Anybody with a 50% approval will join the Designated Player Pool:
Blkbird
Chieftess
Daveshack
Tubby Rower
CivGeneral
this poll is multiple choice

All Candidates: Do you intend to run on-line or off-line sessions?

Online sessions for me thank you. And I have trillian now so it'll be a cinch for me to be online and copy and paste. wooooT

Online sessions.

Online. The chatroom is a good place to log your events and for others to comment on (which is good when there's no instructions for something, and you want to gauge public opinion in all areas. It probably won't happen much since this game is new -- meaning, it's the first Civ4 demogame.).

I assume order will be descending by the most votes?

I am only going to run an online session if enough people show up for the turnchat.

I assume order will be descending by the most votes?

I believe so, with the first acceptance of the position in the nomination thread used as the tie breaker.

Hmm, 3rd place so far -- and just where I want to be. :D The later turns are less boring than the early ones. :cool:

Surprising that Blkbird isn't getting more votes. If the relative percentages stayed the same, this would be the first time in 8 terms of having a DP pool that someone has missed the required 50%. :eek:

All Candidates: Do you intend to run on-line or off-line sessions?

So far I've played one Session offline in term 1. I would probably play the first Session in term 2 offline as well and switch to online with the second Session.

BTW, do note that you can vote for more than 1 canidate, as this is a multiple choice poll...

Surprising that Blkbird isn't getting more votes. If the relative percentages stayed the same, this would be the first time in 8 terms of having a DP pool that someone has missed the required 50%. :eek:

i think that is because he ran an offline session in term 1...at least that's why i didn't vote for him.

i think that is because he ran an offline session in term 1...at least that's why i didn't vote for him.

Ask yourself this question - did he provide more or less information that those that played online?

I did vote for him, and it would be a travesty not to see him as DP again. THAT would be a waste of his talent.

-- Ravensfire

I get the feeling that political groups are influencing the vote too much in this one. (i.e., "Vote for 1 or 2 people only).

I get the feeling that political groups are influencing the vote too much in this one. (i.e., "Vote for 1 or 2 people only).
This is what I am afraid is going to happen.

Anyway, in overview if I am going to hold an online session. I have gave it a bit of thought and decided to consider on holding an online session regardless of attendence. I will try to scedual a session that would be convenient for both myself and the people who wish to attend :)

I get the feeling that political groups are influencing the vote too much in this one. (i.e., "Vote for 1 or 2 people only).

You have one person that may have alienated some with his forthright manner, and you have another that has perplexingly bounced back and forth four times between which position to run for, each time after someone experienced entered the race against him.

The people as a whole are pretty savvy, so I don't think political parties have anything to do with this. We can get by with 3 DPs if necessary.

Not that it is likely to matter either way now, but since I like to keep things formally correct, I'd like to point out, for the record, that I've withdrawn from the Demogame:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3638787#post3638787

All fellow candidates, good luck!

You have one person that may have alienated some with his forthright manner, and you have another that has perplexingly bounced back and forth four times between which position to run for, each time after someone experienced entered the race against him.

The people as a whole are pretty savvy, so I don't think political parties have anything to do with this. We can get by with 3 DPs if necessary.
Thats what i was thinkin, the political parties may have an effect but it wouldnt be as large as what it is.

It is a shame that the one candidate with enough guts to run an off line session isn't getting votes. You chat mongers should be ashamed of yourselves. When will we ever have a demogame the rest of us can play?

It is a shame that the one candidate with enough guts to run an off line session isn't getting votes. You chat mongers should be ashamed of yourselves. When will we ever have a demogame the rest of us can play?

While that may have been a factor, I don't think it was the biggest one. If the ability to attend a chat were such a major factor, the people who know most of my chats are late night mountain / pacific time (GMT-7) would withold their votes.

Order of acceptance, for easy reference:

Blkbird (withdrawing)
Chieftess
DaveShack
Tubby Rower
CivGeneral

I don't think that Blkbird not getting DP has less to do with online/offline and more with some of the statements he made in the past regarding following instructions and the like.

I think it had more to do with people disliking his attitude. For an official, that's relevant. I did not vote for him in the Science for that reason.

For a DP, though, it doesn't matter. Look at his turn, and the turn of other (including myself). Who provided more information? Blkbird. Has he failed to follow instructions? Not that I've seen. Any hint that he might do so is rather disturbing, especially since nobody bothered to ask the DP's questions during the nomination sequence about that.

Being a DP is one of the most thankless, unpleasant and demanding jobs out there. It takes a strong will to maintain a productive session, and someone who's got some authority to maintain that control if need be. We have 4 DP's this session - that's a pathetically low number. The Civ3 DG has 4 players, and that's 1/3 of the total votes!

Criticize Blkbird for his attitude. Don't criticize him for something that hasn't happened.

-- Ravensfire

As official Censor of the Citiziens Assembly, I declare this poll valid and Declare this is the order of DP'ing decided upon:

Daveshack
Tubby Rower
Chieftess
Civgeneral

I don't think Tubby Rower or CivGeneral held a play session in term 1. I think the law may read that people who don't play the previous term go ahead of those who do, since it was copied from the Civ3 game. If correct on both counts, then the order would be:

Tubby Rower
CivGeneral
DaveShack
Chieftess Regarding the low number of DP's elected (primarily due to many people declining nominations), we might just have to "accidentally" not make it to our own scheduled play sessions, and see how the Chain of Command works out. :mischief:

I don't think Tubby Rower or CivGeneral held a play session in term 1. I think the law may read that people who don't play the previous term go ahead of those who do, since it was copied from the Civ3 game. If correct on both counts, then the order would be:

Tubby Rower
CivGeneral
DaveShack
Chieftess Regarding the low number of DP's elected (primarily due to many people declining nominations), we might just have to "accidentally" not make it to our own scheduled play sessions, and see how the Chain of Command works out. :mischief:

The Chain of Command would be the only person other than CT that's in the room 24/7. I sure as hell can't find 3 hours+ of complete uninterrupted free-time to run a turnchat.

Hell... I'm lucky if I can find 15 minutes uninterrupted.

*cough* *cough* off-line *cough* *cough*

-- Ravensfire

*cough* *cough* off-line *cough* *cough*

-- Ravensfire

One of my off-line sessions would last acouple of days...

I don't think Tubby Rower or CivGeneral held a play session in term 1. I think the law may read that people who don't play the previous term go ahead of those who do, since it was copied from the Civ3 game. If correct on both counts, then the order would be:

Tubby Rower
CivGeneral
DaveShack
Chieftess Regarding the low number of DP's elected (primarily due to many people declining nominations), we might just have to "accidentally" not make it to our own scheduled play sessions, and see how the Chain of Command works out. :mischief:

Will change then sorry!