quote FortePenance

Ryan, didn't you get my PM?

quote FortePenance

Q: What is the primary theme of your campaign?
A: That is indeed, a very good question.

Q: If you could change one thing on Neoseeker, what would it be and why?
A: Hm tough to say. I'd like to say install a "reputation" system where people can add positive rep to another seeker, if they've made a good post but God knows that it'll just get abused to death. Instead, I'll probably say, reinstall the search engine. But we all know how strenuous on the servers it was.

Q: What is the most essential “part” of Neoseeker?
A: The millions of forums it has. I haven't seen another website that has dedicated forums for zillions of videogames, films and to top it, a music forum as well. Who said Neo's a videogame/computer site.

Q: If you won the primary, how would you convince the voters you are better than the other four candidates?
A: I'll give away the name-change for free and I'm not joking. I like my name and have enough t-shirts. I wasn't even expecting to get selected as a primary candidate but since I am, i'll give away the name-change for free.

If I become President.

Q: Who is your biggest opposition in the race?
A: In Shane's Party? Garkaz I think. >.> Overall, I'd say Rome or snowfox. Thankfully they're in the same party though so at least one of them will be gone after the primaries.

Q: Why did you sign up for this competition?
A: I was bored and clicked the link, no laiz. But now seeing as i'm in the competition, might as well just do some good and offer up a free name change.

Q: Gas prices are off the wall, what would you do as a real president to remedy them?
A: Invest in alternative energy. Firstly, I would stop production and harvest of ethanol- frankly I think that's pretty stupid. Corn and grain prices are off the wall as well and people in 3rd world countries can't afford to have the States burning corn (which by the way, is not the most efficient energy source anyway) to power their SUVs.

Also, whilst some may consider alternative energy to be a redundant source, with arguments such as "it's too bothersome to invest in it" or "it's not as efficient as fossil fuels", I'd simply show them a Pascal's Wager:

Invest in Alternative Energy and we run out of oil: We're not *bleep*ed
Invest in Alternative Energy and we don't run out of oil: We've created a lot more useable energy sources that can be cheaper and more efficient.
Don't Invest in Alternative Energy and we run out of oil: We're *bleep*ed.
Don't invest in Alternative Energy and we don't run out of oil: We're not *bleep*ed, but haven't advantaged ourselves really.

Q: What is your stance on the environment across the world? Do you believe in global warming/climate change?
A: Whilst I consider preservation of the environment to be important, I probably wouldn't rank it above other major issues. As for global warming, I believe it exists, but a lot of the time the media definitely over "sensationalizes" it. Massive tornados will not rape you in your sleep, simply because of a 1c increase in temperature.

Q: Loungin’ is the most popular forum on Neoseeker, but has recently been accused of being on a downward spiral. What is the cause for this, and what would you recommend should be done to heal it?
A: Well, it is unavoidable if you ask me. As Neoseeker grows, so will the amount of *bleep*tards and assholes. We can't exactly say "no *bleep* off, you can't post here" so...

Q: What is your favorite forum on Neoseeker and why?
A: Musician's Corner, because I moderate it. And because the community is knit tighter than Madeline McCann.

Q: Which presidential candidate in the actual elections in the United States is your favorite and why?
A: None of them. Even if I was American, i'd never vote for the lesser of the two evils. I disagree with Barack alot, Hillary is, well, Hillary, McCain wants to stay in Iraq and Ron Paul is like... not there. @_@

Q: What is your opinion on the banning of high-profile members, and is the current “private” policy a good one? Or should bans be announced publicly?
A: Hard to say. If it were announced publicly, it'd stirr up alotta controversy I say, but lots of people are already against this private policy. I'd probably say, we might as well keep it as it is. People will find out about X member anyway through word of mouth and people who know. Alternatively, we could "test" the public system for a while then if it fails, go back to the old system.

Q: The war on terrorism, and more importanty, the War on Iraq, has been a well publicized “mistake” made by President Bush. What are your thoughts?
A: It's a quagmire war that's happily eating away at the United States money.

Q: Why should the people on Neoseeker vote for you?
A: I'm giving away a free name change.

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There ya go, Ryan.

For the record, Al Gore uses something like 30x the electricity that the average person does.

Yeah. You know how much power and electricity his presentations take up?

