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He like any other player will be allowed to "apply" to run for CSM. But the CSM admin team will look at his history of warnings and past behaviour before saying yes or no. Knowing what we do of the circumstances of the ban I think we can probably imagine how that application will end up.

(I'd expect its highly unlikely anyone from CCP will answer this question btw because it will stretch too closely to discussing disciplinary proceedures about another player)

I think you missed the mark here a bit.

Objectivity is why he was banned and removed, per the rules.

Subjectivity would've been making an exception to the rules because of who he was or any extenuating circumstances.

Ya i know that's the most probable route of action for ccp .. but .. the CSM rules state NO EXCEPTIONS.
He must NOT be allowed into the CSM again, as per rules.

Otherwise, ccp is opening a very very dangerous door.
a) goon special treatment theory's are proven right
b) mittanus claim on his recent ceo update where he claims and i quote: "One could additionally argue that I’ve spent so much time in Iceland this year that I’ve become co-opted by CCP; I have too many friends who work at the company and I don’t want to **** them over " (source)
c) CCP wont be able to permaban anyone from CSM in the future, since a new precedent is set.

Once again, i am waiting for some official answer on the matter, altho i understand it's not a easy subject to reply to, must be answered, otherwise CSM <-> CCP <-> GOONS relationship is not as transparent as CCP claim and needs further investigation, at the possible cost of CSM complete collapse, not to mention CCP/EVE itself.

former chairman

What I find interesting is they are all whinning and crying about disenfranchisement. Apparently these players do not know, or do not care about the actual definition of the term. Their votes were not less effective, they were not blocked. Their votes were counted, served their purpose, and successfully elected their chosen delegate to office.

What happened was AFTER the votes were counted, and AFTER the delegate became the official Chairman to be sworn in once CSM 7 started. The delegate himself, through his OWN actions, and by his own admission, stepped down from the position of CSM 7 chairman/member. This is no different than a US elected president stepping down prior to being sworn into office for actions he committed. The votes were counted, the person was successfully elected.

Your votes were not made less effective, you were not blocked from being able to vote. The person you voted for committed immoral, unethical, and via violation of the TOS and EULA illegal actions, that resulted in his account being banned, and after some personal reflection, resigned from his elected position. Under a normal democratic society, the spot would be filled by the Vice President, or in this case, the person with the next highest amount of votes, and every position from there down filled by the person below it, and the final spot filled by the person with the highest number of votes that did not make the original CSM 7 panel.

Instead of complaining about and trying to cry "disenfranchisement", how about you condemn the person who failed to maintain a professional decorum and failed to represent his constituents in a moral, ethical, and professional manner.

Just goes to show if enough people ***** and whine about something utterly unimportant then the result is a load of predictable bollocks. I can't believe he's resigned, as one of the 10k people that voted for him I want that decision reversed.

It's Fanfest, it's a party. If you want to "serious business" up the party at the top of the world that I come to once a year, then I'll stop ******* coming.

Well played CCP, and well played you bunch of whining cunts.

OMG, a conspiracy.

You mean 10k character votes right? Because the way I understand this works, that each account has 3 character slots, so technically 1 person, can vote 3 times. So in reality, 10k individual people are not disenfranchised.

Also, didn't the votes take place prior to said actions taken by Mittens? I am curious to know how many votes he would have lost had he done this prior to the conclusion of the CSM7 vote. I think this should be taken into account as well.

A person in all aspects of life should be held accountable for their action's and inaction's. There is no difference in this situation, than if someone did this to someone they go to school with or work with. The person known as The Mittani is no different than you or I. Therefore, Mittens shouldn't be given special treatment for breaking the rules and inciting such terrible things. He had a choice in his words. He is an educated man, a smart man who prides on his abilities to communicate. There is a lesson in this for him, and I am sure he will grow and become a stronger leader because of it. Whether you like his game play or not doesn't matter. This is a human matter, not a gaming matter, and although it is a fine line, human matters are more important, and should be respected. I believe this is what CCP is doing. This is what I believe Mittens is doing in making reparations and stepping down. There is always next year, and he has plenty of time to plan and strategise his next campaign. I wish him luck.

CCP did not disenfranchise anyone. The Mittani disenfranchised himself ,and to an extent all who voted for him, with his ill-advised comments and behavior in a very public forum.

Like I said before, do not blame CCP, blame the Mittani. No one asked him to act the fool, it simply came natural to him and he paid the price. One might consider his conduct and apparent lack of maturity before voting for him again, assuming he is even allowed to run.