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The regs/n00bs who didn't get voted in?
Nope.
Personally I think it's the notables. "The elite few". 15 of them now? That doesn't sound like a few to me. When there were 5 they were the elite few.
To be honest - and I think I'm speaking the thoughts of most of the forum members (notables or otherwise) here - the status of Notable has been soiled. For God's sake, Stryke nearly got voted in this time, and in 3 months it'll probably happen. Is Stryke a notable? In the current sense of the word, perhaps, but he's nowhere near the standard of Grix & co. To be unpopularly honest, I don't think Edgy should be a notable at all. Nor should Pro Evo or Sonic.
The thing is, every 3 months there is no notable election, only "most notable", and now we have a band of brothers with olive-coloured names. The notable name has been downgraded by recent electees, new notables aren't really notables at all, they get grief from the likes of me, and true notables may also feel their notable name doesn't carry as much weight as it used to, I certainly think it doesn't.
Constructive critisicm? 5 is enough. 15 is unacceptable. Wiping the slate clean would be unfeasible, reverting to the original 5 would be unfair, and voting people out is bound to lead to trouble.
So what I suggest is this:
Vote out a notable every 3 months until we have 7 notables, and from then on we just leave the whole notable thing alone. But that isn't going to happen.
However, the fact is something has to be done about this situation, as we have notables who shouldn't be notables, notables who aren't notables, and the only losers in the elections are the winners.
Oh, now I remember why I hide away in my cosy geek forum.
Nope.
Personally I think it's the notables. "The elite few". 15 of them now? That doesn't sound like a few to me. When there were 5 they were the elite few.
To be honest - and I think I'm speaking the thoughts of most of the forum members (notables or otherwise) here - the status of Notable has been soiled. For God's sake, Stryke nearly got voted in this time, and in 3 months it'll probably happen. Is Stryke a notable? In the current sense of the word, perhaps, but he's nowhere near the standard of Grix & co. To be unpopularly honest, I don't think Edgy should be a notable at all. Nor should Pro Evo or Sonic.
The thing is, every 3 months there is no notable election, only "most notable", and now we have a band of brothers with olive-coloured names. The notable name has been downgraded by recent electees, new notables aren't really notables at all, they get grief from the likes of me, and true notables may also feel their notable name doesn't carry as much weight as it used to, I certainly think it doesn't.
Constructive critisicm? 5 is enough. 15 is unacceptable. Wiping the slate clean would be unfeasible, reverting to the original 5 would be unfair, and voting people out is bound to lead to trouble.
So what I suggest is this:
Vote out a notable every 3 months until we have 7 notables, and from then on we just leave the whole notable thing alone. But that isn't going to happen.
However, the fact is something has to be done about this situation, as we have notables who shouldn't be notables, notables who aren't notables, and the only losers in the elections are the winners.
Oh, now I remember why I hide away in my cosy geek forum.
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phi11ip wrote:
> Just seen him then!
>
> Only because I went to the Sony forum to find him!
>
> Making all forums a better place? Most notables post in all forums but
> Pro Evo I don't think has ever ventured out of the Sony Forum!
I have actually.
Anyway, this is all rather stupid and pathetic now. If it really bothers you all SO much, go ask SR to take my name and the others you don’t want off the list. It really doesn’t bother me all that much, after all, i never asked to be voted nor did i campaign for it either. All i wanted was to talk games, and i did and have. Sue me.
> Just seen him then!
>
> Only because I went to the Sony forum to find him!
>
> Making all forums a better place? Most notables post in all forums but
> Pro Evo I don't think has ever ventured out of the Sony Forum!
I have actually.
Anyway, this is all rather stupid and pathetic now. If it really bothers you all SO much, go ask SR to take my name and the others you don’t want off the list. It really doesn’t bother me all that much, after all, i never asked to be voted nor did i campaign for it either. All i wanted was to talk games, and i did and have. Sue me.
I concure. I shall hunt down all the notables and write a crap story about it.
gerrid wrote:
> Less fanboys, eh?
What? There's far, far more in here.
> Less fanboys, eh?
What? There's far, far more in here.
Less fanboys, eh?
To be honest, i only ever stayed in the ps forum. However for the last couple of weeks, i've been posting here and have won a GAD with hopefully another one soon. I must admit i like it here better. :D
VOTE ME!
VOTE ME!
I think I have only ever sen Pro Evo once or twice.
One time was during the last election, and the other was when i ventured into the sony forum.
One time was during the last election, and the other was when i ventured into the sony forum.
ProEvo being a "FOG notable" is a joke, he's hardly ever posted here, and is only a notable because he got all his Sony forum cronies to come in and vote for him.
Well i think you are wrong. There may be 15 notables but how many regulars are there?
When the number of notables and regulars becomes about the same, that is the time i think we need to worry.
When the number of notables and regulars becomes about the same, that is the time i think we need to worry.
phi11ip wrote:
> Making all forums a better place? Most notables post in all forums but
> Pro Evo I don't think has ever ventured out of the Sony Forum!
you never know, he might just suffocate in the fresh *cough* clean *cough* and fair opinion around here...
> Making all forums a better place? Most notables post in all forums but
> Pro Evo I don't think has ever ventured out of the Sony Forum!
you never know, he might just suffocate in the fresh *cough* clean *cough* and fair opinion around here...
I think Notabls should bulge with plenty of good posts, argumentative opinions and good humour. To be honest i have the first two but my humour let's me down otherwise i would be good enough for a notable.
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