IRC Presidential debate

[LastVoter]

I think with so many candidates it would be interesting to hold one. If there is a lot interest, maybe we can try to organize one.

[LastVoter]

I'm not saying that it would be the only debate, we could hold several so that posters & candidate from every timezone have a chance to view a live debate. Also the transcripts would be posted here.

[LastVoter]

It would be awesome, but the moderator staff would probably get ticked off if we posted the transcript on the forum for general consumption.  If that hurdle was overcome, I would be willing to make a new channel to hold the debate in to prevent trolling and moderate the debate.

This raises another problem, though; how would we actually ensure that the participants are not impersonators?

IP checks.

Or alternatively, forum PM check.

[LastVoter]

This is a fine example of why Atlasia is dying. Even a shred of basic change that could rejuvenate activity and provide fun, while giving people a reason to join the game, is turned down for frivolous excuses. I'm no Tweedist, but at least he's taken the initiative to post videos and push for changing the conversation. If we stick to the same format that's been around for so many years, this whole thing will be a distant memory.

Really guys. Almost every candidates lives in EST and refused the irc debate. It's quite sad.
I know this isn't the actual problem, but it reflects the actual problem: people don't want to change Atlasia but want it to slowly die instead. Theoretically Atlasia should be constantly growing since there are more new users registered each election cycle, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. The main reason people want an IRC debate is because it's interactive and IRC is fun for most people who visit the Atlas.