Admin Thread - Werewolf LIII: The Republic

[Thinlómien]

I have a feeling this will be horrible, but please sign me in.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I am sure this will be great, it looks most, most interesting. Whenever it's going to take place, already now I am sure I'd like to attend this one.

[Diamond18]

My work schedule is nigh impossible to work a deadline around. Ergo, I will play under the caveat that no one is allowed to make me a Representative on days I can't be around. There may be days where I'd be around in the last two hours, but surely there will be days when I won't. It doesn't matter what the deadline is, I work anytime between 4 AM and 1 AM on any given day, and I reserve the three hours in between for sleep.

So, that said (I'm already making speeches about why I shouldn't be elected, hah) I'll play.

[Gwathagor]

I'll play.

[Rikae]

I love the concept! I would like to sign up, however, first I should add this disclaimer -
If I behave in a manner or express opinions (about my role as a voter/representative within the game, of course, not about any real-life issues) which mirror those of any RL politician, present or past, that won't be dubbed 'roleplaying', will it? Politics being politics, I think it's pretty much impossible that art won't imitate life to some degree here - if we don't point out the resemblence, I assume we're safe, right?
(I'm not talking about an outright caricature, such as mimicking the verbal idiosyncrasies of a real politician, for instance (would I do that? ), but similarities in strategy only.)
If that's ok, please sign me up!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Originally Posted by Rikae

Politics being politics, I think it's pretty much impossible that art won't imitate life to some degree here - if we don't point out the resemblence, I assume we're safe, right?

It is impossible to be neutral and it would be no fun if everybody was. So of course you must somewhat imitate your political stance in RL... you can't avoid it. But the role playing I mean is, as you said, outright caricature.

Saying, "I believe that Fea should be our Representative because she's so much smarter than me!" and having somebody counter with, "Yeah, but that's a problem! I think my Representative should be enough like me that I'm certain of his/her motives, and can we ever really trust Fea even when she doesn't have more power than us?"

That's not problematic.

But if it veers anywhere toward oh, I dunno, terrorist fist jabbin', doncha know, or maybe somethin' about Putin rearin' his ugly head, or oh, say, the economy or international relations or lipstick or etcetera, I might just have to jump in with, "Say it ain't so, Joe (Plumber, Sixpack, Lunchbox)! I'm just gonna have to pull out my nuke-u-ler Moddess weapon of mass destruction and make sure all that--

You get the picture.

No caricature, no extended metaphor, no identifiable reference to RL politics beyond any way in which your natural political stance will affect your voting In Game.

Is that clear enough?

And I'm not just talking American politics. I'll just have an easier time noticing references to them than I will references to international politics. So just-- honor system, 'k guys?

I'm sure it won't be a problem.

[Shastanis Althreduin]

Me, please. The deadline right now in Di's game is perfect for me, for future reference.

[Rikae]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

no extended metaphor

Not even a teensy, weensy one?
Well, I guess *grumble grumble* I can play by the rules.

Originally Posted by Shasta

The deadline right now in Di's game is perfect for me, for future reference.

Pesky midwesterners!

[Aganzir]

Wow, this sounds really good.

Sign me in, please.

The best deadline for me would be something between 4 and 10 pm gmt.