Uncle Felix 2012

[rouss]

I voted yes. I liked the way he played the game (I would never ever give up the privilege to play on this fantastic shard, seeing him ready to do this must say something). Although, as GK stated, this isn't how this thing should roll.

The staff we have now is quite obscured and acts like staff on OSI, or even better. Felix, on the other hand, is/was way too prominent here; even if he states that he has no friends (although I'm sure there are people who count felix being one), he might have quite a few acquaintances and they eventually will ask for things or service (so there's a dilemma). People will get mad that some pks that ran into them were (presumably) directed to that location by felix, etc, etc.

Not that felix is corrupted, but people will eventually think that he is and accuse him of this.

[Joshua Lee IV]

I vote yes.

[son]

Well Felix, I'm sure you can see where many may be hesitant. But I always considered the style you played all in good fun. It was part of the era after all, and it added to the challenge. However, I've always found your forum advice to be sound (Outside of TT).

A few questions before I cast my vote. Why is it you promised yourself to never return? It can't possibly be a time management thing... being a GM would consume quite a bit I'd imagine. Is this a real possibility that's already been discussed with Derrick? Do you have any prior GM experience? (sorry for treating this like a job application, but I'm genuinely curious)

Sorry somehow I missed this.

I promised not to return because I went through a life overhaul. I quit many vices, and UO was one of them as I did not manage my time with it properly.

Being a GM would consume time, sure, but not nearly as much. As a GM, I would like to focus on cutting down on in game cheating. I would not like doing IRC police or even forum police. That is a failed front.

No prior GM experience, but I was the IRC mod on #uosapvp for quite a while and did not abuse the power once.

[son]

I voted yes. I liked the way he played the game (I would never ever give up the privilege to play on this fantastic shard, seeing him ready to do this must say something). Although, as GK stated, this isn't how this thing should roll.

The staff we have now is quite obscured and acts like staff on OSI, or even better. Felix, on the other hand, is/was way too prominent here; even if he states that he has no friends (although I'm sure there are people who count felix being one), he might have quite a few acquaintances and they eventually will ask for things or service (so there's a dilemma). People will get mad that some pks that ran into them were (presumably) directed to that location by felix, etc, etc.

Not that felix is corrupted, but people will eventually think that he is and accuse him of this.

I hate to admit this makes sense

The dilemma would not be a problem (I simply would not oblige) but just the discussion among players would.

[Arsen]

i voted yes,

felix is a good guy and something must be done against this EUO/script cheating guys.
I trust felix`s word and Derrick wont let him do corrupt things anyways.

good luck

[Pro]

will this vote actually do anything?

[rwuser]

I agree with this!

+1

Voted for ya!

Pro: If anything; it at-least can express how much we appreciated him!

[Mikel123]

I voted No. I think you're a bit of a loose cannon.

Also, while I agree with your platform, I don't want you making decisions about cheaters. (This is not to say I'm satisfied with the status quo, either).

Why not try to become a Seer and run some events? What part of being a GM do you want to do besides booting cheaters? To me it seems much like becoming a cop... you think you'll be busting bad guys, but all you end up doing is writing speeding tickets and helping people who get stuck on one-tile island.

[Hemperor]

I have been away for over a year. I will never play UOSA again.

I love this shard, its amazing. I miss everyone. I come to IRC just to talk to the people I spent many years with. See who's moved on and who has come back.

I cannot play as I made a promise to myself to move on. So I figured a way I could contribute to this shard in a different manner and remain in touch with the folks involved.

I want to become the next GM of UOSA.

Many people will scoff at this idea, given my variable play style. Many will simply focus on the scams I pulled off or the murder counts I accumulated. Focusing on certain characters I played and projecting that on to me is a mistake.

I always played within the rules of the shard. I was never banned in game. I was never even jailed. My biggest scam I ever pulled (multiple times) I ran by Derrick before doing it. I hated wasting the shard's maintainers any time and grief.

EDIT: To elaborate, myself and others have taken issue with other staff in the past here over stupid crap and what some of us may feel were just dickish attitudes. You always got a fair shot with Derrick and Kaivan, plus they are well informed and equipped for the job. I've had plenty of items accidentally deleted off my steps here before by a GM without so much as a direct personal apology from the offending GM himself. I'm sure we've all been on other shards and on most of them the biggeset turn offs were the staff... On UOSA, it is the biggest attraction.

I'm not saying Felix would bring this shard down at all, but I'm saying we should be very careful about who staffs (and Derrick is), and that I really don't think any previous player should fill the role.

Much of my time in #secondage was spent helping new players. "Make a bard" was my favorite line.

When I quit UOSA, I gave everything I had accumulated away, pretty evenly. To the people I griefed I left millions.

A major concern I had while playing and still have now are EUO users. I believe users like Chopper, once caught, should have all their accounts banned instantly. Everything deleted. Perhaps they should be allowed to remake their characters on different accounts, but once caught, everything would be deleted.

