Top 40 Most Influential eAmericans: Survey Results
Ananias
First off, thank you to each and every one of you who participated in the survey regarding the most influential citizens of the eUS. There were 42 respondents, of which 38 were eUS Citizens, 3 made up names and 1 dead person (go figure, resurrection just for my survey, truly miraculous). Based on the number of respondents I believe it is reasonable to say that this first survey was not nearly as successful as I hoped, but it did provide for a surprisingly wide range of influential individuals.
Here are the top 40 (39+1 group), ties were resolved by giving 1 point for each elected to congress, elected to presidency, battle hero, resistance hero and media mogul. Then additional ties were resolved by experience points.
The comments presented with the names are actual comments from respondents.
Update: One of the respondents felt that it was important to mention that the survey provided the opportunity for each respondednt to choose up to five individuals that they considered influential, and I screened the responses to verify that no respodents voted for themselves. Therefore the list below is generated from approximately 200 individual nominations provided. - Again, next round, my desire is to see the survey receive at least 500 individual nominations (100-120 respondents). Thank you!
The results:
1. Scrabman - He's been in congress for a long time and is now president. For my entire time here in Erep he's been active, responsible, civil.
2. Justinious McWalburgson III - Well, he was most influential for me. He has his fingers in everything: Economics, script writing, politics, newspapers, Atlantis. He'd have his fingers in the military if they would let him. **Or my personal favorite: Love him or hate him, you can't escape him.
3. Uncle Sam - Former US President with one of the most subscribed newspapers.
4. PrincessMedyPi - Because everyone loves her.
5. Moishe - He helped to shape military policy early on in V1 and is now VP. A fruitful and influential career indeed.
6. One Eye - Without him, we would suck...so hard. He influences almost every policy decision.
7. Benn Dover - One of eAmerica's most popular presidents, and since he was the first elected President of V1, he is among the most influential.
8. DesertFalcon - One of the most polarizing political figure, Desertfalcon brought organization to the Conservative Party and has had an impact (no matter how big or small) on every Presidential election that he has taken part in.
9. Ananias* - Is a great example of a thoughtful player. His opinions are valued in across the political spectrum. Though it was nominally a political article aimed at supporting Scrabman, his article on setting goals for winning has been influential among game-thinkers and players.
10. Leroy Combs - Although he is quiet, he influences this country more than any other as CIA director and, as of yesterday, the Secretary of Defense. He is the man that protects us from foreign invaders, but his influence extends so much further than that, and he is the most trustworthy person I know in the eUSA. **Or my personal favorite: If I told you, I'd have to kill you.
11. Emerick - Troll? Seer? Rude? Lulzy? Yes, he's all of these. He's a fine player and full enough of piss and vinegar to inspire and frustrate a whole industry of smart asses. He's the most poetic and one of the most prolific citizens. Yeah, that's influence too.
12. Eugene Harlot - The man is a military genius, and he knows exactly what to say when you say something stupid. Not too many people argue back with him, because he's usually right. You might not like what he has to say, but it's hard to deny it.
13. Joe DaSmoe - He's always had a huge following by both the military and new citizens.
14. Publius - He's a big force behind PANEC, in the Economic Council, and SADD. He's a data person, python person, and reasonable person. He's active. All these things add to to influential and effective in my book.
15. Tiacha - She is by far the most level-headed person in this nation, and always open to bipartisanship in Congress. Plus she's awesome.
16. Michael Lewis - Why ML? Even though he is taken as a joke by most, everyone knows his name. Which speaks for something.
17. Kyle321n - Kyle's the speaker of the house and is regarded by both military and political figures alike for his knowledge and activity.
18. Pearlswine - Pearl gets data that no one else can get. This information feeds the movers and shakers of Erep and steers the direction of the eUS. That's influence.
19. Alby
20. Jewitt - Popular economic counselor.
21. John Woodman - He is helpful and friendly to all. he is a true leader in everything that he does. from the military to congress to just being a friend, he exemplifies a real leader.
