Moderator Election Campaign Week

[Marbles]

Will anyone of you opt out of the race when you see yourself losing by a great margin and give your support and votes (by asking your supporters to recast their votes) to your preferred candidate?

Actually candidates trailing behind might turn out to be kingmakers.

The game's on.

[Guest]

This couldn't be referring to me, is it?  Haha, insert emoticon here. 

 

I have respect for you, and I think you're pretty good.  Your skills speak for themselves.  But...

 

So the discussion has to be elevated beyond these nicieties.  The language of revolution is not irresponsible but mandatory.  It generates excitement, thought, imagination, and many other dormant features of our human psyche that need to be unleashed.  Discussing little tweaks here and there does little.  This is not the time to hold back and narrow the discussion to technocratic realism.  Let's talk big, think big, and with time we'll see what happens.

 

I'm not making promises as much as I'm making proposals.  I'm putting things out there.  Generating buzz.  Generating interest.  Generating thought.  That's the job of a moderator, to discuss what can be, what could be, and push the limits of our imagination.  How much can actually get done?  It's variable, and depends on many factors.  But the lasting positive effect of its mental exercise makes the rhetoric and efforts worth it nonetheless. 

 

You proposed having members more involved in this site, but only I have introduced any creative or stuctural way to do it.  As the mod badge is blue, so is the bright beautiful sky with which I want to hollistically view this site from the birds eye top view.

Nice post but.....

Had you read my other posts besides this one, you would have known that I made quite a few proposals too ;)

You talk about generating buzz and interest.. And thinking out the box and not holding back with the ideas etc but how many of these things that you have promised, no proposed ;) are unique ideas of your own? Most of them consist of suggestions that were posted by members over the past year to improve SC. There were lots of good suggestions but unfortunately there were only a few that got implemented despite the best wishes and efforts of the existing mod team to improve SC.

So are you saying you alone will be able to accompish things which the whole of the existing team (mods+ admins) couldn't?

Do you think of the existing mod team as being incompetent in certain areas?

Its good to think big and stretch your imagination and try to accomplish the impossible but 'Talking big' to get people to believe that you are able to bring revolutionary changes without even considering the 'factors' :unsure: do you really think of it as a 'lasting positive mental exercise'?

[Khadim uz Zahra]

Will anyone of you opt out of the race when you see yourself losing by a great margin and give your support and votes (by asking your supporters to recast their votes) to your preferred candidate?

Actually candidates trailing behind might turn out to be kingmakers.

The game's on.

 

I don't think the rules allow for something like that. Plus, whoever was winning would feel cheated if the losing candidates suddenly 'stole' the election from them.

 

(Ugh, these kinds of things are hard. You always end up disappointing someone you don't want to because you just can't choose everyone, despite how good they might be.)

 

EDIT: I removed who I'd support because, well, I realised that I just wrote against doing so. So, why entertain the hypothetical?

Edited November 6, 2015 by Khadim uz Zahra

[Reza]

I am man of the people, that's why I take ideas inspired by the people. I can't do it alone, I need you all to join me. I am open to all ideas. Starlight, where do you stand on the raging constitutional question?

Edited November 6, 2015 by magma

[Haji 2003]

I don't think the rules allow for something like that. 

 

We know that votes can be withdrawn. There is nothing to stop a candidate posting to the effect that they would like the people voting for them to withdraw their votes and vote for person x. Of course there'd be no compunction on their voters to do any of this.

 

But this scenario also reinforces the value of hiding the poll results, at least closer to the deadline.

[baradar_jackson]

Mr. Magma, what are your thoughts on having shiachat "blogs," and trying to "pull" shiachatters who have blogs hosted on other websites (like tumblr or blogger) to bring their blogs here so we have a sort of integrated blog network?

 

 

Yes, I even mean terrible, terrible blogs like "Reviving al-Islam."

 

Do you think this sort of network can strengthen the "academic" side of shiachat while also generating more activity amongst users?

