Hey all,

Just a heads up that we had a meeting this morning with CCP peeps and among other things we spoke about both CPM candidate eligibility and voter eligibility. No solid info just yet but things are taking shape.

The main thing I wanted to talk about here was the current pool of early peeps who have announced that they are running. Now obviously a lot can change between between now and when the ballots are ready to be counted but its more or less the overall consensus of the CPM that there is only perhaps one person so far that we, or at least I would endorse. I myself am not ready to say who they are but I have messaged them privately.

The thing is, I think a lot of the vets already know who the best people are for the job, and thats the people who have been activly helping the community in their own way for a while now. I hope more of these people will step forward.

I also want to make it quite clear that not being in the CPM does not mean you can't help the community and the game in various ways! A short post on the forums will do very little to encourage the older players that you are an asset but actions will. There is still PLENTY of time before voting, so all you aspiring CPMers get out there and show what you can do without CCP's help, then let us imagine what you can do with a little boost (if you have the time between the meetings )


Best of luck,

Jenza Aranda // Jennifer Murray

CPM0

EDIT: P.S. feel free to contact me in IRC or skype (jenza514)

just to clarify we have a very long list of people we would love to see run, though it seems hardly any of them have shown an interest so far.

I would nominate charlotte o Dell no one is more unbiased and level headed.

Oh, do quit your whining.
She obviously means the CPM.

And actually, she has a hell of a lot more experience of the CPM than you. I should think they know what they're talking about.
I'm sure you'll bash your head against your poor keyboard and try to deny that, but it is quite simple.

Why do you get the impression she is running for CPM1?

ITT: NAV HIV takes least charitable interpretation of every single post and runs with it, entirely missing every point they come across.

It's an election in which the CPM are totally welcome to say that they don't think most of the candidates are up to the job.

For the record, I don't think most of the candidates thus far are up to the job.

It's a very simple equation wherein anyone who wants to run and is eligible can run but the CPM remain free to comment, with their being the experts in the capabilities required, on who they believe to be a good fit for the role.

What part of that is difficult? They're not proposing that they strictly choose their successors.

Lol, the ruling party.

Yeah, the CPM are kings. Gods among men, during their term. Definitely that and not the underappreciated (by playerbase and CCP), underutilised resource given a thankless job to do and then scorned at every possible opportunity when they try to do it, yet still expected to continue to work at it until their hope dies completely.

More likely that they're the most powerful players in the game.

Then the goal of any interested party, whether a candidate or not, should be to get as much information about candidates as possible. Surveys and comparisons and such. (I know I've voted for CSM more than once based on the results of such a site.) As well as encouraging as many as possible to vote. Non-forum players probably have not even heard of most of the "celebrity players" and vote based on the facts, so the goal should be to reach as many of those players as possible, and convince them that their votes count.

CPM had a discussion about an important topic with CCP....

Your point?