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« on: January 31, 2011, 01:00:33 AM »

This is running a bit late due to a hectic weekend, but let's get this started!

Post any and all questions you have for Marokai and me in this thread. We will do our best to answer each one fully and honestly (and sometimes humorously) as quickly as possible.

Question time will last for at least 48 hours or until the questions stop flowing, whichever is longer.

Time for some fun. Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 02:27:50 AM »

How you would handle Reality Or Nothing problem if you were President right now?
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 06:56:16 PM »

How you would handle Reality Or Nothing problem if you were President right now?

This question thread was meant to get answers and attention, so I may as well answer this in several ways that I've been thinking.

First, if I was President, speaking in character, I would obviously support efforts (and do currently) to list Reality of Nothing as a terrorist organization, investigate it's roots, and take all the means realistically possible (so long as they're effective) at protecting the security of important buildings such as the GTO building.

But I have to speak out of character with a concern I have on this whole ordeal. I've always been a little wary of the GM's power and how it's used, and this whole incident makes me a little uneasy. Essentially the Game Moderator has the power to create, well, reality. What I'm talking about here specifically is the lynch mob going after Al.

Al started a silly little organization like Al always does. Yes it said "we are prepared to use violence" in it and such, but that sort of stuff always pops up in Atlasia. Xahar has started at least two "revolutions." The Southeast once tried to wage an economic war on the Pacific. I can't count on one hand the times people have talked about secessions since I've been in Atlasia. But Purple State never decided to pop up and start implicating actual members in these things.

I don't like that, potentially, at any moment, the GM is capable of just taking down actual members and essentially banning them from the game (treason, afterall) because of some in-character thing they decided to do. I'm fine with events and responding to them and playing along as we always do. But I don't like that we're basically all going along with someone having the power to damage actual members just by crafting a narrative around it. I really think it's something we should avoid.
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 07:29:38 PM »

How you would handle Reality Or Nothing problem if you were President right now?

This question thread was meant to get answers and attention, so I may as well answer this in several ways that I've been thinking.

First, if I was President, speaking in character, I would obviously support efforts (and do currently) to list Reality of Nothing as a terrorist organization, investigate it's roots, and take all the means realistically possible (so long as they're effective) at protecting the security of important buildings such as the GTO building.

But I have to speak out of character with a concern I have on this whole ordeal. I've always been a little wary of the GM's power and how it's used, and this whole incident makes me a little uneasy. Essentially the Game Moderator has the power to create, well, reality. What I'm talking about here specifically is the lynch mob going after Al.

Al started a silly little organization like Al always does. Yes it said "we are prepared to use violence" in it and such, but that sort of stuff always pops up in Atlasia. Xahar has started at least two "revolutions." The Southeast once tried to wage an economic war on the Pacific. I can't count on one hand the times people have talked about secessions since I've been in Atlasia. But Purple State never decided to pop up and start implicating actual members in these things.

I don't like that, potentially, at any moment, the GM is capable of just taking down actual members and essentially banning them from the game (treason, afterall) because of some in-character thing they decided to do. I'm fine with events and responding to them and playing along as we always do. But I don't like that we're basically all going along with someone having the power to damage actual members just by crafting a narrative around it. I really think it's something we should avoid.
I thought Al actually prompted Badger to do it.
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 07:38:09 PM »

If that's the case then I'm totally fine with it. But I just hope it doesn't get used without that prompting in the future. I want to keep as many people playing the game as possible.
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2011, 07:56:17 PM »

If that's the case then I'm totally fine with it. But I just hope it doesn't get used without that prompting in the future. I want to keep as many people playing the game as possible.
Echoing what Marokai said, I sincerely Al agreed to do this beforehand, and my guess is that he did. If not, though, I think it was completely out of line to pin him for this, and I'm sure Atlasians will hold nothing personal against him for it.
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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2011, 12:53:44 AM »
« Edited: February 01, 2011, 12:56:29 AM by kawaii »

Small question:  How can we expect someone who failed homeschool, and whose definition of "success" is being one of those iPhone-owning welfare recipients to do anything other than fail at being President?  Furthermore, why shouldn't everyone vote against that person in the hopes that he might be inspired to abandon his unhealthy obsession with a stupid forum game and get his ass out of his parents' basement and into real life?
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2011, 01:23:04 AM »

Wormyguy acts like wormyguy. News at 11.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2011, 02:14:34 AM »

Yeah! Those damn iPhone toting fools!
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2011, 08:57:42 AM »

Small question:  How can we expect someone who failed homeschool, and whose definition of "success" is being one of those iPhone-owning welfare recipients to do anything other than fail at being President?  Furthermore, why shouldn't everyone vote against that person in the hopes that he might be inspired to abandon his unhealthy obsession with a stupid forum game and get his ass out of his parents' basement and into real life?
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2011, 10:28:02 AM »

How you would handle Reality Or Nothing problem if you were President right now?

This question thread was meant to get answers and attention, so I may as well answer this in several ways that I've been thinking.

