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At any point did I say this is what I wanted?

Remember.. assumption leads to the mother of all **** ups

The simple fact is that having the option of "None of the Above" would be very dangerous not only for the CCP but for the CSM.

IF the option existed and IF the community were to vote for it in large numbers then nothing the CSM would have to abide that decision as it was the very same process that put them into power to begin with.

CCP could not ignore the decision as it would show that the community has major trust issues with either the candidates, the concept of a CSM, or the way the voting works.

That is why it will never happen.

Let me break these down really quick -


Have you actually asked them? Or did you read the nomination posts for the last election? I've asked the current CSM several questions, and ALWAYS gotten a response, and conversed with them.


Its pretty straightforward when CCP posts up how many votes they got exactly. (in terms of elections). In terms of what the CSM actually does... There are minutes posted. There are two entire subforums set up for conversing with the CSM. Yes, the NDA is in place, but welcome to the "real world". I work under an NDA right now (along with a non-compete agreement, and a security clearance). Get used to it!


Thats because the most fanatical hardcore players are the only ones willing to devote the time to being a CSM. From talking to several current and past CSMs... its like a second job. You REALLY have to like EVE, and you have to be able to bring people together to even be in the same area code as the CSM. Its not easy!


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If you want to make a big deal about the CSM, instead of posting drivel on the forums, whining, and stamping your feet, why don't you run for CSM?

Consistency........... Small Sample of Posts. I'm missing something.

Spanks been around for quite a while and he's pretty well respected in See&Pee. There just happened to have been more straight up stupid posting going on in GD recently. It's too much to ask us to not troll them ridiculously.

I know I've got the maturity of a 5 year old, I was under the impression you held yourself to a higher maturity level, thus "we"



Can I have Sprinkles and Gummi Bears?

I'm familiar with tourettes, but the only funny type is the cursing kind, so that's what I always picture. I do recognize that just about any mental disorder is a spectrum (for instance, persistent auditory hallucinations providing instruction are only considered a symptom of schizophrenia if you follow their [often paranoid] commands. If you don't follow the commands, you're considered healthy. Estimates suggest upwards of 20% of the population hears voices on a regular basis).

Gah. I was going to make an off color joke about people's pussyfooting around the word ******, but I decided against it. The point of that is that the people who can be described as ******** don't care what you describe them as so long as you're nice to them. Hell, they can be a lot of fun to work with. The higher functioning patients tend to enjoy when you help them use their disability to mess with other people.

This. Very much this.

I really liked this post.

I promise not to **** on you if you catch fire

In the vein of Soundwave's wildlife management advice, will you promise to piss on me in the event I get stung by jellyfish?

Last year, Jade & Jayne from Lost in Eve podcast hosted several episodes worth of debates of CSM candidates, many of which eventually got elected. This year Jade announced that he will be doing the same. Just stay tuned to Lost in Eve. Other podcasts may host debates as well.

Note: I am in no way affiliated with LiE, I just think Jade is doing an awesome job.

It is if you know anything about statistics and the response rate and accuracy of polls among customers.

When was the last time you took the time to fill in a questionare for a product or service you've used? Usually the only people who will take the time to give feedback are the people who are either really happy or really unhappy with something.

What if the survey doesn't ask the questions or address the issues you want to raise? Or what if it asks a question and you don't really understand what it means, who do you ask for clarification? What if you answer a question and it's interpretted wrongly by the researcher? Here's an example:

Are Titans Balanced? [X] Strongly Disagree, [ ] Disagree, [ ] Indifferent, [ ] Agree, [ ] Strongly Agree,
What does that mean? Do I think that titans are way overpowered or do I think that they're completly useless?

That's a simple example but hopefully you get the point. Surveys can be ignored and interpretted wrongly, I'd rather have someone I can talk to about an issue, especially when this game is so complicated and there are so many things to address, that a survey would have to be huge, or you'd have to simply ignore some issues.

The problem with your question isn't that questions are inherently bad, but that it's simply a bad question.