Jita Park Speakers Corner

**UPDATE: Sadly, due to RL issues I won't be able to continue in the CSM race this year. But thanks to those who supported me, and best of luck to the other candidates!**

I'm Lucius Arcturus, a capitalist, wormhole resident, and POS manager. I would like your support in gaining a seat on this year's CSM.

I joined Taggart Transdimensional in the fall of 2010. It is an old, active corp, and was founded by objectivists, adherents of author Ayn Rand's philosophy of free market capitalism and rational self-interest. In February 2011 I was promoted to CEO of Taggart and have held the position since then.

Like many Taggart pilots, I live in a wormhole. Wormholes are a great place to play EVE. While large corporations do exist out here, and you will find the occasional blob, the small gang is king. The experiences that wormholes offer are not exclusive to their residents - a wormhole could open up anywhere at any time, giving k-space pilots the opportunity to enter and fly in unknown space.

It is precisely for this unique environment that I wish to sit on the CSM. Unknown space is an area of EVE that is working pretty well, but that does not mean that WH pilots shouldn't have representation on the CSM. In addition, there are many aspects of WH life that also affect lots of other pilots in New Eden, such as the POS. Here are some specific issues I'd like to work on should I be elected:

The big issues:
- Continuing to voice my support for FiS (Flying in Space) content over WiS (Walking in Station) content. FiS is the reason why many people play EVE and is of paramount importance to WH pilots especially, as many of us do not dock on a regular basis.
- Opposing any kind of "WH stabilizing mechanic", like the type mentioned in the recent CSM minutes. It is my opinion that the game mechanics regarding WH mass are excellent and CCP does not need to fix what isn't broken.
- POS mechanics. Fuelblocks are a step in the right direction, but there are many more steps along that path. Smarter security, more accessibility.
- Corporate roles. CEOs/directors should be able to separate roles by control tower. Even being able to set a pilot's home base to a specific control tower, as we can currently do with stations/offices, would be a big help.

The less big issues:
- Nagging POS array complaints...being able to open containers inside arrays, repackaging inside arrays, renaming all arrays, get rid of the lag when opening arrays, etc.
- Allowing alliance access to arrays.
- Permitting the anchoring of cap ship maintenance arrays (SMAs) inside WHs.
- Basic scanning fixes (probe bubbles too sticky, being able to move all probes up and down on the vertical plane with 1 click, etc.)
- Static signature IDs.
- Swapping subs on/assembling t3s in space.
- Sleeper sites randomize waves.

Wishlist/ideas:
- Dedicated gas harvesting ship
- The modular POS (dead horse, etc.)
- Repair array
- T3 frigs
- Clone jumping within the same WH system (not inside or outside of the system)
- Being able to reclaim abandoned control towers in w-space

All of these concepts have been proposed over the years, and they should continue to be proposed (the third list is more of a collection of ideas that I have considered but am not as serious about as the first two). As you can see, most of them affect not just WH pilots, but also anyone who has activities in common with WH pilots - POS management, corporate roles, scanning, etc.

If you would like to see someone on the CSM that has WHs and WH-related activities in mind, vote for me on March 7th!

As a w-space pilot, I wonder why I should vote for you, instead of two-step, who's announced he will run again this year ?

I appreciate what you are trying to do, but I would rather not see multiple wormhole candidates on the ballot because this would cause our votes to get split up and none of the w-space guys might make it in.

Wow, Taggart Transdimensional... that is a name I have not heard in a long time. Amazed that the corporation is still around.

I am cautious about giving you support until I have seen the shape of your hat.

objectivism is primarily advocated by terrible spergs

how do you maintain a belief in a system founded on 'rationality' given the many human cognitive flaws that ayn rand knew nothing about

how do you reconcile your loathing of faith and mysticism with a literally mystical belief in the idea of pure human reason













thanks for making objectivism central to your candidacy!

I would vote for a WH candidate who didn't espouse a moral philosophy I associate with slightly above average intelligence 13 year olds.

Seeing as how I just barely made it in the last election, I think this is true. I wish Lucius had contacted me before running, but it is a little late for that.

Will DHD run for CSM?

If you get on the CSM will that get you to stop spamming the recruitment channel?

How could you possibly disagree with a system described in a book where several dozen people could hide in a valley in Colorado causing everyone else in the world forget how anything works and then those same "special" people in Colorado create a society where something as simple as lending your car to a friend is forbidden and requires the immediate exchange of gold to happen?

I love Atlas Shrugged for what it is, an interesting idea taken to an impossible extreme, but as a practical guide? Not so much. The most common thing you will find about the fervent fans of the book (and the concept) is they all believe they would be among the "special people" in New Colorado!

That said, I've found the Taggart guys to all be good folks and I wish this candate luck in the CSM 7 elections!

Issler

Hellgremlin stole that hat long ago, Jowen, but +1 for the reference. :)