 

 

Also: do you consider it a priority to try and bring back classic members?

[Khadim uz Zahra]

Mr. Magma, what are your thoughts on having shiachat "blogs," and trying to "pull" shiachatters who have blogs hosted on other websites (like tumblr or blogger) to bring their blogs here so we have a sort of integrated blog network?

 

 

Yes, I even mean terrible, terrible blogs like "Reviving al-Islam."

 

Do you think this sort of network can strengthen the "academic" side of shiachat while also generating more activity amongst users?

 

 

Also: do you consider it a priority to try and bring back classic members?

 

The question is for Magma but, if you go back, I suggested something similar to this. I read a lot of tech news and so on and a LOT of the news publications have a forum attached to them. This way, both the news and the forums benefit and increase in their readership/members.

 

As for bringing back members, I don't see how that's possible. If someone was banned four years ago and stopped coming to the site, they aren't going to have an epiphany and start frequenting the site again just because the mods had a change of heart and decided to unban them. It could happen with some of them but the vast majority would probably have moved on.

[Reza]

Baradar, my answers are yes, yes, yeah, and heck yeah.

Thanks for your support. Let's make ShiaChat great again.

[baradar_jackson]

The question is for Magma but, if you go back, I suggested something similar to this. I read a lot of tech news and so on and a LOT of the news publications have a forum attached to them. This way, both the news and the forums benefit and increase in their readership/members.

 

As for bringing back members, I don't see how that's possible. If someone was banned four years ago and stopped coming to the site, they aren't going to have an epiphany and start frequenting the site again just because the mods had a change of heart and decided to unban them. It could happen with some of them but the vast majority would probably have moved on.

 

 

Baradar, my answers are yes, yes, yeah, and heck yeah.

Thanks for your support. Let's make ShiaChat great again.

 

 

Hmmm... which answer was better?

 

I think: the SECOND ONE

 

 

 

Khadim I was not referring to banned members per se but more, members who simply stopped coming. Some of them have come back recently (namely, Blissful and habib e najjar) so I am wondering if there will be any effort by the respected candidates to bring back others when possible.

[Guest]

Magma and insearchoflight,some things have come up, I will be back later inshallah to answer your questions.

Meanwhile I will leave the members to reflect upon their choices in the light of this quote from Nahjul balagha. ;)

"I appreciate an old man’s cautious opinion more than the valor of a young man." - Imam Ali (a.s)

Baradar, my answers are yes, yes, yeah, and heck yeah.

Edited November 6, 2015 by starlight

[Guest silasun]

I would try and bring in a group of scholars. We could try and integrate this site with other sites which try and give answers to Islamic questions. We could have a Q and A sub-forum where we have experts in social issues, fiqh etc. who come along and answer the question given. That way the site can really become useful. 

Edited November 6, 2015 by silasun

[notme]

So many great candidates! I wish y'all could choose more than one!

[Muhammed Ali]

In order to do that, the owner needs wake up from his polar bear hibernation in canada...

 

I want to add to this. Many times members complain about things not being fixed and not improving. Please remember that the mods and many of the admins do not have access to areas that would allow for this to happen. Prospective mods should also take this into consideration. Only a few have the ability to change the way that the site looks and works. We can't do much at all.

[Reza]

Yeah, since being on the development team, I've come to realize that. That's why I'm trying to be creative with what we can control, and there's a lot we can do. The limiting factor is usually the human factor.

But regardless, we will make ShiaChat great again nonetheless.

Edited November 6, 2015 by magma

[Sumayyeh]

Magma---do you think you can utilize your sense of humor to restore greatness as your slogan suggests? :)

[Reza]

Yep!

[Chaotic Muslem]

i'd give +1 for Khadim for being African and thus he can diversify the moderator team which is mostly composed of north americans. Nothing against them but we need mods to cover most times at least.

 

Also, i'd give him +1 for being realistic. As Muhammad ali said, the fixation of emoji needs access to the site coding, which is apparently not even in hand of repenter although he is programmer of sorts.

