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ty, I think the "self-appointed" is the key in your phrase there. That's why I think the authority has to be derived from the community for it to work -- nm

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Dec 21 '11, 09:47

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Ironically, I think politics is the one place where we've figured out how to get along. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 10:02 3
- I was thinking this earlier as well... - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:04 2
  - Let's get through a Presidental year before we go around doing the Winston Wolfe treatment. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 21, 10:06 1
    - I think we've beaten each other up so much over politics that it's sort of hard to hit a vulnerable spot. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 21, 10:09
I appreciate the idea and the desire to fix things, but I only see this becoming a popularity contest in a community already seeing the problems - ty97 Dec 21, 10:01 1
- I nominate ty97 for Emperor of ST! -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 10:02
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Who wants to bring back Scribbled and Banned? -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 21, 09:51 13
- i wish Bery scribbled. sincerely. -- nm - Andie Dec 21, 10:03
- I can't wait to see what will happen when people here are given actual power - Guigue Dec 21, 09:55 11
  - running does not equal reviewing posts -- nm - Epiphany Dec 21, 09:57 5
    - Right. Reviews should be "complaints-driven" only. Someone has a burr up their ass, fine, we'll look at it. But no policing on a pro-active basis. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 21, 09:59 4
      - I'm on board with this idea but we appear to be in the minority -- nm - Epiphany Dec 21, 10:01 1
        
        My major concern is that the outcome will be pre-decided by who is friendlier with who. - ty97 Dec 21, 10:10
      - All decisions would run through me, anyway. It would be like a constitutional monarchy. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 10:00 1
        
        :) -- nm - Epiphany Dec 21, 10:04
  - Here's the thing, I put enough faith in the community that I don't think anyone really wants this or to act that way if it did come to pass. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 21, 09:57 2
    - Power corrupts. I like most people here, but I'm not sure anyone's immune to this. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 21, 10:00 1
      - Hence, it ain't a permenant gig. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 21, 10:01
  - More people will leave, which would be sadder. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 09:55 1
    - *ding* -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 21, 09:56
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- For the Greater Good. - Beryllium Dec 21, 10:01
- We clearly need a bicameral Council system. One elected by popular vote, and other by nominations from the various factions -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 09:52
LIR: You had me at loving ST for it's complete lack of moderation... and then lost me when you proposed moderation -- nm - con_carne Dec 21, 09:51
Nothing would stay secret and everything that went to the council would end up blowing way out of proportion. -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 09:50 5
- I have always wanted to be part of a shadowy council though. -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 09:52 4
  - Way, way back in the day at HSX I actually was part of a secret player group that the PTB consulted with. -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 09:57 2
    - I didn't know you were a Prophet? - Will Hunting Dec 21, 10:00 1
      - Nope. Maybe there were multiple secret groups? - TWuG Dec 21, 10:04
  - Really, who hasn't. *flashes secret Canadian club hand sign at mafic* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 21, 09:54
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 09:50 4
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  - unless, of course, I was part of it. - znufrii Dec 21, 09:52 1
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- We ain't electing Flipper. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 09:50
Any "authority" changes the makeup, originality, and heart (or lack of heart) of ST. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 21, 09:49 6
- so if we do something different than what we do in the past -what is the *something* different? - Epiphany Dec 21, 09:51 5
  - The miraculous change would be for everyone to assume the best from a post instead of assuming the worst from a post. -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 09:54 4
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    - I feel free to suggest that history and past actions shows this not to be possible. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 21, 09:55 1
      - agreed. If we keep doing the same things, we will keep getting the same results. We could at least temporarily try something new - Epiphany Dec 21, 09:56
    - sounds dull. -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 21, 09:54

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