Bradley Reala, A Plan for America, Part 1
Day 952, 14:30
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by Bradley Reala
Edit: There is an attack ad linking to this article. That ad is not run by myself or my campaign, and I do not condone such a thing. I'm sorry that anyone would run such a thing, and I'm fully committed to stamping out these negative campaigns.
A Plan for America
Retention
Retention is probably one of the most important things that is facing our nation, and we have a lot of work to do to get our retention levels up. From working with the Parties to expanding the Government and giving more jobs to the hard workers in our society I intend to make retention a top goal, and I have a lot of good ideas to help. In my opinion one of the biggest things in a V2 world will be holding all of those new players that we bring in with the change, and I intend to do that by interesting them in government jobs, having a dedicated mass mailing staff to welcome our new members each day, and strengthening the welcoming committee and other social programs.
But that’s a lot of work!
Yep, that is a lot of work, and as I’ve said before a lot of work means a lot of jobs. By focusing resources onto keeping people in the game by getting them active, we’ll expand the pool of workers who can help with these jobs. The mass mailing staff especially, but really all of the jobs will require having multiple workers doing these jobs. Many hands make light work, and by having dedicated staffs doing these jobs we’ll be able to reach out to people, not only in the messages that these people will be sending out, but also by giving newer people these same jobs and having them do outreach programs that will give them experience and build friendships with the staff and the new people that they meet. I’d also like to get a Video Crew together to make a “Welcome Message” that we will simply put the link of in the Presidential Welcoming Message. If even a few people watch it and stay then it’ll be worth it.
That’s neat, but what else?
Ah, now you’re hitting the root of the problem. Just reaching out to these people may not be enough. We need to get them active in the game. This means not only making new jobs in the welcoming committee, but making new jobs for spreadsheet workers in the Department of State, bringing in more ambassadors, opening up more programs in the Department of the Interior, and generally expanding the size of the lower level government. As I said in my earlier article, A Recipe for Retention, the government should look like a pyramid, lean and active at the top, but with a good number of jobs at the bottom to allow new players to come in and gain experience and relationships. Basically, what I’m saying, is that by getting these people jobs, we will be giving them a reason to keep playing the game.
Parties
I’ll admit straight off that parties aren’t my forte, but they are a good retention tool. I’ve already spoken with some people, and I believe that reaching out to the parties may be one of the most important things we can do to help increase retention. In order to do this, I plan to have an Office of Party Relations established that will reach out to both the Top 5 parties and smaller 6th parties, and attempt to get them the resources and man power they need to get their programs going. Rather than sniping at each other, we need to be working together to make sure that our young players are taken care of, and that’s what I intend to do.
If You’d like to help out with my Campaign:
Please come to #Brad4POTUS on irc or fill out this form: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGctcWxJblZnV3VJcDdkUk8xWUlMcnc6MA
E Pluribus Unum. From Many, One.
A Good Friend of Mine Once Sai
Together we have strength beyond measure. Do your part. Follow DoD orders. Fight with weapons. Maintain your wellness. SUPPORT THE CAUSE.
A Plan for America
Retention
Retention is probably one of the most important things that is facing our nation, and we have a lot of work to do to get our retention levels up. From working with the Parties to expanding the Government and giving more jobs to the hard workers in our society I intend to make retention a top goal, and I have a lot of good ideas to help. In my opinion one of the biggest things in a V2 world will be holding all of those new players that we bring in with the change, and I intend to do that by interesting them in government jobs, having a dedicated mass mailing staff to welcome our new members each day, and strengthening the welcoming committee and other social programs.
But that’s a lot of work!
Yep, that is a lot of work, and as I’ve said before a lot of work means a lot of jobs. By focusing resources onto keeping people in the game by getting them active, we’ll expand the pool of workers who can help with these jobs. The mass mailing staff especially, but really all of the jobs will require having multiple workers doing these jobs. Many hands make light work, and by having dedicated staffs doing these jobs we’ll be able to reach out to people, not only in the messages that these people will be sending out, but also by giving newer people these same jobs and having them do outreach programs that will give them experience and build friendships with the staff and the new people that they meet. I’d also like to get a Video Crew together to make a “Welcome Message” that we will simply put the link of in the Presidential Welcoming Message. If even a few people watch it and stay then it’ll be worth it.
That’s neat, but what else?
Ah, now you’re hitting the root of the problem. Just reaching out to these people may not be enough. We need to get them active in the game. This means not only making new jobs in the welcoming committee, but making new jobs for spreadsheet workers in the Department of State, bringing in more ambassadors, opening up more programs in the Department of the Interior, and generally expanding the size of the lower level government. As I said in my earlier article, A Recipe for Retention, the government should look like a pyramid, lean and active at the top, but with a good number of jobs at the bottom to allow new players to come in and gain experience and relationships. Basically, what I’m saying, is that by getting these people jobs, we will be giving them a reason to keep playing the game.
Parties
I’ll admit straight off that parties aren’t my forte, but they are a good retention tool. I’ve already spoken with some people, and I believe that reaching out to the parties may be one of the most important things we can do to help increase retention. In order to do this, I plan to have an Office of Party Relations established that will reach out to both the Top 5 parties and smaller 6th parties, and attempt to get them the resources and man power they need to get their programs going. Rather than sniping at each other, we need to be working together to make sure that our young players are taken care of, and that’s what I intend to do.
