Charas-Project
Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Osmose on July 26, 2008, 02:08:40 AM
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Alright, you guys know the drill. Phayre's term as mayor has been arbitrarily decided as over. As of now, the mayor term will be 2 months or whenever we remember, whichever comes later. If you're very confused, check the old thread (http://www.charas-project.net/forum/index.php?topic=22673.0) to find out the history and role of the Charas mayor.
Application as mayor is open to any and all members, but no staff members (Phayre may run for reelection). This time around, a few things have changed:
- This time we're going to allow staff to vote. It's an experimental thing for now.
- Ballots will be private this time - we'll figure out someone to send PMs to to cast your vote.
- People applying as mods may also run as mayor. If they are elected before being chosen as mods, they will be made mayor, but if they are made mod before being elected, they will be out of the running.
Campaign time is from now until next Friday, which will be when voting begins.
My first question to potential candidates: What do you plan to do to make the mayor position useful? Contests? Creative projects? Random spamming?
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I WISH TO ENTER
SPAM
If an Unmoderated topic is left unposted in for over a week, I will delete the thread (if possible.)
SICK AND TIRED OF THIS **** - Osmose (http://www.charas-project.net/forum/index.php?topic=23487.msg258231#msg258231)
That's all I can think of for Mayor right now.
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Ohhhhhhhhh Mayor. That sounds nice.
I'll apply. Being the all time most active (or second most active, one or the other) member of Charas history, I believe that I well deserve the title. As for what I would do with it, I would most likely bring back the "Post a screenshot" and "Write a short story" contests. I've also been scanning gamingw.net for quite some time and I've found other contests that have gone well over there that could be easily mimic'd here. I would also like to try a "Make the best signature" contest, seeing as a lot of people here are good with spriting and photoshop.
The old contests died out due to lack of entrants, but I think that won't be a problem now that we have some new members (or at least members that I don't remember).
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Hm. If Stu signs up again, who I'll vote for could be a bit of a hard decision o_o
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I'll enter. Seriously. As this is serious business.
Now, to answer your excellent question, Osmose...
With the position, I plan to give y'all people more of an incentive to work toward this site's purpose to serve as... Well, the forum of an RM2k character generator site. That said, I very well might start up some contests that pertain to the spirit of game making and had occurred in the past, and also make sure they get finished! Ones such as the "Worst Game Contest", "Mapping Contests", and other such related contests.
Creative projects. Well, I got the Alpha Force production going on, and perhaps some extra encouragement could spark me up to do some sort of little side project even.
And finally, your Spam point. Mayor can serve as a sort of 'scout' for the higher-ups, keeping a watchful eye on threads or posts that have spiraled out of control. Just in case nobody with power is on while the mayor is, or if the mods have just passed over an offending thread or post without noticing, an extra pair of eyes can perhaps give the more powerful staff a heads-up.
That's all I've got.
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Hm. If Stu signs up again, who I'll vote for could be a bit of a hard decision o_o
I think Stu will sign up for mod too, so it should be ok for him if he is not ellected as a mayor.
Meh. So far I think meis deserves it. His contests were pretty fun.
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I will not be going for re-election. Perhaps at some point in the future I will run again, but not this time. Question is, who will the first mayor endorse?
So far, my official endorsement is for Bluhman. But the day is young, so who knows? Meiscool, although an important member, has frequent disappearing acts.
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Mies has my vote if hes gonna bring back short story contests. :Plight:
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I'll vote for Bluhman,because:
A:He's super fly.
B:because of the points hes made.
C:Purpled haired pepole got to stick together,PURPLE POWER!color] :Plight:
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I think Stu will sign up for mod too, so it should be ok for him if he is not ellected as a mayor.
Meh. So far I think meis deserves it. His contests were pretty fun.
Just so you guys know, I'm not running for mayor, I'll only be going for moderator.
Sorry for the semi-off-topicness of this post. My support goes to Bluhman by the way.
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Im thinking that running for Mayor wont hurt your chances at applying as a Mod.
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I know, I'd just rather not be Mayor. After thinking about it I've decided it's not my bag.
Okay sorry for the off-topicness, getting out of the thread now.
