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Kainotomiu Ronuken
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:44:00 -
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Anyone active on these forums over the last few months will have heard of James 315 and his ambitious project to reform highsec. Needless to say, he is a somewhat controversial character, and has been the subject of many a long debate on these boards.
James' effect on Highsec could not be clearer. You merely have to visit the system of Kamio to see the effect that his organisation has had on the area in only twenty days; Local chat is active and stimulating, and the ice belt is completely free of bots and bot-aspirants. The market is thriving, and there is a healthy amount of PvP occuring, both in the form of ganks and multiple war declarations caused by the New Order's activities. In short, it has been a huge success.
While the reformation of Highsec will surely go on (with the New Order turning its gaze on Osmon just this weekend), many capsuleers feel that it will soon be time for James to set his sights on a loftier goal; the improvement of all New Eden. In his capacity as Supreme Protector, James is ideally situated to positively change Highsec, but the natures of Lowsec and Nullsec mean that it is much harder to have a similar effect. Clearly, James needs to work directly with CCP to improve the game as a whole in the only way possible; by joining the ranks of the CSM and meeting with the developers in person.
Why James would make an ideal CSM candidate:
One of the most widely recognised issues with the current CSM body and with many previous ones is the lack of communication. While some members are commendably loquacious, many appear to be completely inactive (most notably the two obvious highsec representatives, Issler Dainze and Kelduum Revaan). James 315 would most certainly not have this problem; he currently maintains an active presence ingame, as well as single-handedly running a blog with substantial updates twice daily.
James has an undeniable and varied knowledge of game mechanics. He spent several years in nullsec, has pulled off one of the largest scams in EVE's history (at the time) and has been one of the foremost creators of emergent gameplay this year. If nothing else, he will be able to spot exploits and loopholes quickly, as well as guide CCP into creating the best sandbox possible.
In specific, James has had extensive experience working with both miners and PvPers in highsec, as well as running highsec corporations and organising highsec fleet ops. James would make a perfect highsec candidate to replace the insubstantial representatives that highsec currently has.
There's no doubt that James 315 is of charismatic and persuasive personality. In the last several months, he has convinced capsuleers to give him almost thirty billion ISK and destroy sixty billion more in assets, using only words and the occasional bump from a Stabber Fleet Issue. James could be the lever we need to fix the CSM's other glaring problem; its impotence. If anyone can persuade CCP to do the right things, it's James.
Why James would not make an ideal CSM candidate:
One of the obvious arguments against James being a CSM candidate is that many residents of highsec don't like him much. On the other hand, their opinions don't matter if they don't vote, and if they do vote, then they might have a chance to alter the outcome.
Are there any other reasons?
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stoicfaux
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:51:00 -
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IMHO, Sansha would make a better high-sec CSM representative. He may be an NPC, but he has more name recognition than James 315 could ever hope for. Universal popularity is key to consolidating the high-sec vote, IMO.
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Sara Mars
The Scope
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:54:00 -
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10,058 nuff said |
raskonalkov
Tie Fighters Inc
29
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:57:00 -
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^ Yeah but Sansha allows CCP to nerf them. That would always make the CSM weak. |
Weaselior
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
4054
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:58:00 -
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James 315 would make a fine representative for highsec players and can be trusted to do what is in their best interests - not merely what they believe is in their best interests. |
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
Damu'Khonde
2150
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:58:00 -
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stoicfaux wrote:IMHO, Sansha would make a better high-sec CSM representative. He may be an NPC, but he has more name recognition than James 315 could ever hope for. Universal popularity is key to consolidating the high-sec vote, IMO.
Thing is, the percentages of people voting are so skewed away from hisec that hisec is likely not electing its own representation anyway. Whoever proclaims to be representing them would actually have to be voted into office by residents of other space.
Since the last time this topic was brought up, there was widespread support from pirates and nullsec-dwellers for James 315 as hisec representative, so he has a real chance of winning (unlike Sansha).
Also, +1. (Also, I proposed this first; also this thread probably belongs in Jita Park)
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Lady Spank
Genos Occidere
HYDRA RELOADED
3016
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:59:00 -
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Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests.
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Krixtal Icefluxor
Bison - Ammatar Thunder
1236
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Posted - 2012.12.21 02:59:00 -
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Poasting in a Null Sec hates High Sec Thread yet again. (yawn).
Really, there is nothing more interesting going on ????
-á"I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde |
Ritsum
Perkone
Caldari State
53
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:02:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Poasting in a Null Sec hates High Sec Thread yet again. (yawn).
Really, there is nothing more interesting going on ????
Too many blues in null makes them grumpy, so they like to hate on High-sec just to get a response.
I am a proud High Sec Pve player. Got a problem? |
Kainotomiu Ronuken
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
238
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:03:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Poasting in a Null Sec hates High Sec Thread yet again. (yawn).
Really, there is nothing more interesting going on ????
As far as I can tell, you're the first person to bring that up in this thread.
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Krixtal Icefluxor
Bison - Ammatar Thunder
1236
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:11:00 -
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Kainotomiu Ronuken wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Poasting in a Null Sec hates High Sec Thread yet again. (yawn).
Really, there is nothing more interesting going on ???? As far as I can tell, you're the first person to bring that up in this thread.
Actually Lady Spank quite clearly beat me to calling this thread for what it is. Nonsensse.
-á"I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde |
stoicfaux
1860
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:13:00 -
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raskonalkov wrote:^ Yeah but Sansha allows CCP to nerf them. That would always make the CSM weak.
Well a nerf is still better than outright removal...
