My questions, their answers - CP Edition
Muglack
So I decided to dip my toe into the world of punditry for this election. I took about 4 minutes, thought up some questions that any monkey could answer and shot them off to the candidates. The following is there answers, and then I'll pick who gave the best answer and offer insights like only i can.
Question 1: Why do you want to be President?
Zianni: Mostly from a deeply buried insecurity about being inferior to all the people who I've played this game with. Which I need to satisfy by becoming an important role to prove to myself that I'm not actually useless.
Thedillpickl: Short answer is that I believe in Canada. I feel like I can improve on what we've already accomplished.
Punisher 1389: I believe I have something to contribute. Not noise, but concrete actions. I believe we have got to a point where we either get more people involved or we cease to be relevant in this game. Activity is weaning and unless we actively push our people to get involved eCanada is going to die off like most smaller nations.
My take: Punisher starts off strong, and then falls apart. The "point" he refers to happened the better part of two years ago. Dill's approach on building on what we have is great, but mostly rhetoric. I think maintaining the status quo at this point is a stretch, so expanding anything is pretty much impossible. It was also way to vague since he didn't bother to elaborate on which exact accomplishment he intends to build on Zianni at least is honest.
This round I think goes to Punisher. His answer was right, just not right now. It was also the "least wrong" of the 3 responses.
Question 2: What makes you think you deserve to be President?
Punisher 1389: No one deserves the Presidency. The President serves the people, not the other way around. If elected I will do my best to lead Canada and lead it by example.
Zianni: Nothing really, each candidate is pretty awful to be honest and that's the only reason I'm running. We've had a lot of strong leaders this year, but this month's entry is pretty depressing.
Thedillpickl: Absolutely nothing. No one "deserves" to be President. It is good to have some leadership and organizational skills. Knowledge and understanding of foreign affairs would be important to have a grasp of what's going on. Other that those I have no other qualifications that come to mind.
My take: First let's be clear. Punisher and Dill are dead wrong. You can absolutely "deserve" to be President. Some guy who makes an account, and runs as soon as he meets the level requirement shouldn't win. He hasn't earned it, and certainly doesn't deserve it. You put in the time, you do the work, you make the friends, you establish the relationships, and you get your medal. Different people do it different ways, but in the end most of them deserve it. If you don't think you deserve to win, you shouldn't be anywhere near the ballot.
Zianni wins this one because the other two's responses were dismal.
Question 3: If you win the election what is the first thing you do when you login on the 6th?
Thedillpickl: Kick my cabinet in the ass to get them working on everything we've discussed on the 5th. #1, MoFA PM our allies and friends. #2, MoD PM LETO headquarters. #3, CP to look over any information passed on by my predecessor.
Punisher 1389: If elected my first action will be to reach out to the other side and show them that we can all work together for the betterment of Canada.
Zianni: Create a cabinet application process so I can get new players into the cabinet with experienced deputies. So we'll be very slow the first day until we actually get people in. Also I'll beg some past CPs for a standard procedure I can follow to make sure I'm fulfilling my duties, I really have no idea what obligations a CP has. (I.E. Communications, organization, and the like.)
My take: One candidate that didn't realize he won the election, one candidate that didn't realize they were in an election, and one candidate that actually plans to get on the first day and actually do the job they're all running for.
Thedillpickl takes this one by a landslide.
Question 4: What is your top priority should you be elected President?
Zianni: Destroying eChile, as well as the training of players for roles. I don't really care about getting new players, but getting the current players involved because that's the only way to enjoy the game.
Thedillpickl: Maintain our level of professionalism relating to our allies and friends. We are where we are at because of them.
Punisher 1389: Foreign Affairs, communication, and activity are the main focuses for me should i be elected. Those are the main jobs of any good CP.
My take: One "status quo" response, one vague answer about areas where things are done but not mentioning what exactly he had planned, and one shoot from the hip, balls out, Ryldian answer that I can't help but respect.
Zianni steals another one.
Question 5: What's one good reason why we should vote for the other guys?
Thedillpickl: Punisher has a good understanding of what is going on in the game as relates to Canada. He has the ability to use that understanding to determine the choices he feels would be appropriate.
Zianni is not personally known to me so all I can do is read his article like everyone else. He appears to favor klop (which is good), that's a big plus in my book.
Punisher 1389: Dill picked a good cabinet.
Since when is Zianni a serious candidate?