First, if I was President, speaking in character, I would obviously support efforts (and do currently) to list Reality of Nothing as a terrorist organization, investigate it's roots, and take all the means realistically possible (so long as they're effective) at protecting the security of important buildings such as the GTO building.

But I have to speak out of character with a concern I have on this whole ordeal. I've always been a little wary of the GM's power and how it's used, and this whole incident makes me a little uneasy. Essentially the Game Moderator has the power to create, well, reality. What I'm talking about here specifically is the lynch mob going after Al.

Al started a silly little organization like Al always does. Yes it said "we are prepared to use violence" in it and such, but that sort of stuff always pops up in Atlasia. Xahar has started at least two "revolutions." The Southeast once tried to wage an economic war on the Pacific. I can't count on one hand the times people have talked about secessions since I've been in Atlasia. But Purple State never decided to pop up and start implicating actual members in these things.

I don't like that, potentially, at any moment, the GM is capable of just taking down actual members and essentially banning them from the game (treason, afterall) because of some in-character thing they decided to do. I'm fine with events and responding to them and playing along as we always do. But I don't like that we're basically all going along with someone having the power to damage actual members just by crafting a narrative around it. I really think it's something we should avoid.
I thought Al actually prompted Badger to do it.

Of course.  Al is doing his darndest, as an ex-GM, to make Badger relevant.  The forum is doing its best to ignore such efforts.

I would try to help, but, without an office, there's no way I'm relevant.
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2011, 12:17:09 PM »

Do you think that a welfare-cheating, basement-dwelling, home school dropout is the best man for the job?

I am not Marokai supporter, but I want to remind what is revelant is Atlasia matters, not RL.
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2011, 12:22:47 PM »

Do you think that a welfare-cheating, basement-dwelling, home school dropout is the best man for the job?
Someone's personal way of life doesn't matter to me in a vote in a fantasy goverment game. Maybe in RL, but not here. The reason I don't think he's the best many for the job is because one of his opponents is me! Tongue
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2011, 01:02:14 PM »

How you would handle Reality Or Nothing problem if you were President right now?

This question thread was meant to get answers and attention, so I may as well answer this in several ways that I've been thinking.

First, if I was President, speaking in character, I would obviously support efforts (and do currently) to list Reality of Nothing as a terrorist organization, investigate it's roots, and take all the means realistically possible (so long as they're effective) at protecting the security of important buildings such as the GTO building.

But I have to speak out of character with a concern I have on this whole ordeal. I've always been a little wary of the GM's power and how it's used, and this whole incident makes me a little uneasy. Essentially the Game Moderator has the power to create, well, reality. What I'm talking about here specifically is the lynch mob going after Al.

Al started a silly little organization like Al always does. Yes it said "we are prepared to use violence" in it and such, but that sort of stuff always pops up in Atlasia. Xahar has started at least two "revolutions." The Southeast once tried to wage an economic war on the Pacific. I can't count on one hand the times people have talked about secessions since I've been in Atlasia. But Purple State never decided to pop up and start implicating actual members in these things.

I don't like that, potentially, at any moment, the GM is capable of just taking down actual members and essentially banning them from the game (treason, afterall) because of some in-character thing they decided to do. I'm fine with events and responding to them and playing along as we always do. But I don't like that we're basically all going along with someone having the power to damage actual members just by crafting a narrative around it. I really think it's something we should avoid.
I thought Al actually prompted Badger to do it.

Absolutely utterly no comment. For the sake of the game.
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2011, 05:08:53 PM »

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How you would handle Reality Or Nothing problem if you were President right now?

This question thread was meant to get answers and attention, so I may as well answer this in several ways that I've been thinking.

First, if I was President, speaking in character, I would obviously support efforts (and do currently) to list Reality of Nothing as a terrorist organization, investigate it's roots, and take all the means realistically possible (so long as they're effective) at protecting the security of important buildings such as the GTO building.

But I have to speak out of character with a concern I have on this whole ordeal. I've always been a little wary of the GM's power and how it's used, and this whole incident makes me a little uneasy. Essentially the Game Moderator has the power to create, well, reality. What I'm talking about here specifically is the lynch mob going after Al.

Al started a silly little organization like Al always does. Yes it said "we are prepared to use violence" in it and such, but that sort of stuff always pops up in Atlasia. Xahar has started at least two "revolutions." The Southeast once tried to wage an economic war on the Pacific. I can't count on one hand the times people have talked about secessions since I've been in Atlasia. But Purple State never decided to pop up and start implicating actual members in these things.

I don't like that, potentially, at any moment, the GM is capable of just taking down actual members and essentially banning them from the game (treason, afterall) because of some in-character thing they decided to do. I'm fine with events and responding to them and playing along as we always do. But I don't like that we're basically all going along with someone having the power to damage actual members just by crafting a narrative around it. I really think it's something we should avoid.
I thought Al actually prompted Badger to do it.

Absolutely utterly no comment. For the sake of the game.
Of course Wink

And Wormyguy, what the hell?
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« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2011, 05:36:56 PM »

Wormyguy's comments in this thread are basically on the same level of what I've had to put up with the entire campaign so far, so I really see no reason why I should let it bother me.

