Referendum on democracy, Help for every single player and Mass communication in game
Max Blue
Referendum on democracy
The UK needs a referendum on whether we keep democracy or we head into another dictatorship. The referendum we previously had 3 options, "organise a revolution", "remain under the current dictatorship" and "elected Country President is appointed Dictator".
50.75% voted to "organise a revolution"
22.39% voted to "remain under the current dictatorship"
26.87% voted that any "elected Country President is appointed Dictator"
We had an almost 50/50 split on whether people wanted democracy or not. The question was not a yes/no one, and the benefits and downsides where not made clear enough in advance. Once the benefits and downsides of each are made clear I will organise a referendum with the question: Should the UK be a democracy? The answers will be: Yes. No. Abstain.
This will give the UK clear direction on what we are to do in the coming term, and it records active players that chose neither yes or no.
Help for every single player
If I am CP I will issue training ground loans, so players can make the most of upgrading their training grounds when the next admin's offer on these come round. I will also issue training contract loans so people can save money on training by taking the 90% off training contract.
I will also make available Q1 house loans. These will help players that can't afford a Q1 house get one. As you will be aware if you read my newspaper players can earn 63.5 CC extra per week just by having a Q1 house!
Newspaper loans will be available for players that can't afford to start a newspaper. Writing and commenting in the media is a key aspect to improving your activity and knowledge. These loans will help take the UK forward into a more active future.
Opportunity for all and communication are going to be my theme if elected.
Mass communication in game rather than offsite
The forums and the IRC are offsite and many players don't use these. The need for these is debatable, but what is not is that they are an extra layer of hassle that new, and many established players just don't want to participate in. I believe in strong ingame communication. I will increase the use of newspapers, feeds, mass PM's and urge military units to use their chatrooms. The game has the capacity of great communication. I will get the UK connected and communicating. I'm not saying people shouldn't use either the IRC or forum, but I will make communication in the game what it needs to be!
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Comments
I think recent events on Dictatorship/Democracy pretty much ended the topic.
I regard another referendum on the matter as utterly useless.
Especially this soon.
I also find the ' This way we will not be taken over by a foreign dictator ' as crap.
If you look closely, there are weaker eCountries around that maintained Democracy.
"I think recent events on Dictatorship/Democracy pretty much ended the topic"
I'm not sure whether it is a 3 day wait or a 10 day wait but we will see a civil war pretty quickly once it can be started. Whether that is a foreign MU or homegrown players, these events aren't over.
"I regard another referendum on the matter as utterly useless."
Considering a lot of people had problems with the referendum, and then the result of the referendum being ignored, I don't think another referendum will be useless.
"I also find the ' This way we will not be taken over by a foreign dictator ' as crap. If you look closely, there are weaker eCountries around that maintained Democracy."
It is totally possible that we might not be targeted, but at the same time the threat is quite large. Firstly, we are more attractive to potential dictators due to the assets we have, a lot more than most of the weaker countries who kept democracy. Secondly we are hated a lot more in the eWorld and there are people who would want to take us over. You can flip a coin on it.
The referendum isn't a bad idea.
Also we're not that strong either
and the MPPs we have, doesn't have enough support for us...
did you know how much money we wasted for CO in TW against france?
a lot, maybe around 200k cc. even france didn't put any CO at all.
we have 10/10/6 bonus which can generate a lot of money. any PTOers will be delightful to start a coup in UK plus high amount of CO for their side. anyone claiming that we are safe from a foreign coup is retarded.
I also find the ' This way we will not be taken over by a foreign dictator ' as crap.
If you look closely, there are weaker eCountries around that maintained Democracy.
Stop living in fear! I might vote for you depends who else is running!
weaker country that no one has any interest in. we have 100% weapons bonus dont forget
nope. depends on rich players' interest. some want the collection of medals or/and getting 80g/month profit.
slovakia and australia is the example.
let the irish be a lesson to you pommies ha ha ha.
For clarification based on some of the above comments - the time period from a successful revolution to an attempt at a coup is 10 days.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/main/latest-updates/0/208
http://prntscr.com/6nn5oc
Sad times: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/spite-and-malice-2512328/1/20
Good luck!