TWAIN
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Posted - 2007.06.07 18:14:00 -
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Edited by: TWAIN on 07/06/2007 18:20:42
Edited by: TWAIN on 07/06/2007 18:16:53
I really want this to be more than a popularity contest, or a cheap publicity stunt, but honestly how could it be? I really applaud CCP for making the effort in this, and it's a fine idea on paper, but somehow I doubt this will actually work as intended.
They need to hire a professional, third-party, external auditor, who can be directly contacted by the playerbase to voice our concerns.
Any member of this community who has any high degree of knowledge of this game's mechanics, politics, or community would inevitably draw public concern as to their agenda. That's essentialy everybody who would ever be nominated, or seek nomination. Nobody could be, or would be, above reproach. Issues of how long they should hold office really don't apply, since everybody will be seen as equally culpable. Anybody willing to do this better be prepared to have their name dragged through the mud, humiliated, and then stomped on repeatedly.
Further, there's really no way to encapsulate the concerns of this diverse a community with a single delegation. The idea circulating about the top 9 alliances getting a single delegate each? Preposterous. What about the other 75% of the players in 0.1+ space? The non-vocal majority of casual players who don't read the forums? Or how about the roleplayers? They have a stake in involvement regardless of their corps, considering a number of past incidents has involved them. And this should certainly not be something only so-called vets or community pillars should be allowed to particpate in, as somebody who started in the last six months would have just as many concerns that warrant addressing. And, heaven forbid, what could possibly be done to prevent the committee itself from being corrupted, bought off, or otherwise become a perversion of itself?
And really now, how many people around here can code in Python, let alone the (admittedly) giberish extensions they've made to it? Hell, how many people in the world? How many people in this community would have technical expertise to interpret their database, but not be in a position that would warrant concern over their access or knowledge of it at the end of the day? At least an external auditor would have the resources to hire independent programming experts to verify/disprove customer concerns.
There are literally thousands of companies who have people like this on staff already, so it begs the real question:
If they're serious about true transparency, why aren't they taking serious steps to ensure it?
More direct involvement in CCPs affairs by the playerbase (and vice versa) is exactly what this situation does not need. With concerns raised from recruiting ISDs, GMs, and devs right out of the (still active) playerbase, what on earth makes anyone think the committee will be any less scutinized in their actions? Where would it end -- an internal affairs program for the committee itself? That would just end up with more redirected blame and community drama. Nobody here wants that.
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