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Cross Atu
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2015.07.17 00:54:00 -
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Fox Gaden wrote:I think that your ideal candidate would have to be a person who both played the game and spent time on the forums.
You have explained why a Forum Warrior who does not actually play the game much can become out of touch with what is actually happening in game, but if a CPM member is not active on the forums, then everyone will think they are not doing anything and call them a Lame Duck CPM member even if they are doing a fantastic job.
So ideally you want someone who is active both in game and on the forums, like Cross Atu was this year.
Thanks Fox, I do try to stay informed and active.
That being said - on a more general note - no one, Dev or player (including player reps) is ever going to have the full picture on their own. Input and iteration are vital to the process as are the discussions which can feed into both.
It is why, to me personally, the will to have conversations and to put analysis over emotion and personal taste is so important to the role of player representative.
The community is not one person, or seven, and no one will represent the community without the ability and willingness to listen as part of the evaluation process.
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Cross Atu
OSG Planetary Operations
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Posted - 2015.07.17 01:03:00 -
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Generally agree with the post, but did have one bit I wanted to clarify as quoted below.
Zatara Rought wrote:
Furthermore I don't know what gives you the impression that Cross was playing (define 'playing the game') very often as iirc he was indisposed for an extended period last year...actually Cross would have been our chair but he had real life stuff and wasn't able to be present very often. No one is perfect.
I took a bit of time off over the holidays with family visiting, but other than that I've been on pretty frequently throughout. However you're spot on that playing the game, with regards to amount, is not clearly defined and thus open to interpenetration.
As to meetings, the only ones I missed were the ones set during the hours I was at work which I provided to both CCP and CPM at the start of term and were basically boiled down to "I can't make meetings Sunday or Monday in my local time zone"
even then the ones I wasn't able to attend were greatly in the minority.
Heartily confirming though that no one - myself very much included - is perfect.
Just seemed important to note the details regarding the above because, at least my reading of the quoted paragraph, leaves an impression that need more information to apply accurate context.
Cheers,
Cross
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Cross Atu
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Posted - 2015.07.17 01:18:00 -
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For those who don't want to accept my rhetoric at face value (and who should you believe without checking their credentials? ) here's a link to my CPM 2 post.
It provides context for my outlook, game play, and a sampling of links to interviews, threads, and podcasts I have participated in during both this cycle and the CPM 1 election cycle. Everyone can read and listen for themselves and come to their own conclusions about how well, or poorly, I might serve as a representative for them then vote accordingly.
I do want to participate in CPM 2 and I won't equivocate about that, but I believe in representing myself as accurately as I am able so that if I am elected it will be due to a legitimate sense on the part of sufficient players, that I will represent them effectively. I doubt I or anyone can represent the entire player base effectively, which is one reason having more than a single CPM is valuable.
All of that being the case, I would simply advise that folks read the contents of the linked thread, and the content is points to, and draw their own conclusions.
Cheers,
Cross
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