Well, I don't want to upset anyone else since Forte thinks I don't love him (I do, but I miss your orange font. ), so here's another one-- Daedric Prince's:

quote Daedric Prince

Q: What is the primary theme of your campaign?
A: The primary theme of my campaign is equality and keeping neoseeker as it is. There are very few things that I think need changing here on neo. A lot of people are pushing for restrictions and other changes, but I feel as if things are fine how they are. Another thing which I strongly support is equality among members. It doesn't matter if you are a neo newbie or a cruisin member, a mod or part of portal staff. Everyone should have the same amount of respect.

Q: If you could change one thing on Neoseeker, what would it be and why?
A: To be honest,I don't think anything should be changed. Why change what isn't broken? A lot of people talk about "loungin being on a downward spiral" and whatnot, but the truth is, its stayed relatively the same. I also do not see any reason why the supers should disclose information concerning perma bans. They have their reasons, and we should respect that.

Q: What is the most essential “part” of Neoseeker?
A: The members. Without the members, neoseeker would be pointless.

Q: If you won the primary, how would you convince the voters you are better than the other four candidates?
A: I would convince the voters that many of the promises made by the other parties simply don't make sense. Part of their campaign plan is to inquire about specific perma bans. Lets me realistic here. The supers have no reason to suddenly change their mind and tell everyone about every single ban.

Q: Who is your biggest opposition in the race?
A: Rome, obviously

Q: Why did you sign up for this competition?
A: I signed up for this to debate in a stress free way. To compare and contrast campaign plans without the need to get emotional. Sadly, some of the members of my party have taken the debates as a personal attack. I am very disappointed at the level of immaturity in some actions taken against me. There is a difference between debating and openly flaming other candidates. While I personally have not taken offence to the flaming against me, I am disappointed that some people could not have been more mature. If they joined this, and I quote "for shits and giggles" they should never have entered.

Q: Gas prices are off the wall, what would you do as a real president to remedy them?
A: Alaska. I see no reason why the US shouldnt start drilling in Alaska. The reduction of dependency on other nations is always a good thing. This will drastically cut the cost of gas and jet fuel.

Q: What is your stance on the environment across the world? Do you believe in global warming/climate change?
A: I believe there is no such thing as "global warming". The earth goes through changes like this regularly. Its a cycle that is not caused by man. Of course, the extra carbon being released accounts for about 2% of the warming of the earth, but that doesnt mean we should be freaking out over it. In a few years, the earth will simply start to cool again. The cycles have gone on for billions of years, before we were even on the earth to "hasten" it.

Q: Loungin’ is the most popular forum on Neoseeker, but has recently been accused of being on a downward spiral. What is the cause for this, and what would you recommend should be done to heal it?
A: There is nothing wrong with Loungin. With each new mod that comes to loungin, a different style and way of going about this comes with him or her. There has never been a "golden age" for loungin. This is simply a place to chill, and right now thats what it is.

Q: What is your favorite forum on Neoseeker and why?
A: The halo forum obviously. I love talking about halo and the forum regulars are amazing. I have had very little trouble with any of them, and have actually only ever had to ban one member.

Q: Which presidential candidate in the actual elections in the United States is your favorite and why?
A: To be perfectly honest, I don't like any of them. I am very pro life and none of the candidates that have a chance are.

Q: What is your opinion on the banning of high-profile members, and is the current “private” policy a good one? Or should bans be announced publicly?
A: Bans should not be announced publicly. First of all, it would be a waste of the super's time, and second, people just don't need to know. If you have a question about someones ban, then just PM the person who got banned.

Q: The war on terrorism, and more importantly, the War on Iraq, has been a well publicized “mistake” made by President Bush. What are your thoughts?
A: I believe Bush was wrong to go into Iraq. However, we can't just pull out now. If we leave, Iraq will become a bigger mess then when it was before we came. Not only will there be mass chaos in Iraq, but it will spread to other countries as well.

Q: Why should the people on Neoseeker vote for you?
A: The people of neoseeker should vote for me for several reasons. First of all, because I am responsible and organized. I am able to deal with stressful situations without snapping and flaming all who oppose me. I am nice to everybody. If anyone has a question I am always there to answer it for them. I am even kind and calm towards the occasional "trouble maker" in the halo forum. Being laid back and cool is more effective then freaking out.

Tainted, Al Gore used to be environmentally unsound in his lifestyle, but over the years, he's done what he can to clean up after himself. And I really think that one travel issue to the Oscars is hardly an issue about which we should worry. It only really constitutes criticism if he consistently lives environmentally unfriendly. Also, most pro-environmental Democrats recognize that the increase in temperature started before the 1980's, so I don't see what you mean when they say it only started then. That's really more when the issue began to make momentum in the minds of the Democrats.

