On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 13:20, Sean Hunt<ride...@gmail.com> wrote: > I submit that people should consider my past performance of duties in > all offices, and not just the scam, when chosing to vote in this and > other ongoing elections for my offices. There is abusable power in the > Grand Poobah office, but it is clearly and definitively restricted in > the rules to appropriate uses, as I have discovered. I fully intend not > to abuse power in any illegal manner; if a legal manner exists, I may > abuse it, but that is no different from what I would do if I did not > hold the office, and it is something to be generally expected of Nomic > players in general. Office scams have a history of tolerance in Agora - > see, for instance, Murphy's Solitude scam. > > Also, my reports are easier to read than BobTHJ's. > Honestly, this was the deciding factor in my decision. While I considered suggesting to oust Murphy after the Solitude scam I realized e had performed eir office well for quite some time without scams. When considering the same with you, while I believe you have performed the office of Grand Poobah in a satisfactory manner it has been personally inconvenient to me since you're not using my card-drawing engine (which means I have to manually record your deals). Again, no offense meant....it was just the tipping point in my decision to play the No Confidence.
Also, I don't personally find your reports easier to read, but if the bulk of the players believe it is so I can adjust my reports to match. Also to clarify one other thing: I'm not opposed to officers abusing their powers for a scam, I just think it should (in most cases) lead to a new office holder. Take for instance my bribery attempt when the Grand Poobah and castes were first instituted, the abuse of power quickly got me booted. BobTHJ
