PaddyPaddy Nihildarnik
MASS
Ministry Of Amarrian Secret Service
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Posted - 2008.03.20 08:59:00 -
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Edited by: PaddyPaddy Nihildarnik on 20/03/2008 09:04:14
Edited by: PaddyPaddy Nihildarnik on 20/03/2008 09:02:46
 Originally by: Drachtul Tun'Dull
Edited by: Drachtul Tun''Dull on 20/03/2008 03:02:36
Do people here not read the 19 page PDF? CCP doesn't see this as a game. They see it as a social experiment with game-like qualities. They want accountability from the CSM to the player base in an out of game context, to purposefully push back the boundaries of in-game relationships and take it to "the next level." They are pushing to engage beyond the comfort zone we have built up to protect ourselves.
Maybe it is the anthropologist in me. I find it fascinating. CCP is taking this thing deeper than I thought possible.
I found a simular observation from my reading. My RL background involves studies in political sciences, international relations and more prominently as a war historian and I must say that I was immediately tempted to become involved in this process. However, I also agree that the level of disclosure that candidates must endure is far too overbearing.
Simply put, ccp are not in a position to offer the level of protection against probable threat that may or may not evolve out of this disclosure. More importantly, unlike RL comparisons, I doubt that the playerbase is fanatical enough to risk compromising essential rights of privacy and freedom from public scrutiny over this game/social experiment. People grudgingly do so in RL sure, but even the most hardcore gamer would surely be able to differentiate between a RL politician and the CSM delegates.
td:dr?
CCP would be wise to reconsider the level of disclosure necessary for candidates, and consider the implications of such disclosure. I really dont see a need beyond promotional material for this sort of disclosure. Surely an alias would suffice, even if different to the ingame chars, like a nom de plume so to speak.
Issues of safety, privacy and security should take precedence over a good 5 min sound bite.
EDIT: Personally, im not going to get involved at any level beyond observation until the disclosure clause is reexamined by ccp. Unfortunate really as I would have liked to partake in this process, though I doubt id have the time nor political ethos within eve to have much of a chance of winning :)
Peace WithinSo if the theory of relativity is true, shouldn't i arrive at my destination before i warped in the first place?
Neon GhostYou do, but this is compensated for by lag |