 

I'd give him +1 for being not within the existing team already.

 

 

 

Magma, he is cool but he is a team member already and he is a dev team on his own. What he is proposing in his campaign is what he should be doing as dev team anyways. He could have pushed for emoji fixation or other bugs of this site since he become dev team for a while now.

 

+ for Cake for bringing the issue of broken emoji in the complaining forum.

 

 

i'd give star plus +1 for being from Pakistan which according to mods is the place of the majority of this site attendance.

[Khadim uz Zahra]

i'd give +1 for Khadim for being African and thus he can diversify the moderator team which is mostly composed of north americans. Nothing against them but we need mods to cover most times at least.

 

I should have been more detailed, perhaps. I'm Pakistani by birth and African by law but I live in neither place. I'm actually in Malaysia so, as far as time zones go, I'm more in the Australia region. And, we already have a bunch of Australian mods. Abbas, the admin who created this thread, is from there and so is Ali Musaa. I'm sure there are, at least, a couple more too.

[Reza]

Just as an aside, I'm concerned about votes being based on national origin only.

[Khadim uz Zahra]

Just as an aside, I'm concerned about votes being based on national origin only.

 

I second that.

[mina]

Just as an aside, I'm concerned about votes being based on national origin only.

That's one reason why we voted for you...we share those concerns.

[Guest silasun]

In my opinion, Shiachat is the religious community of those who don't have a religious community. If you live in an area without a strong Shia community, you need that chance for socialising with mumineen- naturally, this is one of the best ways of spiritual progression- as the hadiths mentions that "man is on the religion of his friend".

 

I was blessed to communicate with mumineen in previous times. I was suffering because I lived in a place where I pretty much had no contact with religious brothers and sisters and it really meant that I was lost. Alhamdullilah, I started using this site and through keeping contact with the dear brothers and sisters I have met here I was able to gradually improve. Of course, I'm not a spiritual person but what I am saying is that I would probably be very lost religiously if I had not used this site.

 

This site taught me a lot and gave me great encouragement to try and practice Islam properly. This is the best thing about this site. It is a lifeline for so many lost teenagers and young adults (I was among them) so it is essential that we develop this community, and make it the Islamic community of those without one

 

For example, we could have a weekly message in an article written by some members. A resident alim I know of always sends a Friday message to those on a mailing list of the centre that he leads prayers in. We can get together and create our own "Friday prayer sermon" but in a written, digital format. The contents would be checked either by one of our knowledgeable and trustworthy brothers/sisters or by a trustworthy religious scholar. 

 

We really need to model this site as a sort of Islamic centre. As I mentioned before, the site is often just a mud-slinging festival- x cursing y because he does/doesn't do such and such practice, or have such and such belief. We are a community of believers, not a group of enemies who are out there to win the latest debate on whatever topic.

 

Therefore, this site needs to be the community of whoever is community-less. I hope that (even if I am not successful) this will set a precedent for a new focus of this website. Whoever is in a position of authority on this site needs to start working for this purpose. 

 

God-willing our efforts will be accepted.

Edited November 6, 2015 by silasun

[Reza]

Magma, he is cool but he is a team member already and he is a dev team on his own. What he is proposing in his campaign is what he should be doing as dev team anyways. He could have pushed for emoji fixation or other bugs of this site since he become dev team for a while now.

 

But I'm seeking the moderator position because there are things I'd like to do in that role. 

 

My time as dev team has been short in SC time (a few months), and my work has been mostly behind the scenes.  It's a role that still needs defining, but I've met it by imagining and proposing ideas, and then sharing them privately with admins, and perhaps something may come of it.  I worked on updating the FAQ section initially as well. 

In my opinion, Shiachat is the religious community of those who don't have a religious community. If you live in an area without a strong Shia community, you need that chance for socialising with mumineen- naturally, this is one of the best ways of spiritual progression- as the hadiths mentions that "man is on the religion of his friend".

