Lia Gaeren
Caldari
Pole Dancing Vixens
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Posted - 2008.09.21 09:37:00 -
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I don't think wqe've had any truly terrible CSM reps this time around although I do feel that some have performed their elected role better than others. My opinion on their performance is below. I'm not saying I can do the job better (in fact, I am sure I couldn't), I'm just being an armchair analyst here.
(note - this is based on what I've read on the forums and chat logs, but I know this is not the whole picture because I got bored after about chat log 5, and as an Empire carebear tend to not bother reading posts about 0.0 mechanics or PvP.)
1: Jade - started out well but I feel has deteriorated under the pressure of being in so many cross-hairs (something he has admitted himself). Didn't help himself by his willingness to engage in forum wars.
2: Darius - started out not too good (I couldn't see much evidence of constructive discussion in the first few chat logs) but I feel has gotten slightly better. Has been a little too keen to take shots at Jade.
3: Bane - Not the best. He seems to have some good ideas and clearly has knowledge of 0.0 mechanics, but seemed unwilling to want to discuss them either in the meetings, or on the forums. Posting record is sparse and sometimes aggressive.
4: LaVista Vista - Has had good forum presence and has shown willingness to engage in debate. One of the better performing CSMs.
5: Hardin - I had trouble remembering the 9th member of the CSM... I don't know if he's just been active in the threads I'm not reading, but I don't remember much input in the chat logs either.
6-9: Serenity, Ankhesentapemkah, Innana, Deirdra - seem to have quietly gotten on with the job. A little more forum interaction would have been nice though.
I have two accounts and already know who I will be voting for, if they stand - one is a serving CSM (and the same one I voted for in the original elections who got in) and the other is someone who every time they post I find myself agreeing with pretty much every word.
I think people now have a much better idea of what the CSM is for, and what it is able to achieve - I do hope though that next time around we get as decent a cross-section of the playing public as we have had this time, but hopefully with more individuals able to push their election platforms through while not being blinkered to the big picture. I don't have a problem with issue bias - heck, we all vote for CSM members based on the issues they support - provided that they don't lose sight of what is good for the game as a whole.
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