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Disciple Amphal
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
14
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:19:00 -
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I will vote for our High Sec lord and savior, great father James 315. |
Brandon Syne
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:25:00 -
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Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests.
Ooh, catfight time. |
Marlona Sky
D00M.
Northern Coalition.
2358
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:29:00 -
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Brandon Syne wrote:Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests. Ooh, catfight time.
It's not a cat fight. Spank is just summing up James' qualifications. Which is zero.
Remove local, structure mails and revamp the directional scanner! |
Mirima Thurander
Estrada Dynamics - Exploration and Acquisition
457
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:31:00 -
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Who? Is this a goon troll post?
A Dark time comes. A time of terror comes. My time. If it offends you. Stop me. |
masternerdguy
Inner Shadow
C.L.O.N.E.
803
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:33:00 -
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I'd do a better job than James. I was ranting about carebear entitlement before it was cool. If it was up to me there'd be no level 4 missions in hi sec and only veld in the belts.
Things are only impossible until they are not. |
raskonalkov
Tie Fighters Inc
29
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:34:00 -
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stoicfaux wrote:raskonalkov wrote:^ Yeah but Sansha allows CCP to nerf them. That would always make the CSM weak. Well a nerf is still better than outright removal...
How about shiny players beat Sansha oh so easily, surely we don't want that happening to CSM? |
foxnod
StarFleet Enterprises
Red Alliance
63
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:40:00 -
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James has my vote. +1 |
SmilingVagrant
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
1080
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:46:00 -
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Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests.
HYDRA RELOADED. |
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Brandon Syne
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:46:00 -
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Marlona Sky wrote:Brandon Syne wrote:Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests. Ooh, catfight time. It's not a cat fight. Spank is just summing up James' qualifications. Which is zero.
>Northern Coalition
I CALL BIAS! |
Simetraz
State War Academy
Caldari State
551
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:55:00 -
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OP, Hmm an interesting way to get people to vote from high-sec.
I am not sure you really want to wake up the masses and get them to go to the polls.
It may not end the way you it will.
EVERYBODY KNOWS |
Kainotomiu Ronuken
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.12.21 03:55:00 -
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Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests.
Let me rephrase that sentence for you.
"Someone that irrefutably did run one of the biggest ponzi schemes of the time, nowadays runs one of the most innovative organisations that highsec (if not the entirety of EVE) has to offer, and maintains a blog while writing insightful articles for popular EVE news websites on topics such as the problems with highsec and how to fix them, risk vs reward and why carebear entitlement is a bad thing has every business representing the interests of highsec as a whole at the CSM summits in Iceland.
Mirima Thurander wrote:Who? Is this a goon troll post?
Clearly not :/
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DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
3989
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Posted - 2012.12.21 04:34:00 -
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Marlona Sky wrote:Brandon Syne wrote:Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests. Ooh, catfight time. It's not a cat fight. Spank is just summing up James' qualifications. Which is zero.
Definitely must be 12-21-12 Doomsday.
Why?
Because I find myself in full agreement with Lady Spank and Marlona Sky.
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Marlona Sky
D00M.
Northern Coalition.
2360
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Posted - 2012.12.21 04:37:00 -
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SmilingVagrant wrote:Lady Spank wrote:Someone that may have once run a ponzi scheme and nowadays shitposts and bumps miners and 'singlehandedly' runs a personal blog where he sperges biased playground level babble on subjects of no consequence has no relevance representing high-sec interests. HYDRA RELOADED.
I guess they could have went with HYDRA FEDERATION, but to each their own right?
Remove local, structure mails and revamp the directional scanner! |
stoicfaux
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Posted - 2012.12.21 04:40:00 -
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Petrus Blackshell wrote:stoicfaux wrote:IMHO, Sansha would make a better high-sec CSM representative. He may be an NPC, but he has more name recognition than James 315 could ever hope for. Universal popularity is key to consolidating the high-sec vote, IMO.
Thing is, the percentages of people voting are so skewed away from hisec that hisec is likely not electing its own representation anyway. Whoever proclaims to be representing them would actually have to be voted into office by residents of other space. Since the last time this topic was brought up, there was widespread support from pirates and nullsec-dwellers for James 315 as hisec representative, so he has a real chance of winning (unlike Sansha).
I wouldn't be quick to throw Sansha off the boat. Only 16.63% of the players voted in CSM 7. The lowest vote count received by an elected delegate was just 1,282 (a mere three tenths of a percent of the player base!) The top vote getter only received a "mandate" from 3% of the player base.
Given such a low voter turnout for a relatively large number of positions (14 delegates,) name recognition alone could probably get a person or NPC elected by the high-sec voting "bloc."
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Tesal
61
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Posted - 2012.12.21 04:58:00 -
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James 315 is a buffoon and troll. If he were to run for CSM he would have to give his real name and it would be plastered all over the internet for all time. |
Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
178
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Posted - 2012.12.21 05:16:00 -
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No one really knows anything about him- check
Spouts senseless rhetoric that polarizes followers and detractors- check
Doesn't truly represent the people for whom he would be elected to represent- check
Easily manipulated by those with true power- check
Sounds like a prototypical politician to me.
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Ginger Barbarella
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
355
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Posted - 2012.12.21 05:24:00 -
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No.
Fly Minmatar Air --- "Trust in the Rust!" |
Jimmy Gunsmythe
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
164
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Posted - 2012.12.21 05:56:00 -
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About as good a representative as Kim Jong Il makes for democracy and tending to the needs of the North Koreans when he still drew breath.
James 315 being a rep for hisec would only hand that to nulsec.
It is the greatest inequality to try to make unequal things equal. |
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