 

I was blessed to communicate with mumineen in previous times. I was suffering because I lived in a place where I pretty much had no contact with religious brothers and sisters and it really meant that I was lost. Alhamdullilah, I started using this site and through keeping contact with the dear brothers and sisters I have met here I was able to gradually improve. Of course, I'm not a spiritual person but what I am saying is that I would probably be very lost religiously if I had not used this site.

 

This site taught me a lot and gave me great encouragement to try and practice Islam properly. This is the best thing about this site. It is a lifeline for so many lost teenagers and young adults (I was among them) so it is essential that we develop this community, and make it the Islamic community of those without one

 

For example, we could have a weekly message in an article written by some members. A resident alim I know of always sends a Friday message to those on a mailing list of the centre that he leads prayers in. We can get together and create our own "Friday prayer sermon" but in a written, digital format. The contents would be checked either by one of our knowledgeable and trustworthy brothers/sisters or by a trustworthy religious scholar. 

 

We really need to model this site as a sort of Islamic centre. As I mentioned before, the site is often just a mud-slinging festival- x cursing y because he does/doesn't do such and such practice, or have such and such belief. We are a community of believers, not a group of enemies who are out there to win the latest debate on whatever topic.

 

Therefore, this site needs to be the community of whoever is community-less. I hope that (even if I am not successful) this will set a precedent for a new focus of this website. Whoever is in a position of authority on this site needs to start working for this purpose. 

 

God-willing our efforts will be accepted.

 

I really liked this, and relates to my feelings as well. 

 

In fact, its just a coincidence, but I was thinking of some kind of Friday sermon also.  Actually I was thinking of having our own "e-jomme", but that probably wouldn't work very well.  But I would definitely love having some nice piece written or spoken every Friday by a knowledgable person. 

 

What this site needs are traditions, customs, and things people want to follow up on.  We want someone every week to think, "Hey it's Friday, I want to login to SC to read this week's sermon".

[Chaotic Muslem]

But I'm seeking the moderator position because there are things I'd like to do in that role. 

 

My time as dev team has been short in SC time (a few months), and my work has been mostly behind the scenes.  It's a role that still needs defining, but I've met it by imagining and proposing ideas, and then sharing them privately with admins, and perhaps something may come of it.  I worked on updating the FAQ section initially as well. 

 

I really liked this, and relates to my feelings as well. 

 

In fact, its just a coincidence, but I was thinking of some kind of Friday sermon also.  Actually I was thinking of having our own "e-jomme", but that probably wouldn't work very well.  But I would definitely love having some nice piece written or spoken every Friday by a knowledgable person. 

 

What this site needs are traditions, customs, and things people want to follow up on.  We want someone every week to think, "Hey it's Friday, I want to login to SC to read this week's sermon".

Oh true,

+1 for updating the FAQ!

I should have been more detailed, perhaps. I'm Pakistani by birth and African by law but I live in neither place. I'm actually in Malaysia so, as far as time zones go, I'm more in the Australia region. And, we already have a bunch of Australian mods. Abbas, the admin who created this thread, is from there and so is Ali Musaa. I'm sure there are, at least, a couple more too.

 

-1 for you then

Just as an aside, I'm concerned about votes being based on national origin only.

why do you think bradar is campaigning for you ? :lol:

[Guest]

I am man of the people, that's why I take ideas inspired by the people. I can't do it alone, I need you all to join me. I am open to all ideas. Starlight, where do you stand on the raging constitutional question?

Magma.... I had declared my stance on it, a few post before you asked the question ..............  ;) I will just copy paste for you....

'So again I would say what I have said earlier too, I will try my best to be a true 'members' representative' and work with the Mod team to bridge the gap that exists between the members and the Moderating team. Shiachat would be nothing without its members and I don't believe any major decisions/changes should take place on SC without involving the members'.

 

Magma, I am sure you would agree a moderators duties involve a lot more than just fixing smilies.

