Term 1 - Nominations for Governor of Province #1

[Falcon02]

Question for the candidates.
How do you plan to decide upon buildqueues - will you hold discussions and polls on it or decide yourself, based on what the citizens and office-holders have expressed they need and want ?

I will have discussion threads for everything and look for the citizenry's view on everything. On the most important issues I will post polls (ie. Wonders, and changes that could effect the future dominance of our civilization, and divided issues). I will also, try to make sure I fulfill the demands of the leaders and the citizens as best as possible using the discussion threads, and on items where there is doubt as to the will of the people I will post polls, as mentioned earlier.

 

[Falcon02]

Three questions I'm going to put in every nomination thread (except FA, as I'm running there):

1. Are you running for multiple positions?

2. If you answered yes to the above question, what positions are you running for, and in what order would you accept them if you win multiple elections?

3. If this position is not your first choice as answered in question 2, why should we vote for you here, knowing that our vote may be wasted if you win another election?

Yes, Military and Governor.

and I'm not sure, but likely this position due to a change in pace from my long Military History.

 

[Falcon02]

What do you consider more important: the stability of the government or the will of the people?

The primary rule of the Demogame is the Will of the People is the Supreme law. So simply put the will of the people is the most important. If the stability of the Government will suffer as a result of a decision made by the people, I shall carry it out, but won't take responcibility for any negative effects.

 

[Falcon02]

Here are some questions to broaden the scope of the debate a bit. We seem to be focusing on whether build queues will support the military, which seems a bit short sighted to me.

Do you plan to use mayors actively as assistants who can help with preparation of instructions, or as merely figureheads who can promote RPG-type activity for their cities, or something else?

Both RPG and as assistants, however, I feel the "Capital City" the Governor is the "Mayor" of. So I will likely not use Mayors until we have at least 2 cities.

Do you think micro-management instructions should be explicit (work this set of tiles) or generic (maximize food production for growth / maximize shield production)? In other words, do you trust the DP to use flexibility in balancing production to meet the type of goal you're after?

Explicit... the DP has enough to take care of to have to spend time finding the tile allocation which maximizes production without sacrificing growth.

How would you respond if a DP makes a mistake on a build queue, worker action, or micro management? Assuming of course that there is no evidence that the DP did this intentionally, do you take that as an insult that instructions are not followed perfectly, or is it just the way things go?

Honest mistakes occur, I'd be a bit upset but not insulted or "angry" against the DP unless it became a consistant occurance, in which case it is likely more then just an honest mistake, but evidence of either negligence or subversion.

 

[Falcon02]

okay then another obviously more important question than those so far, what would you call the province? now i know the rest of you cant stand up against Zarnia but give it your best shot

Probobly

Peregrinia

though that's still to be finalized.

EDIT: I apologize for the bit of a "spam" fest but it seemed the most efficient way to respond.

 

[Provolution]

In realization that a number of worthy candidates has nominated for the Governorship of Province 1, and my heart, specialty and talent lies in the Department of Foreign Affairs, I willl be fair to the campaigners, the honored electorate the people of Japan itself and to the national interest of Japan, that I will from now on only campaign for the Dept. of Foreign Affairs. I have initially supported the candidacy of Noldodan for his long and succesful experience running provinces for the Dept. of Domestic Affairs, and will now support his candidacy here as well. In order for me to openly support any candidate, I need to know their platform, their opinions, problem solving skills, strategic vision, ability to work effectively with the public, compatibility with the Japanese uniqueness and recognition of my candidacy for the Foreign Affairs.

Yet, leaving the arena of governorship to the other candidates, may create a more clear, understandable and open political campaign before elections, as I am not running for two offices anymore, but only one. That means I am not spreading my risks, and has loyally dedicated myselves to one office, something I hope the electorate likes.

With respect
Provolution

 

[Zarn]

Here are some questions to broaden the scope of the debate a bit. We seem to be focusing on whether build queues will support the military, which seems a bit short sighted to me.

Do you plan to use mayors actively as assistants who can help with preparation of instructions, or as merely figureheads who can promote RPG-type activity for their cities, or something else?

Do you think micro-management instructions should be explicit (work this set of tiles) or generic (maximize food production for growth / maximize shield production)? In other words, do you trust the DP to use flexibility in balancing production to meet the type of goal you're after?

How would you respond if a DP makes a mistake on a build queue, worker action, or micro management? Assuming of course that there is no evidence that the DP did this intentionally, do you take that as an insult that instructions are not followed perfectly, or is it just the way things go?

1) They will be assistants. They can do whatever they want RPG wise, but I need mayors I know will do their job. It would be their job to propose builds for their cities and citizen assignment (laborer, entertainer, etc).

2) Micromanagement is one of the things that seperates a casual player from a higher level one. It is needed and should be done to max out what is needed. I trust the DP, but it isn't the DP's job to micromanage everthing. That's why there are Domestic jobs outside the 'federal' Domestic Department.

3) People make mistakes, and complaining about it won't solve anything. If it is continuous, then there may be a problem. Since this is a game, it should be taken only lightly.

 

[Cheetah]

I am realy grateful that I was nominated for this position, especially since I haven't been very active for the last two demogames.

But the 11th August I will start on my first year at the university, and thus I'm afraid I won't have enough time for any position this term. I wouldn't like to hold this office and do a bad job, so I will have to decline.

Though being the one naming the first province would be nice.

I ask whoever becomes the Governor to select a name that has a Japanese feel to it.

Acctualy, I'll ask it for all the candidates: What will you name the province if you get elected?

 

[Immortal]

You mean Decline right

 

[Cheetah]

Yeah.

*tencharlimit*