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We were able to get up to Number 1 in the ranks. Thanks to mass messages from WHS, Cydp and myself."

To be honest, you getting to number one spot is down to literally nothing ILP has done, its down to Saoirse consistently losing members over the last twenty one days.

It can be seen since a certain date quite recently that Saoirse has lost a high number of members and that is what has made ILP a number one party. Since the 22nd of last month Saoirse has lost twenty members while ILP has gained one.

The Patriot party has gained more members than ILP since then with nineteen members joining the party

Ah here they come to gloat in an article not even about them.

@Marcus yes this is a factor. But the ILP's ability NOT to lose members is something I think needs to be commended. It is true that the Patriots grew in members by a lot. Best of luck at recruiting or adding multis or whatever it is you're doing. Couple of dodgy accounts all coming from the same time (late December/early January) with minimal activity and few friends but most seem legit. This being said there are odd looking accounts in every party but don't think people don't keep their eyes open for such trickeries.

There are odd accounts in loads of parties, six on the last page of your party..and thats before going looking at any other accounts further up.

I was just pointing out how your party didn't get to number one by mass messages as you said, if your saying anything about multies look no further than your own door step.

Good article, Gerald. You had a great term this month! o7 🙂

To his credit, Smyth was actually able to stop a very steep decline in ILP members that had been taking place the month before. I don't know if it is anything specific they did but they could have lost a lot even more if things had kept going the way they were going. Kudos for that.

That being said, however, I feel I must voice my personal distaste for mass-PMing as a recruitment method for parties, especially if it’s the primary one that is used. It is not necessarily a dishonorable practice in and of itself, but as we have seen it definitely has the potential to be abused. Of course I'm fairly confident the ILP wasn’t actually slandering other parties this time like they have been caught doing in the past, but why not just remove all doubt and do your recruiting in the public eye where others can actually fact-check and counter the claims that are being made to these young and impressionable players? Or is transparency and fairness just something your party preaches and not something it actually practices?

And that goes for all parties, btw, not just the ILP. I know my own party and many others have done their share of mass PMing in the past, but I have never really understood why it is still accepted practice in this country. IMHO young players should not be getting their information about Irish politics and possibly even culture and history and society from unchallengeable claims made behind closed doors. Sorry for turning this into a debate, but I am genuinely curious what the moral justification is for this kind of thing.

"We were able to get up to Number 1 in the ranks. Thanks to mass messages from WHS, Cydp and myself."

REALLY?

Nice term Gerald, although I havent agreed with a lot of your party's policies this last month & had a heated argument with Mike Bane. The manner that you and senior ILP members conduct themselves with is great. I hope to see you run again for Party President in the near future.

Just for the record

Yes the ILP was losing members and we continue to do so
However Saorise is also losing members (at a higher rate at the moment)
The difference is we are also gaining members which initially stopped the decline and then reversed (be it slowly) the trend.

The mass message has no reference to any other party (other than noting our current rank) as I'm sure those with multis can confirm.

No rather than winging on Gerald's article maybe best you redouble your efforts in your own party.

A good term Gerald, halting the slight decline and turning it round when Ireland is in the doldrums. Let's hope we can continue that upturn and make the Irish political scene a more fun and agreeable place.

A short info.....the real reson why is Gerald Smyth leaving for couple weeks is coz i introduced with The Word from Heavens.

Gerald was so impressed he decided to take some time to study The Word on the top of the nearest mountain......

@Stilpo I PM'd you our message if you'd like to evaluate it. You have a very valid opinion. It works for us; I can't think of a better alternative for the situation we're in.

@Hank thanks!

@Kurgan Yes I am preparing my things to study with the Overlords of the Human Race and a fluffy bunny to learn the ways of The Word.

I can say that the day I created this account, I got a mass mail message from a party which basically said that all the other parties were out to ruin everyone's fun, so not to join them. Mass mailing is lame and impersonal.

Hi Digitess

I assume the message was not from me?

Gerald I forgot to say thanks for your hard work we appreciate it

ILP Ábu

The ILP appreciates you to WHS! You're vital to this party.

@Digitsss: Could you please provide the person who mailed you such PM? It was most likely not authorized by any ILP senior member at this moment and if it was done by an ILP administration from the past than we apologize for the misdeeds of party members. We try to uphold a positive image and fairness towards all players.

I didn't and shall not clarify which party it was from, I was responding to Stilpo's point about mass messaging. It's lame and can be divisive, and I'm not in favour of it as a practice. Parties should respect each other rather than trying to get one over on each other all the time.

"No rather than winging on Gerald's article maybe best you redouble your efforts in your own party."

Who is whinging?

I was just pointing out the inaccurate information on this, since the 20th of last month ILP as gained no members but also lost none.

If that is whinging then I seriously lol