Though I'd greatly appreciate it if our supposedly Active-in-Atlasia moderators could get around to them..
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« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2011, 05:52:26 PM »

Also, for the record, I live on the second floor.
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« Reply #17 on: February 01, 2011, 05:53:07 PM »

I've deleted a number of posts in this thread. I would advise everyone to lay off the personal attacks.

Please note that a number of posts were deleted for referencing deleted and infracted posts. These posts were not infracted themselves, of course.
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« Reply #18 on: February 01, 2011, 05:56:50 PM »

Oh, and before you all throw a hissy-fit I'm letting the first Wormguy post stand. It's an unpleasant little post that indicates that he's a mean and petty little person. But just as I think I'm allowed to voice that opinion of him, I think he's allowed to argue that things Marokai has shared about his personal life makes him unfit to be president. We did precisely that when we got BushOK removed as moderator. 

Carrying on with slurring standing epithets is vindictive trolling and is going to be infracted though. He's made his point and I'm not going to let it continue.
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« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2011, 06:01:38 PM »

Oh, and before you all throw a hissy-fit I'm letting the first Wormguy post stand. It's an unpleasant little post that indicates that he's a mean and petty little person. But just as I think I'm allowed to voice that opinion of him, I think he's allowed to argue that things Marokai has shared about his personal life makes him unfit to be president. We did precisely that when we got BushOK removed as moderator. 

Carrying on with slurring standing epithets is vindictive trolling and is going to be infracted though. He's made his point and I'm not going to let it continue.

Seriously?

Can I just have one incident in this entire campaign where people decide to bicker me to death be wiped clean?
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« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2011, 06:06:53 PM »

What's your opinion of the potential abolition of the office of Vice-President?

(also: I'd like to let you know that I and, without any doubt, many others on here are utterly disgusted with wormyguy's low attack on you and that I find it a shame that Gustaf deleted/had to delete some of the reactions here along with wormyguy's posts)
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« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2011, 06:07:53 PM »

Oh, and before you all throw a hissy-fit I'm letting the first Wormguy post stand. It's an unpleasant little post that indicates that he's a mean and petty little person. But just as I think I'm allowed to voice that opinion of him, I think he's allowed to argue that things Marokai has shared about his personal life makes him unfit to be president. We did precisely that when we got BushOK removed as moderator. 

Carrying on with slurring standing epithets is vindictive trolling and is going to be infracted though. He's made his point and I'm not going to let it continue.

Seriously?

Can I just have one incident in this entire campaign where people decide to bicker me to death be wiped clean?

I don't see what the big deal is, to be honest. If you think what he said was false it would be one thing, but I'm assuming it isn't (apart from his spin, of course) since I've never seen you claim otherwise. If you think it's irrelevant I think that is rather something for you to say than a reason for me to delete the post. I'm not going to allow it to carry on. He's been infracted. I'm just not going to take it further than that, that's all.
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« Reply #22 on: February 01, 2011, 06:10:03 PM »

What's your opinion of the potential abolition of the office of Vice-President?

(also: I'd like to let you know that I and, without any doubt, many others on here are utterly disgusted with wormyguy's low attack on you and that I find it a shame that Gustaf deleted/had to delete some of the reactions here along with wormyguy's posts)

Oh, you're free to react. I just try to follow a principle of deleting posts quoting a post that I've deleted. I mean, if someone wants the post gone I generally try to eradicate it completely, even in quote form. That's not directed at the person quoting.
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« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2011, 06:14:04 PM »

What's your opinion of the potential abolition of the office of Vice-President?

I think the Vice Presidency desperately needs something to make it more worthwhile for damn sure. I'm wholeheartedly opposed to abolishing the office, but frankly, if no one's willing to do anything about the position at all everytime something's proposed, we may as well toss it, because it's getting nowhere.

The VP position should have alot more impact than it does. It's really easy to pick running mates when the position has virtually no responsibility aside from tiebreakers. I don't want the VP to exist solely as a token position for prettying up the top of the ticket just because there's no political ramifications for a VP pick. We need to make the decision matter and we need to make the position matter.

I think ideas about giving the VP position more legislative responsibilities is worth discussing. There have been some in the past that have proposed giving the Vice President the full powers of a Senator. I, honestly, wouldn't be opposed to such an idea if it was ever on the table.

If we're going to do absolutely nothing with the position, we may as well make it separately elected. I don't want the Vice President to merely be the President's accessory. We need to break up the old guard's tradition of picking carefully selected VP's to balance the top or get extra votes. These elections are supposed to be about policy and an individual's ideas. I want to eliminate as many possible political tricks as possible.

If I'm elected I will seek a variety of proposals in regard to the Vice Presidency. Something has to be done with it.

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« Reply #24 on: February 01, 2011, 06:19:45 PM »

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That actually is quite a good idea. I must say that you're at the very least running a campaign that's strong on ideas and policy, even if I'm not entirely a part of your team.

Can I also inform as to your (op)position on the idea to whipe out all of Atlasia's economical history? Would you mind explaining to me why you disagree with the idea that this would help to assure that Senate legislation actually does matter?
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