This is similar to steroid users in MLB and sports. I really have no stance on EUO or steroids on its own, but I have a stance on following the rules. If some players use these devices to get a non-allowed advantage on the game, it taints the game, and it taints the competition and sandbox of the shard.

If Derrick allowed EUO on the shard, I would have a totally different stance. I would have used it and mastered its potential.

As a GM, I would come down on cheaters swiftly.

Vote for Felix as Rob Schneider to Nevermore's Dredd in 2012.

Felix is a known non-cheating scammer, which is great and fine. However, you have a great track record of making pretty personal attacks on people and a little bit on the angry side sometimes. IMO there's plenty of staff here, but if anything we need another calm and collected Derrick or Kaivan.

EDIT: wow my 2 paragraph edit disappeared? Will elaborate after work if felix is concerned about my opinion (and he is).

[Pro]

Felix ALWAYS paid his grudges.

[ShastaMcNasty]

i'll vote for anyone that can sneak the word 'taint' into their selling pitch TWICE

[LKP]

I'm abstaining, since I'm new here. I wouldn't want to taint your process.

I was GM on another shard a while back for about 3 years. On that shard, staff were allowed to maintain player accounts so long as they were discreet about it. Most staff chose not to play anyway though. And it wasn't possible to be on staff and player accounts at the same time, but I don't know if the players were aware of that.

I was accused of corruption pretty early in my career. I was only a counselor at the time. I just happened to jail a guy for running an unattended farming script while he was off PKing with a second account. Naturally he assumed he had just PK'ed my alt and accused me of revenge jailing him. The admin looked into it and provided the player with a minute-by-minute log of what happened. He did this publicly on IRC to demonstrate that the staff was not corrupt and he had proof of it. Even so, the player continued to fling accusations and would not accept that what he was doing was illegal or that I happened to find him independent of his PKing. By the way, as a counselor, I would have had no way of finding his operation just from the fact that he PK'ed me - I was responding to a page.

The point is that players are suspicious. Even if you give them proof that no wrong-doing occurred, some of them may not trust you. So if you become a staff member and anyone figures out that you used to play, they'll assume favoritism, and it's difficult to squash that. The best thing to do here is remain totally anonymous.

One more caveat - you say that staffing won't be as time-consuming as playing. I didn't find that to be the case. Learning to use RunUO as a GM is more involved than learning to play UO for the first time. Answering questions will probably require you to do research and put some thought into every response to make sure you're not giving out false information or feeding the rumor mill. Effectively policing cheaters means being unpredictable; once they figure out that you only search for them for a few minutes after work each day, they'll just take a break when they expect you to be on. You can't establish a pattern for that. Furthermore, it's addictive. A GM robe is the single biggest piece of pixel crack out there that you'll want to show off. You'll want to hang out in the counselors' hall and have newbies come marvel at how cool you are. You may enjoy designing and running events or editing the map for accuracy or handling pages or exploring the myriad staff commands more than you expect.

I don't mean to discourage you at all. A game this complex needs GM's and it's nice to have lots of staff on hand so players can get answers from a reputable source. I just thought I'd share my experience so you might have a better idea of what it is you're pursuing. I wish you luck whatever you decide.

[chumbucket]

I am tossing my hat in the ring here.

*cue black and white photos of Felix set to scary music*

Felix is a known scammer, and he has a long history of pking newbs. Is that the UOSA you and I want to play in?

Felix has shady associations with UOSA bigots like Wise and Border Patrol and is funded by a shady Telamon-supported SUPERPAC.




*cue hopeful music and color photos of chumbucket with babies, helping new players, and taking photos with ethnically diverse crowds of players*

Chumbucket cares about UOSA. He has consistently rejected Felix and Telamon's big gold approach to UOSA. Chumbucket is new and on many occasions pks have taken his gold. Chumbucket understands. He is a bard with a heart of gold.




"MY NAM IS CHUMBUCKET. I APPRV THIS MESGAE. I R NEW VOTE PLS."

[son]

Who is Border Patrol in game? He is always giving me bad forum karma. I suspect its DarkWing.

[son]

In regards to being a loose cannon, I was the only mod with Sandro at uosapvp for at least a year. I only banned Darkwing for doing spam bot stuff, which was warranted, and I think it only occurred once.

This is quite a feat given our amazing community of trolls and assholes Since the rules in uosapvp were to not spam and that was about it, that was all that was enforced.

I would focus on cheaters because I see it as a lacking issue on UOSA. I think Derrick is too much of a sweetheart. Once someone is confirmed ot be a cheater, they should be reprimanded heavily.

As far as GM pixel crack, not my forte. I never really cared about pixels in UOSA, and I gave it all away instead of refreshing it like some of our vets (Coffee, Silverfoot come to mind).