Vote Purple State/Marokai Blue in June!

[live free or die]

You have my endorsement. afleitch has been embarrassingly inactive, and Smid, too (I expected Smid to be, though). I trust that you two can bring the necessarily clash and policy debate that will energize this dead and, well, boring game.

[k-onmmunist]

Probably one of the best policies for getting out of recession. I shall be voting for you in June.

[Badger]

As Marokai alluded to earlier, today we will be rolling out two pillars of our platform to give you a taste of our intentions if elected. This post that I have written involves game reform for the Department of Forum Affairs. Marokai will post a document he has written on getting our economy back on track in the post-recession world.

We welcome any and all questions and comments.

Game Reform: Streamlining Forum Affairs

We currently face a crisis in the fundamentals of the game that, if left unaddressed, can create the opportunity for confusion and decay in our institutions. This problem is not one that can be solved by a presidential decree or a simple resolution, it is not one that any individual can solve on their own.

The Department of Forum Affairs has become too big and too complex for most Atlasians to understand and we can only fix this problem with a sustained, collective effort to streamline and simplify the process.

The guidelines for the two divisions of the DoFA, the Census Bureau and the Department of Federal Elections, are scattered throughout the game and Wiki. Some pages meant to centralize this information are woefully out of date and may actually mislead Atlasians that genuinely wish to learn the system. This not only makes our game increasingly difficult to manage effectively, but it also discourages new members from getting involved.

Before I go any further, let me give you a visual image of exactly what I mean when I say that our system is too complex and too scattered. The chart below is a representation of those parts of the Atlasian Constitution (not even looking at the statute) that govern the DoFA:

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There are at least 11 clauses in our Constitution that impact the DoFA and have been amended at least once. Of those, 4 have been amended more than once. This doesn't include the clauses that have not been amended, nor does it go into the various changes to the statutes that the DoFA must understand and abide by. This wouldn't be a problem if it were all labeled correctly and centrally located. It is not.

Such a system is untenable and so we must respond with urgency. If elected, my first act as President will be to call for the creation of an emergency DoFA reform task force empowered by the Senate to streamline the system. This task force will first identify and remove redundancy and contradictions within the system, as well as compile a single document that clearly and comprehensively centralizes all DoFA related statutes. That compilation will the be placed on the Wiki and in the first post of every DoFA thread henceforth to provide ease of access.

Once this job is complete, the task force will be given the job of ensuring that all Wiki sections dealing with the DoFA, including amendments to the Constitution, provide correct information and are labeled properly.

Some of you may ask if this is possible. They say the system is too big to change! They say the problem is too large to fix! They say we don't do "comprehensive" well! But I know that this can be done, because I have done it before.

A VASTLY needed measure.

[tmthforu94]

I must say, I am extremely impressed by this campaign so far.

[Rowan]

You have my endorsement. afleitch has been embarrassingly inactive, and Smid, too (I expected Smid to be, though). I trust that you two can bring the necessarily clash and policy debate that will energize this dead and, well, boring game.

Thanks Hammie.

[tmthforu94]

You have my endorsement. afleitch has been embarrassingly inactive, and Smid, too (I expected Smid to be, though). I trust that you two can bring the necessarily clash and policy debate that will energize this dead and, well, boring game.

Thanks Hammie.

Unless he's undergoing a personality crisis, I can't see Hamilton ever supporting a PurpleState/MarokaiBlue ticket...

[Bacon King]

vane IS hamilton.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Yeah, I think it's already been established that vane is Hamilton. Don't be so naive, tmth.

[bgwah]

My main reservation about this ticket is that I fear we'll end up with a boring election, but I suppose we'll have to see. Well, other than my feelings about unity tickets of course...

[ilikeverin]

I think others are capable of doing the job, Vepres.

Nope.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I think others are capable of doing the job, Vepres.

Nope.

Well, they better start training then, because PS isn't going to be here forever either way.

[Marokai Backbeat]

vane IS hamilton.

I would hope he won't be around for long.

