something…there, I said something. Yeah, not much there, right?
I have a problem. A lot of people both in and out of game have been asking me about a particular CSM candidate. People have been commenting on his EVE Forum thread in the CSM section. Some of these comments have been very ‘rough’ and calling out various truths about this individual.
I am aware of what has been said and I honestly did not want to contribute to the discussion. A friend and I were discussing the thread Friday evening and I have been quoted on why I’ve not contributed to the discussion. I am not very happy that I was quoted on the thread, but as her post states, I did not say that I was speaking “off the record”. Needless to say, I am not pleased but it’s my own fault for not ensuring that I was speaking off the record.
I honestly don’t care if this individual runs for the CSM. I could care less. His publicly documented lack of integrity, honor and blatant illegal activities in the real world are more than enough to put any chances of this individual actually winning a seat on the CSM on par with a snowball surviving in the depths of hell for an extended period of time.
I have the faith that EVE Online community is smart enough to understand that this individual has no place representing the EVE player’s collective interests. I have faith in the community that they know he can not be trusted regardless of which corporation and/or alliance he currently enjoys membership. It is a bit shocking that his current alliance did not do the research on this individual to know what they brought into the midst, but I am sure they will learn how much of a problem they have brought into the fold. Perhaps they have plans to hang him out to dry and he’s not aware of how he is being played in game as he has done to so many people who trusted him. That would be some fitting justice.
For everyone who has urged me to stand up and actively speak out against this individual, I do thank you all for your support, however, I will not allow this person to continue to impact my game time nor my real life. This post will be all I will be willing to day as he’s simply not worth any other effort.
Enough said, now, go vote for the other candidates who are worthy of your attention.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I'm glad you did post this as I have not really been following the CSM candidates after being dissilusioned after voting for Lark in the last one.
I now realise that my apathy could lead to someone like this guy being elected and so I'm going to read up on all the other candidates and use my 2 votes wisely.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Listen to the debates on planetriskshow.com and read about all the candidates on the blogs and forums. There is a lot of information out there that people should read before they make their decisions, just as you should with any electoral process.