It makes me sad to here this from you

Your assertion that all nullsec candidates are of equally low value to all independent voters is not backed up by any evidence, as all of your specific arguments about them are aimed only at Mittens.

Your statements that several candidates will easily win (implying that they aren't worth votes) while not mentioning that you are also virtually guaranteed a spot is obviously disingenuous.

It makes me sad to here this from you

Sit down, shut up and go back to mining trit to turn into ships that the rest of us can go pew in. You were an ALT for most of your CSM time until a "main" stepped down. You raised no issues within the CSM in your time and are quoted in t he CSM minutes as being unable to figure out T3 production business models ad stating that T3 ship were of "dubious" value. You were out of touch and ignorant then and are so now.


As for the issues that Trebor has pushed, I guess POS fuel changes and UI improvements are useless to a carebear like yourself?

Go away and stop filling the forum drives with your drivel. Stop campaigning against candidates with actual ability and splitting the vote.

Hopefully the average csm interested player will realize that he still needs to do his own choice and look into the candidates he favors.

There is no such thing as wasted votes. Not in RL, not in EVE.

Players should vote for who they like and who they believe in, nothing else.

I don't like AV in real life, and I don't see it offers anything of value here either

Good day,

I came across this post through a twitter announcement, and while I do think you mean well, this isn't really much of a voter's guide so much as it is a guide to gaming the CSM voting system so that specific people get to go to CCP-land and offer their input into the systems that define EVE.

The very nature of a voter's guide is that is an impartial listing of all candidates for particular positions, as well as their platforms and possibly their qualifications for being voted into office.

I will echo the sentiments of some folks here who have mentioned that you have explained little in terms of who each candidate is, what values each candidate represents, and why they should be voted into the CSM.

Now, I take no issue with your disclaimer because it is honest, but the title is misleading as I came here looking for information to help me make better choices with the vote I have, a vote which is supposed to be used for the person I see fit and not for the person who is most likely to win through a mathematical analysis of how many votes it takes to get a seat on a plane to Iceland.

I do not say these words lightly, and I do not mean to disrespect the work you have put on here. That said, I do wish you the best of luck in the elections, and to whatever travels you may make through New Eden.

Thank you for your time.

LOL

A no-name mercifully placed me in Long Shots list while asking to vote for himself.

Dude, wanna accept my bet that I'll score more votes than you? Say, 100 mil. Is that ok for you? I'm perfectly fine with higher bets as well, I'm just not sure wheather you'd risk your money.

edit: oh, originally it was a 'comic relief' list. Nice!

Hey, I'll bet 500M.

This is demonstrably incorrect. For example, every vote The Mittani gets in excess of the number needed for him to become chairman (his stated goal) is a wasted vote; it could have been used to elect other candidates with similar views.

In the last election, The Mittani received 1552 overvotes. These would have been enough to put another candidate onto the CSM. Ntrails pointed this out while I was composing this reply; great minds think alike.

Similarly, about 30% of the votes were cast for candidates who did not get elected. If those had been transferred in some way, the council would have been more representative of the wishes of the voters.

I came across this post through a twitter announcement, and while I do think you mean well, this isn't really much of a voter's guide so much as it is a guide to gaming the CSM voting system so that specific people get to go to CCP-land and offer their input into the systems that define EVE.

The very nature of a voter's guide is that is an impartial listing of all candidates for particular positions, as well as their platforms and possibly their qualifications for being voted into office.

Trebor, everything I've seen and heard about you suggests you're a very hard worker who deserves reelection. However this thread is a bit silly. No "voters guide" written by an active candidate can ever claim to be impartial. This is an example of pidgenholing candidates on a level nobody else (not even Mittens) has attempted.

LOL

A no-name mercifully placed me in Long Shots list while asking to vote for himself.

Dude, wanna accept my bet that I'll score more votes than you? Say, 100 mil. Is that ok for you? I'm perfectly fine with higher bets as well, I'm just not sure wheather you'd risk your money.

edit: oh, originally it was a 'comic relief' list. Nice!

The current chairman of the CSM, The Mittani, is the classic bloc candidate. To him, you are either a Goon or a "pubbie". The Mittani has an extremely low opinion of pubbies -- and yet now he wants your vote!

Wait... you're running yourself and still call this piece `The Independent Voter's Guide to the CSM 7 Elections`? Hahaha. No conficts there right? Nope. Like a boss.

You didn't even insert yourself in your `Proven Performers` list. Neh.

Nice of you to openly call the vote for some of the other contenders `a waste`. You really helped me decide whom to give my votes (hint: you're not getting any).

And while you're at it learn some deontological ethics (and manners - lol at trying to write an article for the independent voter while running for re-election yourself). At least have the brains to put someone else publish this trash piece, you're not doing yourself any favours.