Motion to elect DDO presidency yearly, not bi
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4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM Posted: 3 years ago I formally put forward a motion to elect DDO presidents to a one-year term, as opposed to bi-annually (twice a year). The election is a huge distraction to the site. It's a lot of work for the election moderator (who in years past was Ore_Ele, but I assume he can't do it if he runs for re-election). It's too much work and too much of a distraction for a position that is essentially a figurehead.
It's insane honestly. Even if it were a super important position, there aren't any real positions in life that only get elected for 6-month terms. It's simply too short a period to merit having an election that often. So here's a petition that actually might matter. Sign below if you agree. 1. bluesteel You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into - Jonathan Swift (paraphrase) |
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4/3/2015 11:57:18 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: |
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4/4/2015 12:10:58 AM Posted: 3 years ago 1. bluesteel
2. Mikal 3. F-16 I'm down for removing this distraction every six months. |
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4/4/2015 12:11:46 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/3/2015 11:57:18 PM, Mikal wrote:3. ClashnBoom.At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: I will change my sig weekly. Week 4. Fun fact of the week Clumsy alien Jar Jar Binks was introduced in The Phantom Menace for comic relief, but he was initially a two-faced mercenary who was to betray Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master played by Liam Neeson. Joke of the week: Nerd 1: "Why can't you trust atoms?" Nerd 2: : "Cause they make everything up!" |
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4/4/2015 12:15:42 AM Posted: 3 years ago 4. ClashnBoom3. F-161. bluesteel . 5. Le vox von zhizn |
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4/4/2015 12:17:20 AM Posted: 3 years ago Stooge the Worst #StandWithBossy #UnbanTheCuntMan "bossy r u like 85 years old and have lost ur mind" ~mysteriouscrystals "I've honestly never seen seventh post anything that wasn't completely idiotic in a trying-to-be-funny way." ~F-16 "SeventhProfessor is actually a surprisingly good poster." ~Devilry https://docs.google.com... |
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4/4/2015 12:28:01 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 12:15:42 AM, Le-vox-von-zhizn wrote:4. ClashnBoom3. F-161. bluesteel 6. Mishapqueen You cannot choose whether or not you will live by rules, but you can choose which rules you will live by. --Me "I was wrong. Squirrels are objectively superior to bunnies in every conceivable dimension." --Joey "Silence is golden, duct tape is silver" --PetersSmith Nunc aut Numquam |
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4/4/2015 12:40:07 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: The biggest reason I am against is I don't think anyone should be asked to commit a full year. We gonna pull up like the ice cream truck |
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4/4/2015 12:45:50 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 12:40:07 AM, Raisor wrote:At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: On the flipside, you can ask the people who ran for multiple terms whether they liked having so many elections. I get that this is a tradeoff, but presumably if you want to do it for 6 months, you wouldn't mind having the position for a year. You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into - Jonathan Swift (paraphrase) |
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4/4/2015 1:12:35 AM Posted: 3 years ago 1. bluesteel
2. Mikal 3. F-16 4. ClashnBoom 5. Le vox von zhizn 6. Mishapqueen 7. Ragnar At least for the foreseeable future, where their influence is limited, it makes a lot of sense. Unofficial DDO Guide: http://goo.gl... (It's probably the best help resource here, other than talking to people...) Voting Standards: https://goo.gl... And please disable Smart-Quotes: https://goo.gl... |
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4/4/2015 1:22:42 AM Posted: 3 years ago I'll only vote if I get elected president for life.
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4/4/2015 2:20:55 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 1:22:42 AM, PetersSmith wrote: /in You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into - Jonathan Swift (paraphrase) |
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4/4/2015 6:41:41 AM Posted: 3 years ago I support this if it doesn't get implemented until after the next election is over. It seems in bad taste to implement it immediately.
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4/4/2015 9:57:43 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: 6 months is already long enough as is. By the end of the year the president will just be an inactive chump. Heck by the 4th month out of the six most presidents have already stopped being presidential. Then its time to put in another passionate numbskull for president. DDO is not real life. When you are president, you really have no obligation to act like on during your term, and consequently many will stop doing things before their term ends. Nolite Timere |
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4/4/2015 9:58:52 AM Posted: 3 years ago 1 year is so damn long in DDO time. It should really be kept to 6 months. Plus I love the election drama.