22. HeadmistressTalia - Cause she's smart, and works her ass off.
23. Istarlan - Awesome, top of the eNG
24. NeilP99 - He is never afraid to say what he believes is right and wrong in America and the eWorld.
25. ghvandyk - He started a populist uprising...he's the voice of all eAmericans!
26. Claire Littleton - She's just burst on the scene but boy has she made an impact! Her articles are always highly ranked and she's put her unique stamp on congress.
27. ProggyPop - He leads the most powerful party in eUSA. With enough party garrison, he can bloody control the eUSA
28. John Jay
29. greecelightning
30. Nathan Woods - Nathan was one of the founding fathers of the Nationalist party and serving 3 straight PP terms. He displayed great campaigning skills in his run for president even without a Top party endorsement gained nearly 300 votes.15.
31. William Shafer
32. NoneSuch
33. MoDog
34. ClammyJim
35. Nave Saikiliah
36. shoepuck
37. SamWystan
38. Henry Baldwin
39. Queball_ Jenkins
40. 2-Clicker - the 2-clicker has more power then they think.
Thanks to all the respondents. The asterisk beside my name denotes that I recognize that as the author of the survey the results are skewed, still I am honored and thankful to be on the list. I will do another poll in a couple of weeks and hope to increase responses.
For now, vote it up and comment away, agree or disagree with the list?
Comments
pertamaxx
pertamaxx
damn you Pubbo
I sure am poetic
Well I guess I can be one of the Top 40 Most Influential eLithuanians...
GJ! You do belong there, Ananias 😉
where am I? oh are you making a separate one for me?
Not once did I hear about this survey. 😞
Eagerly waiting for the second!
Emerick is so poetic, LOL. Oh... Emerick, quit being so tsundre and lame.
Oh Claire, you are tso tsundre for me. It's actually kind of sad how you follow me around like this xD.
sorry for the offtopic question, but what is uncle sam doing in eLatvia??? 🙂🙂😃
He just cant bear civil life? Must be a president somewhere? 😃😃
Awesome list, no surprises with who I see on there.
Emerick and Claire sitting in a tree...
Loved the article. Voted.
Voted. No list would be complete without Emerick.
Least I'm higher than ML.
Then again, I voted for him.
I don't see myself on this list.
Not Voted. 🙁
I'm flattered. Surprised, but flattered.
Voted
I don't really understand this list. No offense, but if you are going to do the top-40 most influential Americans, I don't even think that Scrabman would make it onto the top-15. Next to that, Nave would be right in the top 3 and people who most of us have never heard of (who is Queball?) would not even be in the list.
But if this is more of a... contemporary list, then I should be lower and Nave shouldn't even be on there.
Nice ratings though 😛
A better title would be who is more popular, but its still fun to see the results.
I understood it to be a list of contemporary influence. At least that's how I voted. And I didn't vote on popularity, but on ability to affect the direction of the country.
I do think it should be shorter. Like no more than 12. 😛
shoepuck and Queball clearly are guys that voted for each other.
Although I strongly support Scrabman I am surprised that the #1 position is not occupied by some of our "older" Citizens such as Benn, Sam, DF or even Justin. That I came in at #5 shocked the pants off me. (Get that mental image stuck in your head for the rest of the weekend! Mwahahahahaa!!)
Very interesting list and I can honestly say that I'm surprised to see my name on it. I would be very interested to know who voted for me and I have to say that I'm flattered whoever it was. As usual you've written an interesting and clever article Ananias, thanks for the great reading.
I agree with Ben
who btw should be 1st
Thanks you for all of your comments. To many of the points here, I seriously considered just going with the Top 25 or 30 nomination receivers, but out of respect for those that took the time to respond to the survey I did want to recognize everyones vote. There was a major cross-section of responders, some quite serious and some that were just fillin in holes. To the credit of the responders, there was a general consensus for the top 15 or so, and after reviewing it once again I found that there was very little evidence of people voting for each other...in fact many who made the list did not participate in the survey at all...especially amongst the second tier.
