official custom avatars for positions

[disorganizer]

i bring here a good idea (imho) from apolytonia...
custom avartars with kind of "badges" for the departments and functions.

all officially existand positions (pres, vice, leaders, deputies, officers, governors, mayors) will get custom avatars with badges stating the official position to use.

as soon as the citizens holding the positions get 300 posts, they can use those avartars (and should). they are only allowed to use those as long as they hold this positions.

we should start with this on the next game.
any thoughts / volunteers for doing them?

maybe we should also encourage all citizens to hold a link to the game in their signature?

 

[FionnMcCumhall]

i volunteer to do the badges and any other graphics for the new nation once we start a new game

 

[Eklektikos]

My personal opposition to this would be that given the 300 post requirement for custom avatars, it might well be further encouragement to some of our newer citizens to spam like Monty Python vikings on amphetamines. Also, I like my Jimmy Stewart avatar, goddamnit!

 

[Cyc]

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is a classic. I'll say it again. Too Cool! Maybe they will excuse the Judiciary as they are not Council. In that vein, if The Department of Culture would like to use my custom avatar (Shield w/blue), I would be proud. To me it seems to fit.

 

[disorganizer]

Eklek: maybe we could talk TF into allowing custom avatars for our officials without the post-limit. this would encourage newbies to hold positions ;-)
but anyway, every official will very soon have 300 posts if he/she/it does his/her/its job right ;-)

it also depends on what you call "spam".

and also, you will not be forced to use the avatar.

 

[Eklektikos]

Originally posted by disorganizer
Eklek: maybe we could talk TF into allowing custom avatars for our officials without the post-limit. this would encourage newbies to hold positions ;-)
but anyway, every official will very soon have 300 posts if he/she/it does his/her/its job right ;-)

it also depends on what you call "spam".

and also, you will not be forced to use the avatar.

Can he actually waive the limit for specific users? If so that'd be cool
BTW, it took me two and a half terms in office here to get up to 300 posts... what are you insinuating?!?

 

[disorganizer]

You should post more proposals and discuss more
ok. so my assumption with the 300 was wrong.
can someone check with a mod about the exclusion of our officials from the 300-rule (of course, if the official leave he will loose the advantage again when he has still less than 300)?

maybe he could also just put an avatar we send him to a persons profile on request...?

 

[Shaitan]

I like the idea, but make it optional. There is a Cubs chance of winning a penant that TF will exclude individuals from the 300 post requirement, if he even can.

 

[Eklektikos]

@Shaitan

Please note that all references to American sports baffle the hell out of me. But if you're saying that TF is unlikely to go for the idea of waiving the rule in specific cases, I agree. Perhaps he could be convinced to apply set avatars to our low PC'd officials though, if he can spare the time.

 

[Shaitan]

Originally posted by Shaitan, edited for Eklektikos
I like the idea, but make it optional. There is a Scottsman's chance of picking up the bar tab that TF will exclude individuals from the 300 post requirement, if he even can.

 

[Shaitan]

Almost forgot:

You can have my gavel when you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers.

 

[Eklektikos]

Bad choice of replacement, "laddie"... just go to the embassy in Apolytonia and take a look at any of my posts, in particular the flag just underneath my name!

 

[Shaitan]

Originally posted by Eklektikos
Bad choice of replacement, "laddie"... just go to the embassy in Apolytonia and take a look at any of my posts, in particular the flag just underneath my name!

Oops.

We've got some common heritage. I'm a few generations removed from the hills but I reserve the right to self abasement in the pursuit of humor. I restrict my digs to the lands I have a tie to. Fortunately I'm such a mutt that this includes most of Europe and west Asia.

 

[Octavian X]

No... I like my doughnut...

 

[Falcon02]

But.... But.... I don't wanna Give up my YF-22 Raptor Graphic, I put so much hard work into it... But I like the Idea though, but as Shaitan said... Make it optional.


Can we put graphics in the Signature?

 

[Octavian X]

Nope. The

 

[Falcon02]

Figures Maybe we could use a program to have a symbol embeded on the Avatar. Sorta like a semi-transparent 5-stars for me to go over the F-22, sorta like what some TV stations will do to have their logos up, but not interupt the Action too much.

 

[Strider]

Maybe the science leader avatar can be my spaceship? I like the spaceship Chieftess made for me

Don't make me give it up!!!

 

[Almightyjosh]

What kind of sad person would get 300 post and then use thier Avatar to represent their demogame position?

Seriously though, this is a good idea, I like it!!

 

[disorganizer]

Maybe we could get TF to adding our badges to the non-custom avatars?
If we have them, it should be easy for him to add them there. We should not make rules forcing ppl to use them, but for expelling ppl who use them without holding the position to use them (example: a normal citizen using the president-avatar will be warned, sued and then if he still continues to use it expelled from the game... well this is just an example)