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Meis coming back and becoming mayor would be the weirdest turn of events ever.
If you're gonna bring back those fantastic contests though, man, I'll think about voting for you. But you have to stick around :p
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That would be kinda strange to see meis as mayor. o.o
Is voting only going to be one day? Or a few days?
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voting will be done via PM, private ballot, over the couse of a few days
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Thanks gemini.
...uh...
So so far its Meis and Bluhman? Hm...
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there is no leading member until voting starts.
thats the whole thing about voting. When we vote, thats when we know who is winning
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But they are the only two so far who are running.
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hm. youre totally right. For some reason I thought there was more. I guess lilsniffs is out.
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Just to balance stuff out, I'm throwing my hat in the arena.
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Oh god, now I don't know who to vote for.
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Eep. I apparently was turned into a Mod. This means I cannot run!
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Well, with any luck, now that the Mod confusion is cleared up, we can get some activity happening on the mayoral front now.lol
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You know what? We need one of them kind of mayors that leave a trail of destruction behind them and go down in history as an awful official, but at least everyone knows who they are.
Therefore, I will run.
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I'll run for the heck of it. Who knows what'll happen :P
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Okay, since I am no longer running for modship, I shall run for mayor.
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The Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cube (C) supports Fortet for Mayor of Charas; why don't you?
Aperture Science does not necessarily support the ideas of the Weighted Companion Cube and questions why the cube is thinking - please disregard it.
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Lol awesome. If I weren't you opponent here, this would be enough to sway me to vote for you.
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Alright, I'll run. Campaigning isn't my thing though.
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Great, in only a few hours the people running doubled.
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20 bucks says its because of mod appointments.
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if you were running before the flood of mod dejections, you instantly have campaign leverage
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I like you're style.
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My reasoning is because I suddenly became aware that there were so few people running.
And because I'm curious about how chaotic my potential rule can be.
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THIS ELECTION GOES TO THE POLLS ON FRIDAY> BEST START YO' PROPOGANDA
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I have an official sponsor who says that I stand a good chance of making them look bad.
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/4155/78733798ak0.png)
That's right.
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Holy ****, thats so awesome. My vote for you!
Well not really. Sorry =z
But wicked logo :D
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Archem, for you to be supported by Soundgasm there is required to be a 100% decision vote, and well, as a member, I choose not to support you. Sorry bro.
I do vote to support me however.
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I still support Mies.
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Archem, for you to be supported by Soundgasm there is required to be a 100% decision vote, and well, as a member, I choose not to support you. Sorry bro.
It's not up to you. It has already been decided.
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20 bucks says its because of mod appointments.
And I'm not taking that bet because you're 100% correct.
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Just to add this, as it stands, my biggest concern right now if I'm elected is to clean up the resources and add tags and better descriptions. It needs to be done.
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Fortet got my vote.
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Just to add this, as it stands, my biggest concern right now if I'm elected is to clean up the resources and add tags and better descriptions. It needs to be done.
And I'm going to support you on this. :P
ZKX has my full support as he is totally awesome.
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I'm going for it. A little late, but it's better than never.
I feel I can at least be a real link from common member to the mayor, considering I know most of the members of this forum in some way, shape, or form. I am open with most members and can relate to many. Indeed, this is because I was not made a mod, but I hope if I can't be the link at all times, before some issues sink again.
This thread needs moar propaganda!
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Just to add this, as it stands, my biggest concern right now if I'm elected is to clean up the resources and add tags and better descriptions. It needs to be done.
I support this. I mean, we're like the last standing beacon of RM resources on the net.
*Votes ZKX*
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We were planning to do that anyway, but if you want to have a hand in it, I have no objection.
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We could always use more resources for the generators in the less-varied types. I'd actually like to see a more isometric-style RM game, even if movement will just look like Paper Mario, and adding more to the Isometric section may encourage some makers to use them. Same as for the other sections in addition to just adding more resources in general. As mayor, I'd attempt to open an exchange of sorts, to exchange some of the unanswered or extreme requests (or some other gift) for resources in lacking areas. Or maybe another contest to ride on the current competitive spirit of the forum.