Also, Iraq was not a threat to the nation. It has been proven that they had no WMD's, nor were they able to produce any. The "better now that Saddam is gone" rhetoric simply is not true. The country has been war-torn. Millions of refugees have poured into countries like Jordan. There is more death now than when they were under Saddam. Estimates place casualties in the hundreds of thousands. The whole thing was mess, with no justified initiation.

Sorry to keep interrupting the discussion BTW, but Hawkeye and goldensteelix have both sent in their replies, and they will be posted up along with the others that I receive tomorrow, because I'm tired.

But... but... you're only 5 posts away from 12000! Just make it there and then leave.

Ryan, I demand the answer for the questions that I sent you be your 12k. That or go post in the Sports Forum with a thread stating about how much you love the Bills.

I would but then you would close and delete it since GDs aren't allowed.

Make your 12k post the opening for the GD. Must be about you loving the Bills. Then I'll keep it for sentimental value.

*sigh* I saved the two best (my candidates) for last tonight.


Hawkeye:

quote Hawkeye

Q: What is the primary theme of your campaign?
A: I'm here to have fun. Face it, the winner doesn't get some sort of elitist powers. I think people want someone who they can see will just have a good time with it and make it fun for everyone involved, not someone overly serious who just drains the fun out of the thing.

Q: If you could change one thing on Neoseeker, what would it be and why?
A: Well I won't really have the power to change anything, but I do think the moderating on the site has taken a turn for the worse over the years I've been here. Moderators showing favoritism, moderators who bend the rules whenever it suits them, all of that is BS. I have no clue how to stop it though. Maybe we need to implement a system where people stop promoting their friends. Shouldn't be hard to do.

Q: What is the most essential “part” of Neoseeker?
A: the female parts. In all seriousness, the contributors and people who take the time to help others when they need it are all great. I appreciate people like that. As long as they're helping out for the simple purpose of helping out. The ones who do it for recognition (like crappy FAQ's just to propel yourself ot the top of the list) aren't needed.

Q: If you won the primary, how would you convince the voters you are better than the other four candidates?
A: By not giving off this "I can accomplish more" horse crap that some people are trying to push on everyone. I've been ehre almost 6 years. People know me, that's that.

Q: Who is your biggest opposition in the race?
A: Studly will be tough to overcome in the primary. As for the main race, my biggest competition will obviously be whoever PM's the most people begging them to go vote for them, as some have done already.

Q: Why did you sign up for this competition?
A: I wanted to have a fun time, figured I can inject some lighthearted humor into it. Most the people in the ryancola party are a nice refresher from everyone else.

Q: Gas prices are off the wall, what would you do as a real president to remedy them?
A: I don't know how much control the president has, but somehow putting a curb on the percentage that the gas companies themselves charge. They're making record profits right now. Then again, gas is still a lot cheaper in America than most other countries in the world, so I guess we all just need to deal with the fact that we're not screwing out the oil countries anymore. Well, when we're not bombing them.

Q: What is your stance on the environment across the world? Do you believe in global warming/climate change?
A: Being a staunch supporter of our environment, I am fairly happy with the global direction the world is taking. I'm really pissed with America though. We have the most resources and the best opportunity to do something about it, but we choose instead to screw everything up and to continue advancing our own selfish maximizing profit goals. The rest of the world has overtaken this place in terms of looking after our environment, and most those countries don't have half the options we do. America needs to step up to the plate some time.

Q: Loungin’ is the most popular forum on Neoseeker, but has recently been accused of being on a downward spiral. What is the cause for this, and what would you recommend should be done to heal it?
A: Someone else said it in the forum header: people who try to make jokes with every post. I do this a lot too, so I can't really complain without looking like a hypocrite. But it's the worst when people continue to make ridiculous threads that they know don't contribute anything, not even a laugh.

Q: What is your favorite forum on Neoseeker and why?
A: Open Mic. Great community, great people, and they're not elitist pricks who will shun the new guy. I also like Sports and Movies because, well, I like to talk about sports and movies.

Q: Which presidential candidate in the actual elections in the United States is your favorite and why?
A: Obama. I sit on the fence when it comes to the two leading parties, but our court system drastically requires a Democrat to win to maintain the balance of power in the Supreme Court. Another Republican will be disastrous considering the number of Democratic Judges on the verge of retirement. Clinton I just can't bring myself to like, and I think Obama will have a better chance of beating McCain. I have nothing against McCain though.

