# Announcing the Start of the Counterparty Foundation 2016 Election - NOMINATION PERIOD (Apr 4th - Apr 18th) **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [April 4, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/announcing-the-start-of-the-counterparty-foundation-2016-election-nomination-period-apr-4th-apr-18th/1950 "2016-04-04T04:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Matt\_Y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@Matt\_Y](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Matt_Y)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/announcing-the-start-of-the-counterparty-foundation-2016-election-nomination-period-apr-4th-apr-18th/1950/8 "2016-04-15T17:24:52Z")
![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/uploads/counterpartytalk/original/1X/c842a42ad81cfbab3b6dd59946a17d39f3c2ec40.png) [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlyoung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattlyoung) Hello, I volunteered full-time for Counterparty when the project was in its infancy and I’ve been around ever since. I own a bunch of XCP and a bunch of assets. I’m invested in the success of the project. Success defined as wanting to see the technology improve and the value/utility of XCP and assets increase. To that end, I will provide information to new and existing users that inquire about the project in all of the major communication channels. I’m a mod on Reddit and an admin on the Facebook page. I am active in the Skype and Slack chats as well as on BitcoinTalk. The most important service I will provide is my willingness and ability to discuss nontechnical points with anyone who is uninformed or misinformed on Counterparty. That’s all the way from Robby making what I would consider to be a mistake (which I am only using as an example of my willingness to have difficult discussions with anyone, if required), Chris or Josh going off on a tangent, to someone who thinks we should forego profit, peg XCP price, and/or void the social contract made at the beginning of the project by creating additional XCP, or any other ridiculousness. I will be there protecting the project and the interests of those who are invested in it. Address: 1N8HzzJfYbddHXCmiEPVTsCgUaZAEPGnUa Broadcast: coming soon: [http://blockscan.com/tx?txhash=9d38b095bfb34a93b7fd3c26ae18ba9efcc33e89b0e3176804afea0b46d3c992](http://blockscan.com/tx?txhash=9d38b095bfb34a93b7fd3c26ae18ba9efcc33e89b0e3176804afea0b46d3c992) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/announcing-the-start-of-the-counterparty-foundation-2016-election-nomination-period-apr-4th-apr-18th/1950)._