Zianni: Punisher has a good cabinet except for himself as CP. Dill is a hard worker.
My take: Thedillpickl gave the best answer. He didn't throw anyone under the bus, and politicked it just right. It wasn't my flavor, but the most popular ice cream is vanilla so what do I know?
Thedillpickl wins this round.
Question 6: You can tell a lot about a person by who they look up to. With that in mind who do you feel is eCanada's greatest President?
Punisher 1389: Well, it's really hard to pick just one, because there were few epic CP's imo. I admire what Addy Lawrence did, also Jacobi ( especially after we marched into London during his presidency),their ability to strategize well, Rylde and his ability to motivate people to get involved and participate for the greater good. It is not a coincidence that they have so many CP medals on their profile.
Thedillpickl: Now I will quickly admit I am waffling on this one. Rylde has to be the absolute hands down favorite when it comes to fighting a war. No finesse whatsoever but completely in the enemy's face. Jacobi appears to be a favorite from the past but I have no personal knowledge of him. TheSmoke performed smoothly last September and would do well in the future.
Zianni: Klop123_, all around great guy and very fun to work with. The man has a fantastic integrity and work ethic.
My take: Putting aside my personal feelings that Rylde is a terrible CP (Hitler vs. Churchill) it doesn't come as a surprise that he was chosen by two of the candidates. Punisher even went on to mention Addy and Jacobi sighting their numerous medals as being proof of the excellent job they did. I'd counter that by reminding him that Aeriala got two medals, so just because you have a few of them it doesn't really mean you did a good job. Zianni broke trail and went with eCanada's Lou Gehrig. Can't say he's wrong, but that doesn't make him right.
Since this was the only question that actually had right answers (three in total) I can't award this one to any of them.
So that's that. My foray into punditry is at an end for the month, or longer (probably longer). Hopefully this helped you decide where to cast your vote, and if nothing else, angered you enough to leave a comment in the comment section so that I can get one of the 3 "Get 25 comments" articles out of the way.
And in case you were wondering what the right answers were for the final question they were myself, Rolo and Homer -- in no particular order.
Comments
This election is terrible lmao. Punisher4CP!
What a load of boring, senseless, repetitive twoddle.
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Depends what you mean by greatest I suppose.
The best and most dedicated CP I ever saw was Sperry. There is no comparison to any other cabinet I have been in.
He was even smart enough to realize that he wasting his efforts on a game and letting his RL slip away and he quit and stayed quit.
Sperry was the opposite of Rylde. His political skills, commitment, and understanding of the game put him in rarefied air. Sadly he was the perfect example of book smart and street stupid.
His excellence in theory was matched only by his complete and utter failure in practice.
If he put half as much effort into his real life I'm sure he is doing fine without us.
Good lord and my article was crucified for lack of agenda and I wasn't even running for CP.
What a bunch of gentlemen
Nice to have a campaign where the candidates don't spend half the time bagging each other. Always thought it’s pretty low to criticise someone publically and then claim you are a leader.
No mention of Acacia? I know his last run was below par but his V2 term was epic, working with TCO to charge into the UK
Acacia- I miss that fellow. He was one of the good ones.
25cc endorsed for being a terrible president.
Jacobi is the most overrated CP of all time
Won 8 medals, Isn't remembered for anything significant....
Did he even take us to London? The first time (during V2 with Acacia) was epic because it was the first time Fortress London had ever fallen. After that going to the UK got a little boring
Aeriala was CP when "Fortress London" fell the first time. I remember because we held it for less than 48 hours and Alfagrem responded by single handedly RW'ing Alaska, Delaware, and maybe one other region that had been stable bonuses for a long time.
Acacia might have led another charge, but I'm pretty sure Aeriala was first.
The Uk assault during V2 was definitely Acacia. We used #crimson to coordinate the fights back when Dycey was at her best. I'm pretty sure that was the first time London fell.
I remember the time Alfagrem got the shits with us and I'm sure that was later
Nope, we got close but didn't close the deal with Acacia in V2 - Aeriala was the CP when we got it done the first time....
Ok, maybe I'm just looking through crimson glasses 😛
It's just hard remembering Aeriala being involved in anything positive
To be fair he had at least one outstanding campaign where he ran against the "establishment" (which really makes no sense as I think he had 4 CP medals at the time) and won. Doesn't make him the greatest but it stands out.
