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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE
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Posted - 2008.05.19 02:36:00 -
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 Originally by: Blood Daemon
Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton
I would much rather be quoted as chainsaw plankton than by my real name 
damn, and here's me thinking that Chainsaw Plankton was your real name 
well i could change it 
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Thorradin
State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.05.19 02:58:00 -
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Originally by: Ivan Sable
Originally by: Kyra Felann
We're voting for the player, not the character.
Yes, but how does exposing his or her real identity to the public change who becomes a CSM or not? This is a game, not the Employment Agency or a branch of Real Government. it's entertainment that's fantasy based. Like, not real; so why expose the real identities?
Because you're not voting for 'Hardin' or 'Jade Constantine' or 'Gourdmanhog' or whatever the characters are named, you're voting for the person that plays them.
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Atomos Darksun
Infortunatus Eventus
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Posted - 2008.05.19 03:04:00 -
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to humiliate them so that the general masses can look up their myspace/facebook page and see how fat they are?
Originally by: Amoxin
My vent is talking to me in a devil voice...
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Meat Hook
Caldari
State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.05.19 03:21:00 -
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I guess as this is basically a prize competition the real names of the ppl who win are to validate said competition winners.
Am i the only one that remembers why this whole Council of Stellar Muppets thing started? The whole thing is a fiasco based upon the T2 incident. As time has progressed though this event has been hyped up and now i guess CCP are also using this as a promotional and marketing tool for EVE. Personally i think it's funny that the candidates are going to do something special when they are probably nothing more than pawns in CCPs damage control and marketing campaign.
I guess at the end of the day it's win win for all those involved...CCP looks good in the media and the winners get an awesome prize. Well, here's to your free holiday o/Y cheers!
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Kern Hotha
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2008.05.19 03:57:00 -
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Originally by: Meat Hook
I guess as this is basically a prize competition the real names of the ppl who win are to validate said competition winners.
Am i the only one that remembers why this whole Council of Stellar Muppets thing started? The whole thing is a fiasco based upon the T2 incident. As time has progressed though this event has been hyped up and now i guess CCP are also using this as a promotional and marketing tool for EVE. Personally i think it's funny that the candidates are going to do something special when they are probably nothing more than pawns in CCPs damage control and marketing campaign.
I guess at the end of the day it's win win for all those involved...CCP looks good in the media and the winners get an awesome prize. Well, here's to your free holiday o/Y cheers!
Quoting this. I guess the CSM is supposed to stop CCP from its own corrupt employees cheating in the game again. In other words, entirely worthless propaganda to drive sales.
Needless to say, I voted to show my support.
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Hennry Fromer
radiated space gerbils
Shadow Donkeys
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Posted - 2008.05.19 04:01:00 -
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Originally by: Ivan Sable
The brochure gives the reason ô because election winners will ultimately make appearances on eve-Tv and eonö. Private Tv and a magazine about fantasy role playing needs real names, really? Seriously, why do we really need to know who they are in real life? ItÆs obvious why CCP needs to know, but why us?
Is it because of game integrity, transparency and accountability? I have a few thoughts regarding this but I can only speculate. Does anyone know the real reason (or reasons) why?
Thank you,
Ivan
It's very simple if you consider 3 things,
1) You have to sign an NDA with your real name so it will come out there if not before.
2) They are receiving a tangible taxable benefit (and the company gets a deduction ) that has to be tied to a National ID and properly reported.
3) When they become representatives of ccp they may be contacted by external sources and abide by any codes of conduct in place that can only be enforced if they use a legal name.
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Ivan Sable
The One Upsmanship Club
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Posted - 2008.05.19 04:20:00 -
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Edited by: Ivan Sable on 19/05/2008 04:21:35
This has been a great discussion, I appreciate those who gave input and stayed on topic. Now it's my turn to share.
One one hand it seems like this is an attempt to re-build a trusting relationship with the Eve community while simultaneously preserving the things that keep shattering it. To this day, CCP employees playing this game along side us have raised many doubts and suspicions, yet they still don't wear a company name tag in-game.
So, the powerless CSM candidates are duped into revealing their real identity for the sake of what seems to be CCP game character anonymity. The motive seems selfish, and only a select few will actually get picked. At any rate, this place is like a casino, there's much to lose and much to invest, yet you don't see successful casinos letting employees play. The reasons are obvious.
On another hand, this whole thing is just plain stupid to reveal a real life identity in a game full wackos who gleefully bask in others pain. Myself and others I know have received real life threats; now add a face, name and address to that equation. See man, it's just plain stupid.
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE
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Posted - 2008.05.19 04:26:00 -
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Originally by: Meat Hook
I guess as this is basically a prize competition the real names of the ppl who win are to validate said competition winners.
Am i the only one that remembers why this whole Council of Stellar Muppets thing started? The whole thing is a fiasco based upon the T2 incident. As time has progressed though this event has been hyped up and now i guess CCP are also using this as a promotional and marketing tool for EVE. Personally i think it's funny that the candidates are going to do something special when they are probably nothing more than pawns in CCPs damage control and marketing campaign.
I guess at the end of the day it's win win for all those involved...CCP looks good in the media and the winners get an awesome prize. Well, here's to your free holiday o/Y cheers!
free trip to Iceland = win for all involved
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Komen
Gallente
Trinity Nova
Trinity Nova Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.19 05:41:00 -
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Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton
I would much rather be quoted as chainsaw plankton than by my real name
I wish I had a name as awesome as 'Chainsaw Plankton'.
Maybe 'Butcher Knife Shrimp'.
Hmmm....
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Ashley Sky
The Eleventh Commandment
Dystopia Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.19 18:27:00 -
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Originally by: Ivan Sable
One one hand it seems like this is an attempt to re-build a trusting relationship with the Eve community while simultaneously preserving the things that keep shattering it. To this day, CCP employees playing this game along side us have raised many doubts and suspicions, yet they still don't wear a company name tag in-game.
Hypocrisy is one of the most common themes among people in power. They make the rules but they don't have to follow them. Though we like to think we're working with a reputable game company, I would say that history shows some of them are honest, while others are not, and unless the honest people are impacted by the dealings of the dishonest, the corruption will go largely unnoticed.
Welcome to politics... That said... 
If I was CCP, I'd take a hard look at GM's characters who play the game and have interesting items like say, a Mackinaw BPO, or other items that would sway the balance in their favor, even if they claim to have obtained them by legit means... you know better. Do the community a favor, and recirculate said items back to real players. Insider trading is unethical.
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Something Random
Gallente
Aliastra
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Posted - 2008.05.19 18:40:00 -
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Maybe it was to avoid the forum filling up with "Name the players who will be in the CSM or we think your lying to us!!!!" sort of things, you know that happen here.
No-one foresaw this one though i guess.....
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