If You’d like to help out with my Campaign:
Please come to #Brad4POTUS on irc or fill out this form: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGctcWxJblZnV3VJcDdkUk8xWUlMcnc6MA
E Pluribus Unum. From Many, One.
A Good Friend of Mine Once Sai
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Together we have strength beyond measure. Do your part. Follow DoD orders. Fight with weapons. Maintain your wellness. SUPPORT THE CAUSE.
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add a kitchen for female retention..
Go BR!
Silly Pike, females shouldn't even be playing this game unless they have a computer in their kitchen.
Good article, retention will diffidently be important coming into V2
COMPLETELY agree that parties can play a huge part in retention. Good move setting up a position to talk to them!
BRADREE4PotUS!!!
Nice article, you'll make a great POTUS.
So, your answer is to make a bloated government? How will you make sure communication is maintained? From my understanding having an oversized government was one of the major reasons PiZ had such a problem as POTUS.
That's a good question Michael. Actually, the reason that PiZ had problems as POTUS was not due to having an over sized government, his problem was that it was managed it ineffectively. Having a three tier system, like he did, can work, but in that case there wasn't enough activity from the top to justify the middle branch. Ultimately middle tier was removed and for the rest of the month his government was much more effective.
What I've suggested, as I've said repeatedly, is not a bloated government, it's a government where the jobs are being spread out to give more people jobs at the low end. Rather than giving a bunch of people mid level jobs, I'm suggesting giving a lot of people low level jobs, a few people supervising roles, and fewer people still management roles. In my opinion doing that will open up the government for more newbies, while still keeping an effective and efficient government. If someone is not doing their job they will be let go, it's as simple as that. Work WILL be done.
SVV for Potus!
um dude you really had to use the age old "Vote Against him by voting FOR ME!" trick... thats low dude...
BRADONIA FTW
Your ad campaign shows that you do not understand the internet. You use a supposed photo of your opponent - a youth - to imply that he is unmanly and unworthy of being a president.
"Is this the 'man' you want as president?" your ad asks.
Have you never had your a$$ owned by a 12 year-old in an online game?
Really? NEVER?!?
If not, then *YOU* lack the experience to lead this country. GTFO.
I don't give a flying f*ck whether this country gets occupied by Colombia or not, but for that ad alone I hope you get slaughtered at the polls.
fuck y a john kelly thats happend to me and my cusin alot.... and since im 12 and i rape alot on COD i can vouch over all for your statement. and aiden is 12? wtf...
<3 Bradley. Good luck!
disagree, if females have a computer in their kitchen, they should be looking up recipes with it, as long as something else of food is being created or constructed in the meantime.
Bradly are you kidding me xD. Your mudslinging too! Aiden has way more expeirience than all you lower candiates. You have to tear him down to get up! He runs a super corporation for gods sake...
In this game the US is just like one giant corporation where your responsible for keeping a profit rolling in (which he rocks at) and managing the competion (i.e. enemy countries 😛). Hes more qualified than You and GF(Necros) combined!
I saw the hawt picture of Aiden and now want to vote for him.
Oh good god. As I have stated repeatedly I will not resort to mud slinging. The ad campaign is not mine, and I would never go so low as to put up an ad like that.
I must point out that neither Glorious Failure nor I have put up these ads, by our own admonitions. Frankly I don't have the money to put up such ads, and my campaign has not been doing ANY negative advertising before. Do you think that I would start negative advertising all of a sudden for absolutely NO reason? No. Whoever put up that ad has no class, and I won't stand for people such as that in my campaign staff.
"I'm Bradley Reala, and I don't support this message."
lol how does somone post it in your newspaper then xD
i find it really interesting that your views of winning a presidential election consist of thrashing other ppl's weekness. That makes me not want to vote for you at all 😛
Since that is an actual picture of him, I suggest Bradley Reala should also post a RL picture of himself 🙂
Down with ageism! It's nobody's business but the admins'. But allow the guy to defend himself. ANYBODY can put up an ad saying ANYTHING with ANY link!
But, I didn't know "Official Welcome Message" could have link. NO ONE ever thought of that before?!? Past POTUS' thought 'babies' can't click on links?! LOL!!!
Bradley, you should say something in your article about that ad so you can denounce it to more people
Thanks Bored DEAD, that's a very good idea.
@ Obmar "lol how does somone post it in your newspaper then xD"
It's understandable you'd have questions since you've been playing this game less than 10 days. FYI, anyone can take out an ad linking to any page in eRepublik. And ads don't appear "in" a paper, they appear "next to" a paper, and anyone with the gold to do so can post one.
I'm not affiliated with Bradley Reala's campaign in any way (fine candidate though), but I completely believe him when he says he had nothing to do with the attack ad.
if it really wasnt you doing the ads then show us your marketing screen shot.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/negative-campaigning-1440770/1/20">http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/nega[..]1/20
jeez
The retention scheme expressed in this article is sound in principle, but it ignores two things:
1. People don't need the government to get together, make friends, work on projects whose goals they share. Brad's always been a top-down statist, so it should surprise anyone that his view on how to improve society looks a lot like fascism.
2. When people join this game, they come with skills. A one-size fits all approach to participation is flawed. It is not sensible that people "work their way up from the bottom", which has always been Brad's approach. Not that he did this, Brad has pretty much worked his way down from the top since his ebirthday. Connections, ya know.
Wow, this is becoming like a real president campaign. There attack ads are here, where are the lobbyist? I bet it is ran by Aiden himself in order to get the votes of the pacifist.
actually aidenastrup has more experience than you politically.