Q: What is your opinion on the banning of high-profile members, and is the current “private” policy a good one? Or should bans be announced publicly?
A: If you're talking about the bans in sports, I think it's BS. Some bans, like Bug Lamp's, or Drew Gooden's, were warranted considering the way they lashed out after getting their ban. Others, like Bamman/M. Matthew's, are a complete joke. I don't care what the reasoning is, because I've seen people do worse and still sit around the site without even a warning. I don't see a need to announce bans publicly, but if people want to know, they deserve that right to know. How are we supposed to "follow rules" when we don't know which ones are getting people banned? Privacy is just a way to say "I banned him for my own reasons."

Q: The war on terrorism, and more importanty, the War on Iraq, has been a well publicized “mistake” made by President Bush. What are your thoughts?
A: We did it, we're there, there's nothing we can do about it. I didn't support the war, but I don't support America pulling out now. It's too *bleep*ed up over there to just suddenly pull out and let them fend for themselves. We might as well accept that we're in there for the long haul. Pulling out would be a dick move on the part of America considering they caused all that.

Q: Why should the people on Neoseeker vote for you?
A: Face it, how much will I change if I win this? Not much. I can handle the title, and I'm not going to be a prick to everyone if I win it either. Other candidates, I don't know if I could deal with the ego boost they'd get if they won.

Propts to everyone who read this. I hope the voters and those who weren't selected are at least having a fun time. After all, this thing is being done for everyone, not just thse members who got picked into the parties.

One more post! One more post! One more post!

btw, I'll respond to everyone's points after Ryan breaks the barrier.

lol, Tainted.


<3 golden:

quote goldensteelix

Q: What is the primary theme of your campaign?
A: Gold = Winner; Gold = Golden; Golden = Me, thus by the transitive property, Winner = Me. Haha fo' sho'. Yes I just used "fo' sho'".

Q: If you could change one thing on Neoseeker, what would it be and why?
A: I'd like to see a better setup for members upon registration. When first registering, they would be given the option to enter in titles or series of games that they are interested in, and upon Login, they'd be given the option to have games with the titles they typed, entered into their My.Neoforum List. Along with additions like the Site QA forum being immediately added as well.

Q: What is the most essential “part” of Neoseeker?
A: Obviously it would have to be the community. Its what makes the site what it is. I don't care about what forum features the site has, without the community we have it isn't the same.

Q: If you won the primary, how would you convince the voters you are better than the other four candidates?
A: Don't really intend to try and convince people to vote for me, although that comes off a bit badly. If people want to vote for me, awesome, but I'm not going to try and create a false image of myself or anything else in order to garner attention. I'll make the occasion crack/corny joke for the hell of it about voting for me, but thats it.

Q: Who is your biggest opposition in the race?
A: Unfortunately I think two of the biggest heavyweights for the race are within my primary division, Studly and PL.

Q: Why did you sign up for this competition?
A: Just for the hell of it. Fun to follow, let alone be involved, in stuff like this.

Q: Gas prices are off the wall, what would you do as a real president to remedy them?
A: Alternative Fuel. I would say a price ceiling needs to be established, but that'd be a bit hard to accomplish. Perhaps adding a tax incentive based system for companies who proceed like Chrysler automotive are: Buy a car from them, and they'll give you a card to buy your gas on, and instead of buying it at 3.67 a gallon, it'll be marked down to 2.99, with them paying the 68 cents difference. They're doing this for the first three years, but this really doesn't fix the problem, just creates a short term solution. Alternative Fuels are the way to go. Massive Subsidies need to be handed out for such research.

Q: What is your stance on the environment across the world? Do you believe in global warming/climate change?
A: Obviously some pollutants are harmful to the atmosphere and environment, but I'm more of the belief that the "drastic" change is more of a routine climate change for our planet. Its happened time and time before, and their is scientific backing to boot.

Q: Loungin’ is the most popular forum on Neoseeker, but has recently been accused of being on a downward spiral. What is the cause for this, and what would you recommend should be done to heal it?
A: The cause is that its suddenly become the cool thing to bitch about the forum. Just like its the cool thing to try and make a joke at every given second. There isn't any real way to fix this in my opinion. Its a phase that'll pass. I personally think Loungin' looks good. Its a forum to sit back, bullshit and socialize, not discuss quantum physics.