Now I want to know who you think was the best... and who was underrated.
You were the best! ❤
lol, you get a vote for saying that but I didn't do enough.
Jacobi was the best at determining which way the political wind was blowing and planting his lips on the ass of the other side to gain Party endorsements. After a few medals he just won on name recognition, That was it, that was all
I'll split my choices into 2, The game when it mattered and the game when it didn't
Addy was the best CP when things mattered, He was able to put in the time and get complex initiatives off the ground and make them work
Rylde is the best choice nowadays. People don't care enough to generate anything that is long term, but in terms of rallying the population around a short term goal and having everyone believe and go "All In" there is simply nobody better
Underrated - DMV, Klop are 2 successful terms I didn't expect. Unfortunately, so much of eCanada's history if Do nothing Jacobi terms, and placeholder DAL candidates - Status Quo Boring BS
The best CP we had of all time, in any generation, was the one we never got though
A good job by any standard. Opinionated but you point that out when it applies. 🙂
o7 Dill For CP
By your account on who deserves to be president, maybe I should run 🙂
Good stuff.
We still have a president? All 250 active citizens have spoken, right?
Outstanding article.
Awsome article
Rylde, IBB, Smoke, Klop, and Oinyo are the only ones I can remember even being Canadian CPs.
Nice article.
good stuff
burn it with fire
Addy Lawrence was CP when I started. Then it went something like...
Oinyo twice
IBB
Rylde three times
McVicker twice
Brucie, then Ardikus
Dill
Smoke
Rylde twice
Of those 14 terms, three of Rylde's five have been the best.
Brucie's week was pretty bad, but he redeemed himself by the spectacular fashion in which he failed, and by naming me his MoFA for a day. McVicker's and Oinyo's terms filled me with rage and hate. Dill was the first to include me in a cabinet, Smoke carried that proud tradition forward. Ardikus cleaned up a mess of flaming poop and squared the country away after 2 months of McVickerism and a week of Brucetacular failure. And IBB got us into a war with eUK that everyone seemed to want, but which ended up being somewhat disastrous.
Oinyo's presidency was the only one of these that made me ashamed to be eCanadian. So he was the worst.
You forgot someone 🙁
Homie ❤
Homer4CP
Were you between Addy Lawrence and Oinyo, or before/after IBB? There was maybe a month or two there where I wasn't around.
Still waiting for an actual candidate this month. 🙁
Since everyone is doing it...
Best CP in my opinion was Addy. He had the communication, the foreign affairs and the military planning down. I remember liberating France and (then non-puppets) Germany and Netherlands from Polish grasp in the co campaign with USA under him. That was fun and a highlight of the military adventures we've had in my opinion. Along with Addy, you have Acacia, AV, Sperry as well all having different strengths that made them good CPs. (Even Tembutt)
Worst CP, hmm. Hard to say, Bruce was pretty bad.
I can't include Addy in my hit list because that last term was unforgivable. He knew it was his last medal and he let the country rot. The entire county was ready to burn him at the stake by the end.
Do you mean the 4th of his 4 in a row when he had the meltdown? I'm having a hard time remembering what went on in his 5th term....
Yah, the last of his four. I can't remember his 5th term at all, or when it was.
His 4th term meltdown just reminded me of his other meltdown he had when saltydog put up the CP investigation warning on the MOO forum...lol... good times. What was his 4th term CP meltdown about again? - I remember he was very "Everyone is out to get me" esque...
Indeed, perhaps I should specify to his first two/three terms.
The fourth was bad, as Rolo and you pointed out and the fifth came much later I believe, and it was a let down in comparison.
This article written by a Hero and Patriot with his finger on the pulse of the nation allows a look into the time period in question
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/double-standards-because-they-are-twice-as-true--1951713/1/20
The more I think about it, the more it seems that the individuals who were once the best, also had some of the deepest funks. Addy (to whom I once famously said he would never be CP, I wonder if he remembers that), was undeniably one of the best. He also had a horrible showing. Jacobi had at least one golden run but Rolo is right about what came next. Rylde can still do superb things but he's always been boom and bust. Acacia... even Rolo... 😉
In recent memory, the CP that has impressed me most is Smoke. What you get before and after election day is remarkably the same. Does that make him one of the best? Maybe not yet but give it some time.
Agree with what you say about Smoke.
Temubutt was the best CP... i mean child porn..
~hyuu~