As this was a general survey and did not target a specific group for feedback, it really should not be too surprising that President Scrabman was identified as currently the most influential individual in the game given name recognition.
For the record, I think pretty much all of the individuals on the list are valid for the sake influence, a broader response would have created some changes obviously...and I hope that I will receive that with the next survey.
Thank you all for your comments!
I disagree Eugene Harlot, if it were 12 then ghvandyk wouldn't be up there.....
Yeah there are a few on there who probably shouldn't be there.
Yeah, I voted for myself as one of my choices. And as you can see... #37!
"I understood it to be a list of contemporary influence. At least that's how I voted. And I didn't vote on popularity, but on ability to affect the direction of the country.
I do think it should be shorter. Like no more than 12. 😛"
Ditto Harlot.
Ananias: is there any way you could give more choices for what people said about individuals...if they exist?
Why the hell is David Jordon not up there?
Possibly make a list of the "Top 15 Most Influential" and see how the results shift. That would be interesting.
Oh, and glad to see my name up there 😃
As a player with about 2 month's experience, I would say it is a very fair list. I have either met with or heard great things about pretty much every one on that list.
Also, ML ought to be higher up 😃
He originally had it as the top 50. I told him to cut it off at 25 and remove his name from the list. I think you can figure out why.
@Princess, there were a couple more options as well for comments thought they tended to either be substantively duplicate or dod not necessarily add anything to the content. So I could probably add maybe 4 or 5 more comments but I'm unsure they would necessarily add anything. I will try and offer more complete comments i the next round if furnished.
Sweet! Completely understood Ananias!
some of those people aren't eAmericans any more
I can't believe I didn't make the list. *shock* *gasp of surprise*
I actually forgot to vote for this list. And really, it should be expected for the sitting President to make it on such a list unless people hate him. So I'm not sure that my appearance so near the top is merited ... but it is what it is. Do the poll again in 3 months and I might make it but I would not be in the top 10.
I'm honestly surprised to be so high up on this list. I agree with benn's points. Its more of "Most Influential/Current eAmericans" maybe round 2 could be called something along those lines, lol. Great stuff
Where's Ian John Locke IV in the list? 😛
I think he should be there too!
1: John Jay?
2: What happened to Dishmcd's.
Woohoo! 😛
Haha alright. Cute list, but there are waaaaay too many people on there who have no right to be.
But cool, I guess.
The fact that Moishe got credit for my workings in the Military disappoints me, as well as the fact that I'm not higher on the list.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Claire stop hitting on me in IRC
Lame list is lame. I hardly recognize any of those people. Scrabman is no where near the top of the list. Especially if it's influencial as in influenced where we are now. Also Will should be higher up and you're missing buzzy and I.
I liked that last list better
So there was no requirement to actually live in the eUS? Interesting. The 2 nobody's are kind of funny. How many votes did they receive?
Sorry, I understood the list as who shaped America, not current influence. But if it was the former Daphne and Esoom 😉 should be on the list.
where did i rank??
Thank you all for your comments.
Anyone that received at least one nomination was added to the list and the tiebreakers were annotated in the article. The position that those nominated appeared on the list was in direct correlation to the number of votes they received, my hope is that in future surveys the amount of respondents would be increased such that the top 50 would include only those that received multiple votes. While many have attributed the results as being a snapshot of influential individuals, for which I would agree, I made every attempt to coordinate the list in such a way as to respect the nominations of every respondent regardless of motivation, if you are unhappy or disagree with the list, I can appreciate that, though I must conclude that the list is a reasonable approximation of current sentiment regarding notable influence in the lives of eAmericans without bias from the editor.
Frankly there are many names on the list, that, if I were attempting to generate a list based on importance in my perspective, would not have been included...but my opinion is only valid insomuch as I am an eAmerican citizen, and therfore no more valid than anyone else's.
For the record, my personal vote was for Scrabman, Justinious McWalburgson III, Emerick, PrincessMedyPi and One Eye. And it counted exactly the same as every other respondents in ranking.
Thank you again to all respondents in the survey, and to all those that have read, voted and commented.