Q: What is your favorite forum on Neoseeker and why?
A: Uh, pretty hard to narrow it down to one. Sports immediately comes to mind, but the community there has pretty much diminished. The Fashion forum is a nice place to just hang back since I can't think of a particular member that would be a nuisance. Maybe Tumbles with his off the wall comments, but its like a dog with three legs, you can't help but love him haha.

Q: Which presidential candidate in the actual elections in the United States is your favorite and why?
A: Ron Paul. Clinton doesn't have any real experience to be in the White House, and if you take away her breasts and hand her a penis, she would be getting crushed in the polls. Its the allure of a female candidate. I would like to see a female candidate one day, but not her. I fear that she will put a bad taste in the voters mouth if shes elected, and then getting another woman in there anytime soon is going to be impossible. Besides, I don't want to even think of bearing the toll her health care policies and such. Clinton will likely be a disaster. Just because our economy boomed during Slick Willy's days in office, doesn't mean it will for her either.

Definitely don't want Obama in office either. The guy promises and preaches change, but I've went to a few of his rallies, one specifically up here at Penn State, and he just doesn't say what he plans on doing to change for the better. All he does is talk the talk, and I see nothing about him being able to walk the walk. To be quite frank though, ever since I heard he wanted to give welfare to anyone and everyone.

Obama supports giving welfare to Illegal Immigrants and African Refugees. He also wants to give Social Security to Illegal Immigrants.

I'm sorry, but I don't feel like paying more taxes so some slob can ride free on their ass for years on end. I bust my ass working and going to school, just trying to stay afloat, I don't need to help support someone who can't be bothered to become a legal citizen. I can't understand why he (Obama) wants to do this. Yeah its a nice gesture, but in the end, I want mine. I bust my ass for me, not some alien dashing across the border from Mexico.

Anyways, I don't really care for McCain anyway, but just like it was with Bush and Kerry, I'd vote for him over the other two democrats, just because in my eyes he is the lesser of two people. Unfortunately its a three horse race between McCain, Obama, and Clinton, and I can't stand any of them. Puts a bad taste in my mouth for my first presidential vote.

Q: What is your opinion on the banning of high-profile members, and is the current “private” policy a good one? Or should bans be announced publicly?
A: Private, depending on the situation. Honestly I don't see why we need to have an announcement that MemberX233 got permanently banned. The Complaints forum being made private was one of the best ideas the site has done lately. That thing was like a Neoseeker Scandal Magazine. Public Announcements are essentially just gossip. No member is going to benefit from knowing why a certain member got permanently banned. That said, sometimes (in my belief) forum ban listings can deter some members from performing similar actions. Its basically a case-by-case scenario.

Q: The war on terrorism, and more importantly, the War on Iraq, has been a well publicized “mistake” made by President Bush. What are your thoughts?
A: It was necessary in the first place, because like many members on the site know, a bully won't leave you alone if you just say "Stop it!". You have to walk up to him and punch him right smack dab in the middle of his *bleep*ing face.

Unfortunately our mission has seemingly changed, and it doesn't appear to be remedied anytime soon. I have a brother overseas and a few friends so my opinion is obviously biased but at this point I'd rather just "pull out" (even though that won't ever be fully done) and move on. Terrorists are everywhere and camping over in Iraq isn't going to stop them. They're quite capable of moving around. That said I don't think there is going to be any good way to get out of this war. Its a lose-lose situation.

Q: Why should the people on Neoseeker vote for you?
A: Because I'm the underdog, and who doesn't love a good underdog?

quote Rome

Tainted, Al Gore used to be environmentally unsound in his lifestyle, but over the years, he's done what he can to clean up after himself. And I really think that one travel issue to the Oscars is hardly an issue about which we should worry. It only really constitutes criticism if he consistently lives environmentally unfriendly. Also, most pro-environmental Democrats recognize that the increase in temperature started before the 1980's, so I don't see what you mean when they say it only started then. That's really more when the issue began to make momentum in the minds of the Democrats.

Also, Iraq was not a threat to the nation. It has been proven that they had no WMD's, nor were they able to produce any. The "better now that Saddam is gone" rhetoric simply is not true. The country has been war-torn. Millions of refugees have poured into countries like Jordan. There is more death now than when they were under Saddam. Estimates place casualties in the hundreds of thousands. The whole thing was mess, with no justified initiation.

quote Sapphire Dragon

No one is supporting Goldensteelix

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