I've had a few requests that I run for CSM. I wasn't planning on it, so I'm considering this to be an exploratory post. If I get the 100 likes, I guess I'm in. If not, I'll continue on with the plans I already had in place.

I'm primarily known as the noisiest member of The Skunkworks. A lot of people will simply associate me with the griefing, highsec wars, and other antics of that corporation. Whether you approve of what we do or not, that's not all I am.

I am a newer player, with just under two years of experience in Eve. This means there are things I haven't seen and I don't have the perspective on history that older players have. It also means that I better understand the new player experience as it stands today. I know what it's like to be six years behind the players with whom I am competing.

What I do now isn't what I always did. I spent my first ~15 months of gameplay as an industrialist carebear. I believe the game needs more content for the small corp just getting started, because that's what most of them are. I want to see highsec given more compelling content in the form of story arcs. I want corp membership to count for more than a chat channel and a common hangar. I want to see lowsec become a viable goal for small groups who don't have the numbers to gain sovereignty but are willing to fight to defend their territory.

I also know what it's like on the other side. I've been a griefer, a pirate, a ganker, a blops pilot, and a small gang fleet member. I know the frustrations of aggression mechanics and the now-legal wardec exploits.

In short, I'm a moderate who has no allegiance to nullsec, but no hatred for the big alliances either. If you're looking for a highsec candidate, I've lived there since I started playing. If you're looking for someone who won't play favorites, I've played the good and the bad, and I want to see both continue to grow and thrive in the sandbox. If you're looking for a Goon...Lyris' thread is over there -->

You had me at "carebear".... but then lost me at monocle.....

I want your point of view on this subject :

- Vanguards in high sec incursions.

Thanks !

You don't seem to have any kind of agenda other than making the game better. Eve needs CSMs like you. +1.

Shamelessly bumping my thread back to the front page under the pretense of asking a question.

What issues do you guys consider important? Here's a few things that have been on my mind lately:

- Balancing incursion income and/or making incursions harder.

- Rebuilding the warfare system to remove exploits and give it more direction

- Making lowsec more than a place that Concord won't shoot you. This includes improvements to FW, as well as creating better incentives for carebears to want to be there.

- Various POS issues, from management to contesting them in highsec to the ability to "steal" abandoned ones rather than destroying them.

Sir:
The word "shamelessly" does not in any way belong in the world of politics. I urge you to forget about the concept of shamelessness and win this election!

For as prolific a poster you are, you're not bad. I mean, for omnipresent posters, I still like Lyris, but you're kind of neat I guess.