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I mentioned the video, as it was posted a few days ago, so i thought it was a good example that my optimism is ongoing and recent. I really do believe in the CPM. Look at some of the candidates. I can see, and I hope you can too, that there is passion out there. I support the CPM. By that I mean the players that will make it. Lets not forget that the CPM is not some "group" it is jusr normal player, and we care. I care.

I will do my best for you, I wanted my past effrts to show you that i mean that, im not just saying it. I will make an effort, as I have made an effort,

I do not think you have the 'edge' I am looking for in my candidates. I worry you cannot deal well with criticism.

The tone you convey is concerning when you avoid answering questions.

I hope if you are elected you choose be be a bit more approachable and not so..abrasive? Terse?

Good luck

Also, it seems IWS's post from this thread is missing. Do CPM members have the ability to delete their own messages, or perhaps did someone report their posts? This would be another example to me of an inability to deal with criticism.

Confirming that CPM do not have forum moderation powers.

Also please do not make assumptions on who reported on what posts that is between the GM and reporter and you will likely never ever find out.

linking your campaign thread is not self promotion? I would hope that you might respect that this is the only thread in where I am supposed to host my campaign. Do you feel that directing people out of it ; is becoming of a candidate?

Perhaps though, we can get the CPM1 dissolved if the turn out is so poor that It could be argued that the group is so badly non-representative that it does not serve it's function as a player representative group. Perhaps we should force CCP to tell us what percentage of the players voted, and if its say, only 10% (or 12% - 25% whatever) we can push to have it nullified.

It's called advanced politics, every world leader does it.

While Xel was just responding to someone's (quite silly) claims that candidates are trying to direct attention elsewhere, I can see your frustration with him putting a physical link to his thread



Judge, In another thread you stated this:



As a CPM candidate, why would you even consider a plan about dissolving the CPM? 10% voter turnout is pretty huge turnout (easily more of a turnout that eve online has) considering many players do not even go on the forums.

As I have said in previous posts, including ones that were removed for some reason; At the start of your candidacy I was overjoyed that you were running, but your lack of communication (and also not willing to be social, but thats not really the main issue) conveyed in your stalling of questions until you got a Q+A thread, followed by dodging many questions at the start of your Q+A thread and then only answering with links to past videos and some threads really made me question if i really should be voting for you or not.

Now you are advocating disbanding the CPM not even a week before the voting process start, I don't even know what to say to this.

If there is one question that i personally feel that you should answer, is why did you post that?

You said you had one question Tech Da Ra. Why did I post that? I did not. I posted more than the fragment you quoted. On it's own that fragment is not representative of my opinion.

If the whole thread is read and the rest of that post, it is evident I am warning people not to avoid voting. That very post has a video link where i talk about how important the CPM is and why they should vote. I then say



I then explain one way they can fight an institution they feel does not represent them. Is it wrong to advocate that people vote? warn them of the consequences of not voting? Create a video that explains the importance of voting and the benefits of the CPM? and also create a video to clarify the complex vote counting system but then remind them that any electorate can fight to de-seat its representatives if it chooses too?

Here is the whole post. not the out of context fragment :



So I ask you this. Should an electorate be able to seek to dissolve a body it has no faith in? If you support a CPM that, we the players, cannot ask CCP to reconsider at anytime in their term then I am greatly concerned for the future of the players rights should such a CPM get elected.

As a small side issue I would point out that your question was asked yesterday, on the 6th in a different time zone on the Sunday of the July 4ths extensive holiday period, when I, and many others were traveling. I could only respond periodically due to the nature of the location I was in (the woods) and the low tech devices I had access too. I had to reply in short bursts as frequently as I could. As you will see I was in the process of replying to all the comments from the weekend, starting with the less complex questions that were easier to format.

While we all try to respond in a timely manner, for all things, there will always be exceptional circumstances that challenge us. The July 4th weekend is one of those times, as is Christmas or the new year or Ramadan. Sometimes there are short periods of time, where life inserts a small pause.

Zatara just lost my votes with the above snarky post.

Seems like the CPM Clubhouse line struck a little close to home.

Zatara demonstrates the ability to follow the pack and not lead, I am not going to vote for a follower when we need leaders.