[ilikeverin]

I think others are capable of doing the job, Vepres.

Nope.

Well, they better start training then, because PS isn't going to be here forever either way.

Oh, I have no doubt that No One is training right this minute!

[Purple State]

Thanks everyone for the support. If you have any comments or thoughts about our policy proposals, feel free to post here or get in touch privately.

I think others are capable of doing the job, Vepres.

Nope.

Well, they better start training then, because PS isn't going to be here forever either way.

Oh, I have no doubt that No One is training right this minute!

They should get started soon.

As MB said, whether I win in June or not, I can't do the job of GM forever; it wouldn't be right to make it "my" office. Other people deserve the chance to gain that experience and leave their own mark on the game. So prospective GMs: Start...your...engines!

[live free or die]

I'd be willing to serve as Game Moderator.

[Purple State]

I'd be willing to serve as Game Moderator.

vane IS hamilton.

[live free or die]

I'd be willing to serve as Game Moderator.

vane IS hamilton.

if you have a point, make it.

[Purple State]

I'd be willing to serve as Game Moderator.

vane IS hamilton.

if you have a point, make it.

BK made it for me.

And I will not further engage with you as I have better things to do and apparently you do not.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I suspect almost everyone would like to have PS continue as GM if he's not elected president.

Except those who might prefer a GM who's fair, impartial, and has a clue about economics.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I suspect almost everyone would like to have PS continue as GM if he's not elected president.

Except those who might prefer a GM who's fair, impartial, and has a clue about economics.

Purple State actually does a ton of research for all his work and he ought to be commended on that. I only wish you put a fraction of the work he puts into his GM posts into yours.

[bgwah]

I suspect almost everyone would like to have PS continue as GM if he's not elected president.

Except those who might prefer a GM who's fair, impartial, and has a clue about economics.

Such as...?

[live free or die]

I suspect almost everyone would like to have PS continue as GM if he's not elected president.

Except those who might prefer a GM who's fair, impartial, and has a clue about economics.

Such as...?

Me.

[live free or die]

Serious question: Why did Purple State stop posting around the forum once he got into Fantasy politics? Well over 90% of his posts are on the Fantasy elections and fantasy Government boards. It just seems odd for someone to join the site posting like a normal person and then stop once they register in Atlasia (let's pretend that his entry to Atlasia wasn't at all suspicious).

[Bacon King]

Serious question: Why did Purple State stop posting around the forum once he got into Fantasy politics? Well over 90% of his posts are on the Fantasy elections and fantasy Government boards. It just seems odd for someone to join the site posting like a normal person and then stop once they register in Atlasia (let's pretend that his entry to Atlasia wasn't at all suspicious).

LOL

LOL LOL

You are seriously insinuating that PurpleState posts on the forum just because of his ambition to become the powerless head honcho in an imaginary political game, and that this desire has led him through years of planning, Machiavellian strategy, and extreme personality-masking? You, of all people, are suggesting this? You, Hamilton, the man that joined Atlasia, recruited zombie voters galore, personally destroyed the RPP from within, attempted to make political deals to give PiT the presidency, masterminded a vote-shuffling plan that put the entire northeastern region in your pocket?

I'll admit that PurpleState's push to restart the GM Office seemed a bit self-serving, considering he's been GM ever since- but that's really irrelevant; when he was trying to restart the office he let it be known to everyone he thought he could make a great Game Moderator- and look, he has! Without a shred of personal gain, I might add. Really, PS has always been one to put Atlasia first and himself second, always trying to make the game more fun rather than, I don't know, plotting to have the most power in a pretend politics game on the internet.

This is like "the pot calling the kettle black", except instead of being black the "kettle" is actually a rather large white chinaware plate with a fancy blue pattern around the edges. Also, the pot's been thrown out the window because it was moldy and giving the kitchen a bad smell so now it's shouting its accusations by pretending to be a baking tray.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

PS has been one of the best people Atlasia has recently.  If he loses the Presidency (and hopefully he won't), then I very much want him to stay as GM; likewise with Marokai on the Supreme Court.