Overlooking the fact that you haven't been able to fix the smilies in months of being on the Dev team despite it being a burning issue and all the active mods being with you on this, do you think you are competent enough to take on the other duties of a mod??

 

How do you plan to ensure take control of things in the chatroom, ensure appropriate behaviour,deal with complaints regarding to the chatroom when you, yourself have never been in the chatroom and given that the environment in the chatroom is quite different than rest of the forum?

 

The work of a Mod requires a lot of listening, reading through people's long posts, patiently explaining things to people who might might be upset and snappy. Do you think you possess the qualities to peacefully resolve a protracted situation without getting irritated and upset yourself?

 

@Khadim uz Zahra..... your presence on the site hasn't been consistent...maybe because of studies or some other issues.  More than once I have heard posters complaining about the delay of response from mods, the reason being some mods are inactive and the active ones are overworked. I don't think the current team and site would benefit much from another absent, inconsistently present mod, so  If you become a mod how do you  plan to change that?

[Abbas.]

^lol now this is the kind of competition I like. Good to see most of you stepping up ....

 

We've still got plenty of time. I don't want anyone to lose hope nor get over confident. Good luck and keep the creative and intelligent posts coming.

A few questions for the candidates: 

 

Magma: Regarding possibility of a non-Muslim moderator, you said, "My position is that I'm against it, but if you can provide convincing argumentation for it, perhaps it can be proposed and voted on per my consitutional plan above". Do you think that David's comments are convincing enough when he says, "I think a non-Muslim moderator would only be appropriate in certain forums.  And, I think a non-Muslim moderator could easily adjudicate Shia Chat rules within certain forums".

 

Starlight: You enlightened voters with the saying of Imam Ali, "I appreciate an old man’s cautious opinion more than the valor of a young man". Don't you think we have plenty of old souls in the team already and that we may be needing passionate souls to bring some excitement and creativity which has been lacking in the forum?

 

Khadim uz Zahra: I am waiting for your response to post # 97 of this thread. You get extra points and appreciation for being creative. Have you found a campaign manager yet?

 

Silasun: You said that you will try to bring in a group of scholars. This is not an easy task. In fact from our last effort which was very recent, we realised that majority of them are unavailable or unwilling. So how exactly do you plan to bring them on board?

 

Cake: Brother I have not seen you participate actively on this thread after the competition got tough. Is this a sign of weakness?

[Guest]

We've still got plenty of time. I don't want anyone to lose hope nor get over confident. Good luck and keep the creative and intelligent posts coming.

A few questions for the candidates: 

 

Starlight: You enlightened voters with the saying of Imam Ali, "I appreciate an old man’s cautious opinion more than the valor of a young man". Don't you think we have plenty of old souls in the team already and that we may be needing passionate souls to bring some excitement and creativity which has been lacking in the forum?

 

 

 

Abbas, in the past whenever the kids amongst the members got a chance to 'play' they results were disastrous.:P  and  I don't think of myself or any of the existing mod team as 'old souls' :P .

Enthusiasm can quickly turn into impulsiveness and reckless behaviour if one lacks the emotional skills and maturity to control it. Having said this maturity doesn't necessarily come with age, and vice versa. I think of Khadim uz zahra as a stable and mature person mashallah despite his age :)

@ the Existing mod team:

 You have refrained from 'liking' or taking sides with any of the candidates to make this a truly 'member selected mod'. But I am sure there must be discussions going on behind the scenes. Personally, I would love if you give us a peek into those discussions and share your thoughts about the campaign and the candidates after these elections are over.

Thank you

[Khadim uz Zahra]

@Khadim uz Zahra..... your presence on the site hasn't been consistent...maybe because of studies or some other issues.  More than once I have heard posters complaining about the delay of response from mods, the reason being some mods are inactive and the active ones are overworked. I don't think the current team and site would benefit much from another absent, inconsistently present mod, so  If you become a mod how do you  plan to change that?

