Term 2 - External Consulate

mad-bax said:
In two minutes time I won't have internet access for 24 hours. ... If you have the time and inclination, then you could set up official discussion threads and polls for: ...

How can you live without internet access! :eek:

Anyway, I'm stealing time right now just to look at the forum, but I'll have time this evening to get some discussions & polls going, & will do so then.
 
I managed to get connected at my hotel by unplugging the lead at the back of the phone and dialling an international number. I don't know what the phone bill will be....:p
 
(Temporary) source of trade route to Portugal

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mad-bax said:
I managed to get connected at my hotel by unplugging the lead at the back of the phone and dialling an international number. I don't know what the phone bill will be....:p
Its your money :p
 
I have decided to resign from the External Consul position. The reasons are given in the Judicial Thread.
 
:(

mad-bax, in my honest opinion, you have been the hardest working official yet this game. It sad to see you leave, but I see how you are concerned about what the External Consul is for (I as Domestic feel similarly, I have no 'immediate' power). Thanks for working this hard for 15 days, stay with us for the rest of the game if you will.

PS: I'm not sure if we have a midterm election so much as we have the President appoint someone.
 
I'm sorry you feel this way. Like Ginger_Ale, I honestly think you did a really good job. Rest assured, that if you want to be a Governor, I'll still vote for you.
 
I have decided to resign from the External Consul position. The reasons are given in the Judicial Thread.

just for the record can you say the mafia ran you out of town? but really it sucks that you are standing down, i hope it shows people that we need a real foreign affairs office (external console) with proper power. Good work taking one for the team.
 
Mad Bax

On one side, I am sorry to see you go, you are both a great person, humorist, strategic planner, intellectual and civplayer, and you really brought something good to this office.
From the Judicial thread perspective, I am the one backing up the empowerment of External Consul to balance Commercial Director and the Commander of Armed Forces, however, the other Justices interpretation made such a division of powers impossible, as I ended up in minority. I also called for an immediate reform of Articles C-E, to no avail, as it was responded to with apathy, scorn and irony from the usual suspects and to some extent understanding from a couple of players. Some people are yet to understand that a major overhaul of Articles C-E is needed to shape up the game.
That you are leaving due to this broken law was more or less inevitable, and I can only hope you will use this experience to bring about a major legal reform fixing up this problem in one big sweep.
 
mad-bax said:
I have decided to resign from the External Consul position. The reasons are given in the Judicial Thread.

I'm sorry about this. I've left my full response to your decision in the Judicial Thread. (My contribution to furthering everyone's carpal tunnel syndrome.)

Maybe I'll start a poll asking if the citizens agree we should dispense with the Constitution and declare martial law so we can get on with the game . . .

:)
 
Mad-bax,

This comes as quite a surprise, and you are clearly one of the most effective leaders I've had the pleasure of working with in the 4 demogames I've been associated with.

I have submitted a new Judicial Review which should provide the justices with a mechanism to say their earlier ruling was correct but incomplete. If a favorable ruling comes out of it I hope you will reconsider and rejoin the cabinet. :)
 
Thanks Dave, and thanks everyone. I was a little worried that I would be pillioried for running away. The government should fill the position in the way it is supposed to when an office becomes vacant. I didn't resign because I wanted my ego stroked, or to try to get my own way.

I did the best I could to do the job in the way that I thought was the intention of the constitution, and in a way that would promote at least the potential for a decent level of gameplay.

I resigned because I failed to convince people that playing it as a team, and in the spirit of a team is more effective and more enjoyable than playing it as a means to display ones prowess at pulling things apart. Saying the constitution is bad and will fail is a self fullfilling prophecy; and like a marriage it needs work and commitment and for people to try to make it a success otherwise it will indeed fail, as would any other constitution that you would care to poke a stick at.

I tried to show how it could work if other people would only try, but I obviously didn't try hard enough. :)
 
Well, I enjoyed having you as the External Consul, even if we did bash heads at every corner. You were one hard working individual who argued his beliefs quite well.
 
mad-bax said:
I resigned because I failed to convince people that playing it as a team, and in the spirit of a team is more effective and more enjoyable than playing it as a means to display ones prowess at pulling things apart. ...

I tried to show how it could work if other people would only try, but I obviously didn't try hard enough. :)

M-B: it's spring, and crops are still being planted. It takes awhile before we can reap what we sow. Patience.
 
I noticed that we can get peace with Japan for all of their gold (three pieces). We barely missed out on grabbing Nara; what did we do to them?! Should we make peace now or wait to see if we can grab the city?
 
*regentman turns around to notice that there is no one in the office and "Gone Fishin" is over the consoles office door*
 
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