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Also, if I am mayor, I'm gonna make sure there are always 2 rps running, one serious one, and one beginner one where you can get advice and tips.
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Meh, all I gots are the contests.
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL CONTESTS!!!
I also intend to make awards for the contest winners, as well as give out awards to the winners of previous contests. It doesn't seem like a whole lot is being done with the awards feature here.
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Holy damn. I am really, really torn between you 3. I think I ll just not vote on the elections at all.
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Also, if I am mayor, I'm gonna make sure there are always 2 rps running, one serious one, and one beginner one where you can get advice and tips.
Thats it. You get my vote now.
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Not to rain on ZKX's parade, but his little tagging idea hinges on my finishing the CR rebuild before his term is up.
Which, depending on school and work, may or may not happen.
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I'd be more than happy to continue ZKX's work after his term had ended. Maybe I'm too attached to this place, but it irks me when I read around other RPG Maker sites and people talk about how Charas, though it has a bunch of resources, is all but useless because it's full of poor-quality resources and a lack of keywords. Let's face it, you can never find what you want, because there's too much crap and the things you want don't have the proper keywords.
ZKX at least wants to do this. Maybe he wants to redeem himself, I don't know. But however you look at it, I have faith that Zeek will improve Charas.
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We've set out to do quality controll numberous times, yet it has never be done. Hell, I remember hearing about it when I first joined. Something does need to be done about it.
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Not to rain on ZKX's parade, but his little tagging idea hinges on my finishing the CR rebuild before his term is up.
Which, depending on school and work, may or may not happen.
I understand that, and if you don't finish soon so be it. But I still wanna do that, whether I'm mayor or not. It needs to be done and I need mindless, repetitive time killers.
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Also, if I am mayor, I'm gonna make sure there are always 2 rps running, one serious one, and one beginner one where you can get advice and tips.
I don't see how you can do that without running the RPs yourself. Besides, if the members here were really into them, we'd see more of them.
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Man, that totally made my day.
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this is all I have to say
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What do we have here....
A cactus handing out cakes if it gets elected. I'll go to the grocery store, it's 5 minutes away and that's way shorter a wait than waiting after the election. I have a hard time taking that one seriously. Contests. I'm not interested in knowing who is better than who. Breeding ego is asking for trouble. Next contestant is a mix of what everyone else is offering. Be original, thanks.
The only contestant that brought something worthwhile to the table is ZeroKirbyX. Everyone can claim they were joking but the only interesting idea is the Completed Resources clean-up and update. As Osmose already stated, that is something that's been planned for a while now but it never came to be. Is ZeroKirbyX the man to make it come to fruition? I don't know yet and that is why I'll wait to see if this develops into a farce or into something serious with Charas' futur in the center of it all rather than a fancy title for he who can sway minds better.
My two cents.
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If A Fake T-Shirt is Doing it, Shouldn't You?
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LOL, win man, win!
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****.
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The rendering of that t-shirt makes me cry.
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You must have missed out on that. I can't remember anything anymore. Does anyone remember what today is?
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Man, thats such a friggin awesome banner. I am still voting for ed though.
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Oh come on, how can you pick ed over zkx?
Is cake humourous? LOOK, MUFFINS AND PIRATES AND COWS OH MY. I AM GOD DAMN HILARIOUS>
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ZKX's supporters take everything far too seriously. Therefore, ZKX is a great leader. Vote ZKX for Mayor.
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Holy crap is has been a long time since I've laughed at something someone has posted and you've done it.
EDIT - Serious question here, but non-moderators/mayors can still make contests with permission right?
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With permission yes. Hell, if you do it without permission it's no big deal, the permission part is just to have the post in the Contests forum (Which is for official Charas contests only) and 10 times out of 10 we'll let you post in there if you ask, so yes.
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Alright, well, I'm asking to start a contest. Most likely a story one.
Um, and I'm dropping out. ZKX would make a better mayor than me this time around.
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He'd make a far better one than me (seriously. Everyone would, at this point), but I'm not one for pulling out.
I mean, since when have you heard of a rapist who pulls out?
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ZKX now has my support.
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The Mayoral Runnings are now closed.
I will be making the Voting thread shortly.