 

As far as I know, I don't need to change anything. I haven't been inconsistent in my presence on the site. The fact that I don't post daily doesn't mean that I don't sign in to ShiaChat daily. Every time I open my browser, there are six main sites that are pinned to my 'New Tab' page and I open them everyday like clockwork. One of them is ShiaChat. If a user writes a query on my profile feed, sends me a message or any content is reported, I will get a notification, too. Then, there's the fact that I also get an email in case of messages and I'm sure that if I have access to the Moderator CP, I can set it to send me email notifications if any posts are reported.

 

Moreover, I remember you asking me for something and I think I replied to you every time within a few hours. As such, I don't think that people will find it hard to access me or that I won't be able to respond in a timely fashion. Before joining the election, I've previously consulted with an existing mod to know exactly what my duties will be and how much time I will need to spend on the site to fulfill my duties properly.

 

Khadim uz Zahra: I am waiting for your response to post # 97 of this thread. You get extra points and appreciation for being creative. Have you found a campaign manager yet?

 

I'm sorry, this is post 97:

 

Three chatrooms.

Normal chat.

Girl chat.

Boy chat.

Beast idea.

 

 

There isn't much of a question there. If you want me to say where I stand on separating the chatroom, I'd say, no, don't. A lot of users have been asking others about how they improve the chatroom and so on and I believe that the chatroom needs a massive overhaul, especially in the UI, and needs a LOT more new functionality. I haven't suggested anything till now because, well, given how long it's taking to fix emojis, I don't think that whoever holds the reigns will actually have time to undertake such a massive project. Since the scope of change is very limited, there seems to be no point in separating the chat when there are already only a handful of people active at any time (unlike maybe 2-3 years, when you still had quite a few people coming in). Further segregation will probably leave each room as a ghost town.

 

As for a campaign manager, I suppose Noor would be excellent! :D

 

 But this isn't exactly a real election and I don't think I need one - and, even if she agreed to become one for me, I don't see how much she can actually do given the many constraints that exist.

Edited November 7, 2015 by Khadim uz Zahra

[Sumerian]

I never said to seperate. I said leave it how it is, but add 2 others.

[Khadim uz Zahra]

I never said to seperate. I said leave it how it is, but add 2 others.

 

I understand that but I don't think one person can actually actively participate in two separate rooms at the same time - certainly not if they're both active as we would want them to be. As such, people's attentions will be divided and they'll have to choose one of the three rooms. Given the fact that we usually only have 5-6 members active in chat these days, if the ladies went off to their own room and the guys to their own, each of these segregated chatroom would be literal ghost towns and so everyone will need to come back to the general chat, anyways.

 

Also, as many people have pointed out on this issue before, identifying males and females is nigh impossible on the forum. Adding rooms based on something we can't verify in the first place doesn't seem very productive.

[Reza]

Magma.... I had declared my stance on it, a few post before you asked the question ..............   ;) I will just copy paste for you....

'So again I would say what I have said earlier too, I will try my best to be a true 'members' representative' and work with the Mod team to bridge the gap that exists between the members and the Moderating team. Shiachat would be nothing without its members and I don't believe any major decisions/changes should take place on SC without involving the members'.

 

Magma, I am sure you would agree a moderators duties involve a lot more than just fixing smilies.

Overlooking the fact that you haven't been able to fix the smilies in months of being on the Dev team despite it being a burning issue and all the active mods being with you on this, do you think you are competent enough to take on the other duties of a mod??

 

How do you plan to ensure take control of things in the chatroom, ensure appropriate behaviour,deal with complaints regarding to the chatroom when you, yourself have never been in the chatroom and given that the environment in the chatroom is quite different than rest of the forum?

 

The work of a Mod requires a lot of listening, reading through people's long posts, patiently explaining things to people who might might be upset and snappy. Do you think you possess the qualities to peacefully resolve a protracted situation without getting irritated and upset yourself?

 

I don't have any control over the emoji situation other than to persuade relevant admins to do something.  If I had the ability and authority myself, I would fix it tomorrow morning.

