

In depth discussion with other like minded LEGO Fans.
An opportunity to speak with LEGO Group representatives on what is important to the AFOL communitiy.
Occasional opportunities to give feedback on upcoming ideas for different parts of the LEGO Group (require NDA).
A chance to submit their own ideas and ideas from the communities they represent on what they would like to see from the LEGO Group.
Participation in projects which support the community like helping rebuild LEGOfan.org and many other community related projects.

From the 2008/09 cycle, LEGO Ambassadors will not be required to sign an NDA to join the program, but in the interest of the community, LEGO Ambassadors will be invited to give feedback on development projects which will require signing of an NDA. Discussions related to development projects will happen in a separate “top secret forum” for those who decide to sign an NDA. All discussions in the general LEGO Ambassador forum can and should be shared with the community. The decision on whether or not to take part in secret projects is up to the individual Ambassadors.

Another new aspect in the process will be that starting with this next cycle Ambassadors will only be able to serve for two consecutive terms. Current Ambassadors will not have their previous terms counted against them, and if chosen by their communities to apply for the program can serve for two more terms.

This next session of the Ambassador Program will last approximately one year.

Thank you all. Your nominations are very valuable for helping the LEGO Community Team choose the next round of LEGO Ambassadors.

Tormod, Jan, Steve
The LEGO Community Team

Nominate responsibly. You can nominate yourself, but keep in mind that SSLF can nominate only 3 people. Please, for the sake of keeping thisgs within reasonable bounds, nominate yourself only if you are 18 (I'm not) and honestly think others will consider you worthy to represent the forum to the LEGO group. Nominate others on the same criteria.

I'll be the first to nominate Saber-Scorpion.

EDIT: Here's the tally of nominations so far.

Justin "Saber-Scorpion" Stebbins (6)
Chuck "lego2000" Citrin (3)
"Brickshipyard"
"Scorchy"
Nick Dean
Ambassador

Joker has also been nominated, but has expressed his wishes not to be elected.

This post has been edited by Unique Name: 04 May 2008 - 11:40 PM

[Joker]

Hey hey hey hey hey wait a minute here, I don't wanna be an ambassador! We have a perfectly good member named Ambadassdor here so I nominate him or Scorpy Dorpy.

[Anasazi!]

If I can't nominate both Chuck and Skurp then just Skurp.

[Mcbob]

Though Chuck and Scorp are both excellent builders, I would nominate Scorp because he has a very large fanbase that many people can relate to.

[Anasazi!]

Dude, it said each group could have 3
so for me
Skurp
Lego2k
and someone else.

[880_ZERO]

L2k isn't 18, lol. I think the only person on these forums we could nominate is Scorp.

[Thunder Cougar Falcon Bird]

Well, seeing as I meet the age requirement of 18 (in fact surpassing it by one year, two this June), and I have an interest in LEGOs, and a moderate amount of free time, when I'm not at work...I accept Joker's nomination!

I'd be happy to represent SSLF as a LEGO Ambassador (almost forgot to spell that word correctly!)...but, it'd probably be best they see some of my more recent work...Good thing it's sitting around ready for pictures tomorrow!

[Helix]

Yeah, I nominate Ambad.

[Foehammer]

I vote for Scorp. Everyone else has a lot of good points, like almost everyone knowss him, and stuff. So yeah, I vote Scorp.

[goldenelite0]

Scorp should win because this is his site.

Infact I don't even get the point of this. Explain?

[The unknown]

Infact I don't even get the point of this. Explain?

If I understood it enough, there's, each year, a LEGO ambassador who will talk with the community, taking note of what they want... then talk with TLC... I'm not sure if it's this exactly... what they need at least : someone who talks with the community, mature enough and related to LEGO at least...

[The Indispensable Fred Red]

Actually, instead of voting that he should represent his own website, shouldn't we be asking him if he wants to/is able to?

[Joker]

Actually, instead of voting that he should represent his own website, shouldn't we be asking him if he wants to/is able to?

No because it's alot more fun imagining how his face looks when all this support comes up when Wolfy tells him to check this topic since he almost to a guaranted stage never would even look at this topic himself. *pants*

[Chuck]

Though Chuck and Scorp are both excellent builders, I would nominate Scorp because he has a very large fanbase that many people can relate to.

That has nothing to do with whether or not someone can be an ambassador, besides:

Who's allowed to nominate?

...A group that submits a nomination for the LEGO Ambassador program should be established and known within the LEGO Community.

That pretty much settles that SSLF can't really even have any nominees.

-Chuck

This post has been edited by Chuck: 10 May 2008 - 04:50 PM

[Joker]

That has nothing to do with whether or not someone can be an ambassador, besides:


That pretty much settles that SSLF can't really even have any nominees.

-Chuck

Scorp made the first HALO stuff, MGS stuff, gotten into alot of magazines. Etc. That has to be counted as something right?

[Gold Sting]

I think that the guys who did Omicron Weekend should become ambassadors, they did some of the best lego building i've seen in years. If I had to nominate anyone from the forums it would have to be Lego2000, some of the stuff he's built is incredible, or janitor, they both are very good. I would nominate scorp, just because he was really the first one to start with the halo legos, online that is, but I'm not as impressed by his creations as much as I am of his website.

[goldenelite0]

What I' asking is, is this thing official? Because it sounds like something made up that is completely uneeded.

[Chuck]

Scorp made the first HALO stuff, MGS stuff, gotten into alot of magazines. Etc. That has to be counted as something right?

I'm sure it wasn't his idea to make any of those out of lego

-Chuck

[Unique Name]

Scorp has been consistently nominated, and Ambassador has actually accepted his nomination, so these two are most likely gong to be on the list sent to TLG. We can nominate just these two, or get one more.

Also, Chuck, I'd like to agree with you, but I think SSLF is established and known. Known as a n00b's haven, sure, but known. So we can indeed nominate.

Also, we need three testimonials for each nominee. And their real name. The testimonials shouldn't be about how great of a builder they are, because honestly, neither of the nominees is going to get in on that merit. You can include that when writing a testimonial, but just also include why they would make a good ambassador. This should be somewhat of the same merits that would make a good moderator. Being well-behaved, having control of the English language, etc. Oh, and yes, Scorp getting into magazines would count for him. It means he's well known.

Let's get this going, people. We've got two weeks.

[SaberK19]

another one for scorp.

[Voran_the_Scholar]

Assuming the nominations from SSLF are even considered, and assuming he even wants to do it, I nominate Justin. Not just because this is his site, but because I think he deserves it for even having this site and putting up with all of us. Although with the amount of time he claims not to have, I wonder if he'll even accept the nomination.