Role Play Moderators

[Zimmerwald]

*notices Simple's request to be taken off ballot.  will comply after Manifesto has been posted.  begins to type Manifesto.*

People find walls of text unattractive to the eye, and above all boring to read.  So I will try to remain succinct in stating my qualifications.

I have RP'd for a rather long time.  Saint Oz, and perhaps Bustos and King Rat The Empire, are the only people on the ballot who have RP'd longer than I have.  I believe this gives me the experience necessary to judge and adjudicate disputes, as most of the situations which crop up are likely repeats of older situations.  It also gives me perspective.  RP is entropic, ever-changing, formless.  What is innocent truth one day becomes blasphemy the next.  However, having RP'd for a while, I trust myself to maintain my positions, and to moderate honestly.

Which brings me to my next point.  Humans, by nature, have positions, have biases.  It is futile to deny them, and destructive to try.  That said, the best thing is to balance opposing interests.  In any dispute, there will be people who disagree, and one of these people will need someone to listen with a sympathetic ear.  Sometimes I will be that person, sometimes not.  Regardless, if someone comes to me for help, I will give it.  In debates between moderators, I will not hesitate to champion a certain viewpoint.

However, once a decision has been reached, I will enforce it.  In this respect, personal opinions and biases mean nothing; they belong to the realm of debate, and, while I am moderator, they will stay in the realm of debate.  I will never abuse my power for the sake of one faction or another; I will faithfully execute the collective decisions of the three moderators, for I will have had my share in shaping those decisions.

Please take a look to your left.  You will see a large purple ovoid with the word "judge" on it.  This means that the Executive of Taijitu believes me to be objective and logical in my decision-making.  As I said, I am not, in debates, objective.  However, considering the facts is a necessary characteristic for a judge, and one I will bring to moderation.  You will never see me simply dismiss a fact.  Argue against it yes.  Argue against it with short, fallacy-riddled posts when I am sleepy, yes.  But when a dispute comes before me, and you can prove that an incident occured, it will always be considered.

As I said, I have RP'd for a long time.  During that time, I have not sought a position of power within RP.  However, I now believe that I am needed; that RP needs someone who will take positions, but not neglect his duty.  If you vote for me, that is what you will get.

And yes, I realize this might be considered a wall of text, but it might just be worth it.

[Talmann]

Ok... right, G-C. Well. I have not been around quite as long as most of these candidates, however, I try to RP as much as I possibly can, because I find it fun. And that's really what RP should be, fun. Therefore, I will try and keep RP as fun as it can. Mind you this doesn't mean that everyone will win all the time, someone must lose sometimes. I also will be looking at the threads to see if a conquest is legit or not. As for my kind of judgement, I try and stay non-biased. I mean, yes, I grew up in Texas, so my gut reaction is conservative capitalist. I try to repress this whenever I get on, so... yah.

Since I am horrible at endings, here's one commonly used: Vote for me!   

[Bustos]

Incase people cared, my reasons for my vote choices:

Bustos:  Naturally, I'd vote for myself.

The Empire:  Not very involved in the RP forums in general for me to consider voting to be a mod.

Gallipoli-China:  Voted for due to high and longtime RP forum involvement and Amy's backing as a Supreme Court Justice.

Mercantilist States:  While very involved, too "young" of a RP player for me to consider voting to be a mod.

PUR:  My last vote fell between Merc and PUR.  Choose PUR due to being very "different" in opinions and views than everyone else on the list.  A fresh mind with creativity would benefit the moderating team.

St Oz:  Has overstepped boundries as a moderator in the past so I do not want to grant him more authority.

Talmann:  Not very involved in the RP forums in general and too "young" of a RP player for me to consider voting to be a mod.

Nothing personal to all candidates.

[Talmann]

None taken, Bustos. I realized that as one of my flaws, and knew some would not vote for me because of it.

[St Oz]

Bustos: biased and imperialistic, Bustos isn't neutral at all. If I do remember in lexicon, since Bustos decides to use the past against me. Bustos and his pal Baltija basically killed RP after the PLTO-LSP War by making God-moddish posts and having armies too huge to be realistic?

The Empire:  By not being involved into RP he has a highly neutral role and doesn't take on any side for personal gain.

Gallipoli-China: GC's a good guy. Though I thought he was a pussy and coward at first he's gotten better at RP after we beat him around a bit.

Mercantilist States: young and imperialistic

PUR: After RPing in her civil war I wad disappointed with the ending. 

St Oz:  Has overstepped boundries kept douche-bag abusive imperialists on a leash as a moderator in the past so I do not want to grant him more good authority because Oz has a realistic appeal to him.

Talmann:  cool guy but I haven't seen him much around RP. Would be my choice if I had 4 choices.

[Zimmerwald]

Bustos: voted for.  Basically, I accept the three-mod, ideologically based system.  So, of course, I have to vote for my antithesis.  Bustos is an imperialist, capitalist, pig-dog, and so he needs to be on the Mod board.

The Empire:  did not vote for.  My problem with him is that he hasn't been very active in RP for...quite a while.  Now, while I have no problem with this personally, it might make him unfamiliar and inaccessable to newer players.

Gallipoli-China: voted for.  I read my statement, and for some reason believed every word of it.  Go figure

Mercantilist States: did not vote for. 

PUR: did not vote for.  If I accept the ideologically based model, I can't vote for two Leftists.

St Oz: voted for.  He has experience moderating the RP forum, and, while he has been divisive in the past, we need someone who can really revitalize RP.  Which, to be honest, has grown kind of stagnant.

Talmann:  did not vote for.  Now, Talmann would have been my fourth choice.  But he's been less than active recently, and he suffers from the same problem as the Empire.

[The Empire]

Correction, I AM active in RP, it's just that I don't RP with a nation atm. but belive me my friends, the beast is not fully sleeping

[Khem]

Bustos: voted for. basicly i see bustos as a rather pragmatic indevidual, he is laid back about what people are like IRL and tends to make decisions i can agree with.

The Empire:  did not vote for.  he hasn't been active with the overall RP since the times of the lexicon, where he was quite good. just not quite up to his former glory.

Gallipoli-China: voted for.  he is hella good at writing out long responses that cover nearly every detail that needs to be covered. so when he gives a reason he gives it his all.

Mercantilist States: did not vote for. just too young of an RPer.

PUR: voted for.  hell if i don't vote for me then why should anyone else..

St Oz: did not vote for.  again i agree with bustos. stepped over the line too many times in the past.

Talmann:  did not vote for.  just not the strongest views. too easily swayed.

[Talmann]

EDIT: whoops, my bad... Was wrongly informed... and didn't notice the date on it. That's just current. Still rooting for all here...

[Khem]

voting isn't over yet.

[Ryazania]

Voted for those I felt best-qualified and active.

[Bustos]

Less than a day left to vote.

[Union]

Alright, Talmann in third place  !

[Bustos]

By a hair! 

Who says "One vote doesnt matter"?

[Solnath]

The Bush administration.