 

I have been in the chatroom before, but not recently, because mine doesn't work.  But we have devoted chat mods for a reason.  Also, I don't think the chatroom is all that different, it's just a faster live version of the Thoughts thread.  I know I can manage.  Also, I trust members to do some form of self-policing as well. 

 

Again you are mentioning if I can "peacefully" resolve things without being "irritated".  Are you referring to the incident where a member attacked me below the belt while I was going through a difficult family situation?  Yes, I was irritated, upset and left for a bit.  But isn't that the mature thing to do?  To restrain oneself and walk away?  But otherwise, I am just as skilled as you in whatever issues arise.  I'm no more or less special than you (or more or less human than you for that matter).  We rarely deal with these alone anyway, they will be team approaches. 

 

Magma: Regarding possibility of a non-Muslim moderator, you said, "My position is that I'm against it, but if you can provide convincing argumentation for it, perhaps it can be proposed and voted on per my consitutional plan above". Do you think that David's comments are convincing enough when he says, "I think a non-Muslim moderator would only be appropriate in certain forums.  And, I think a non-Muslim moderator could easily adjudicate Shia Chat rules within certain forums".

 

No, I'm not convinced.  I don't want a mod to have to be restricted to certain forums.

Edited November 7, 2015 by magma

[Abbas.]

I'm sorry, this is post 97:

 

 

 

There isn't much of a question there. 

 

I meant Baradar's post: 

 

 

No, I'm not convinced.  I don't want a mod to have to be restricted to certain forums.

 

Interesting. So you think it is better to give no sense of belonging to non-Muslims because it's not a good enough procedure?

[Khadim uz Zahra]

I meant Baradar's post: 

 

97.jpg

 

 

Interesting. So you think it is better to give no sense of belonging to non-Muslims because it's not a good enough procedure?

 

Oh. I think that's Post 95. Anyways, I don't think I need to answer. Baradar and I have a long and storied history on the gaming thread and so I don't mind his sporadic...outbursts? The first two are, I suppose, proper questions but I've already answered them before. The last two are just jokes so...

 

@Baradar, you really should have learned the correct spelling of my name by now.

[Abbas.]

Oh. I think that's Post 95. Anyways, I don't think I need to answer. Baradar and I have a long and storied history on the gaming thread and so I don't mind his sporadic...outbursts? The first two are, I suppose, proper questions but I've already answered them before. The last two are just jokes so...

 

It seems that Baradar is one of the main supporters of Magma. Despite there being an element of humour in that post, your opponents tried to impress voters and make a point. So don't you think you owe it to voters by stepping up in the game a bit and by having a counter strategy and a good creative response? Are you sure that you will win voter's confidence by saying, "I don't think I need to answer". 

[Khadim uz Zahra]

It seems that Baradar is one of the main supporters of Magma. Despite there being an element of humour in that post, your opponents tried to impress voters and make a point. So don't you think you owe it to voters by stepping up in the game a bit and by having a counter strategy and a good creative response? Are you sure that you will win voter's confidence by saying, "I don't think I need to answer". 

 

Hah. I knew you were going to ask that.

 

As for your question, I probably won't win any voters with that response. And, I'm sure that the length of my posts and my lack of a profile picture and a number of other things may have probably cost me votes, too. But, getting back at them, at least in my mind, would mean doing so in a similar way to the picture and I'd rather not do that. Maybe I should hire Noor so that she can deflect any 'attacks' against me without necessarily hitting back. Moreover, despite all this, Baradar is someone I kinda value and respect so...I'd rather not hit back at him. Maybe if it was someone else, I would, maybe...

 

Also, if there's one thing I've learned about Baradar in all this time, it's that you never know what's going on in his mind. He might start supporting me tomorrow, and take up with Cake the next day. He usually does this stuff for fun and, well, I did promise to offer greater freedom to members so I say why not let him have fun?

Edited November 7, 2015 by Khadim uz Zahra