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4/4/2015 10:07:04 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: What does the president of DDO do? |
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4/4/2015 10:15:24 AM Posted: 3 years ago 1. bluesteel
2. Mikal 3. F-16 4. ClashnBoom 5. Le vox von zhizn 6. Mishapqueen 7. Ragnar 8. ResponsiblyIrresponsible ~ResponsiblyIrresponsible DDO's Economics Messiah |
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4/4/2015 10:31:14 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 10:15:24 AM, ResponsiblyIrresponsible wrote:9. Vox_Veritas Call me Vox, the Resident Contrarian of debate.org. The DDO Blog: https://debatedotorg.wordpress.com... #drinkthecoffeenotthekoolaid |
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4/4/2015 11:44:09 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 9:58:52 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote: These were my main concerns with the idea as well. Stooge the Worst #StandWithBossy #UnbanTheCuntMan "bossy r u like 85 years old and have lost ur mind" ~mysteriouscrystals "I've honestly never seen seventh post anything that wasn't completely idiotic in a trying-to-be-funny way." ~F-16 "SeventhProfessor is actually a surprisingly good poster." ~Devilry https://docs.google.com... |
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4/4/2015 11:49:19 AM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 9:57:43 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: I'll debate this |
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4/4/2015 12:40:13 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 11:49:19 AM, Mikal wrote:At 4/4/2015 9:57:43 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: Resolution? Nolite Timere |
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4/4/2015 1:01:28 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 12:40:13 PM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/4/2015 11:49:19 AM, Mikal wrote:At 4/4/2015 9:57:43 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: Resolved - The DDO Presidency should be held once a year instead of every 6 months. |
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4/4/2015 1:17:11 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 1:01:28 PM, Mikal wrote:At 4/4/2015 12:40:13 PM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/4/2015 11:49:19 AM, Mikal wrote:At 4/4/2015 9:57:43 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: Let me do some research and I'll get back to you on that. Nolite Timere |
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4/4/2015 1:28:43 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 1:17:11 PM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/4/2015 1:01:28 PM, Mikal wrote:At 4/4/2015 12:40:13 PM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/4/2015 11:49:19 AM, Mikal wrote:At 4/4/2015 9:57:43 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote:At 4/3/2015 11:55:53 PM, bluesteel wrote: Sure |
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4/4/2015 1:32:55 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 12:10:58 AM, F-16_Fighting_Falcon wrote: How is it a distraction? Nolite Timere |
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4/4/2015 1:37:09 PM Posted: 3 years ago http://www.debate.org...
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4/4/2015 1:48:20 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 9:58:52 AM, xXCryptoXx wrote: I'm a Bish. |
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4/4/2015 2:01:02 PM Posted: 3 years ago I remain mostly neutral on this topic, though I do believe there are merits to both sides.
I will say that I believe the issue is mostly about the amount of election stuff that pops up way before it's necessary. It becomes a huge distraction for the forum, and an entirely unnecessary one. It used to be that election stuff only appeared about 2 weeks before the actual election, and having a return to that might be a solution to the issue here. Debate.org Moderator |
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4/4/2015 2:01:40 PM Posted: 3 years ago DDO presidency stuff is the worst. Let's delete the presidency.
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4/4/2015 2:06:29 PM Posted: 3 years ago At 4/4/2015 2:01:02 PM, airmax1227 wrote: I hold the opposite position. I believe people should constantly announce their presidency and post their platforms 8-9 times during the entire 6 months between elections. Stooge the Worst #StandWithBossy #UnbanTheCuntMan "bossy r u like 85 years old and have lost ur mind" ~mysteriouscrystals "I've honestly never seen seventh post anything that wasn't completely idiotic in a trying-to-be-funny way." ~F-16 "SeventhProfessor is actually a surprisingly good poster." ~Devilry https://docs.google.com... |