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February Midterm Presidential Poll Results; Slide On In
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Topic Started: Mar 2 2017, 02:17 AM (1,251 Views)
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Mar 2 2017, 02:17 AM
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From February 25th to February 27th, The Panda's Pen conducted a Presidential midterm poll to gauge the public's thoughts on the Executive branch's progress so far. We had 25 respondents, and here the results.
  Average: 3.16 Mode: 3
Comments - Very capable and friendly.
- Some bad luck near the beginning, but things seem to be smoothing out now
- I think the ministries had a slow start, but started putting out good results when nearing this mid-term. Radio had a few hiccups, and of course we have the FA Cerian controversy. Except for that a pretty clean half of the term.
- His personnel management is very poor.
- Meh
- Just...absolutely at leading.
- Aex is facing aggressive opposition through no fault of his own but he has not dealt with that opposition adequately.
- I can't describe it. I can't possibly say he's doing well, but I also can't possibly say he's doing poorly either. I think there's been a lot of gripes, a lot of "scandals" that to be fair, don't really matter, but that's all I've really seen of Aex recently. He just seems to never be here, but I don't have access to the Cabinet Forum where I'm sure he's more prevalent.
- He has been engaged, but I can't point to anything he's actually done. Some Cabinet members have been successful, others not, I'm not sure if he can take credit for what good things have come out of the term so far.
- There were missteps that overshadowed good work, and the Anti-Aex Train capitalized on these missteps at every turn to continue their narrative of Aex being a poor leader, poor communicator, etc. Didn't help that RL hampered the start of his term with resignations, Brun being out for a few weeks, etc.
That being said, there is a grain of truth to everything; he could have done better in leadership in a few areas. Additionally - and this is me asking seriously and not as a rhetorical political question - have the ministries been regularly issuing reports or being as transparent as they could be? What Aex should remember though is that he can improve on these things going forward no matter the role. WL's first two terms were marred by major communications and transparency issues (particularly with foreign affairs), for example, but he definitely listened to the critics and improved in those weak spots for his last two terms.
- Despite the criticisms from older members in our region, he has done a great job as president. I love his friendly persona, work ethic, and one-on-work he has done with his ministers and other members of the region. I find it hard to understand how other members view it as "the end of the world' like oh no, here comes Trumpus Rex stomping through Arnhelm. Aex has ensured that he completes the tasks he promised, has made the right choices in declaring Ikania PNG, firing Cerian Quilor. and handling the GA situation between himself and Calvin effectively. He hasn't slacked off, he hasn't stepped aside and let his ministers do all the work, he is there at all times. Ensuring the best for the Republic and its people.
- There seems to be a lack of leadership in the Executive.
- He can't think of himself as an outsider, he clearly isn't. Focus on what's at hand.
- Very unfortunate that his cabinet has seen such trouble, worst possible luck that so many got hit by health trouble in one term
  Average: 2.56 Mode: 2
Comments - Very nice and helpful!
- I can't blame her for the score I'm giving her, food poisoning sucks.
- Although she is not at fault, I don't think she has been around enough to help out a ton.
- She was sick most of the time, I can't really comment much about performance that was heavily obstructed due to unavoidable RL issues.
- I know she was ill at the start of the term which was a hindrance, but she's been noticeably absent from public view.
- Inactive but understandably so
- Where had she been?
- Seems inactive, partly for medical issues
- Health concerns aren't her fault but the fact remains that she has not accomplished anything as vice president to this point.
- 'Not enough information to answer' is an option this question needs.
- I love Brun, but I'm worried she should resign while so sick. She certainly isn't doing herself any favors, nor is she doing Aex any favors being basically absent.
Completely absent. Not her fault, clearly, since she was sick, but if we've reached the halfway point and she hasn't been able to contribute, shouldn't she resign?
- Neutral for both questions. The VP is already a job that appears to be "silent," and RL basically taking her away for the first few weeks hurt her there. That is also amplified by how active she was the past two terms on the forums and Discord, and how much less active she seems to be relative to that. Not saying its fair, that's just how I see it (and how I imagine many others do).
Speaking from an outsider's perspective, as well, I don't know what her main tasks were as VP besides helping get Kuramia up-to-speed and I assume the CSO. I don't recall seeing her post much in any of the ministries I have been helping in, for example.
I also feel like some are going to judge her much more harshly because of her association with Aex, who is treated like the Europeian version of Nickelback by a lot of people here.
- She had a reason to be absent, so it would unfair to rate her negatively.
- She can sometimes be a temperamental chihuahua, and doesn't seem to be performing anything. I haven't seen much interaction from her, I haven't seen much work on CAIN, and her LoA really killed her rating this term as VP. But she still has time to redeem herself, and I will give her that.

- Brun has terrible luck when it comes to her health, I hope she's ok. There isn't really enough data to form a good opinion from
  Average: 3 Mode: 4
Comments - Very capable and friendly!
- I know it has been a contrary experience for some members, but for me Kuramia has actually been very responsive and helpful when I requested her something. She might need a little push sometimes to keep going, but I was pleasantly surprised to find out how capable she can be.
- I think under a better President she could have grown/shone more.
- Can't wait to see how how the new ambassadorial system do.
- Not only is Kuramia not accomplishing anything in this role, she is making reverting to failed policies of the past the centerpiece of her agenda.
- I can't recall the last time FA has had someone this unqualified as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- The workings of the FA Ministry are such a black box, it's hard to say. Probably could have handled the Cerian issue a bit better.
- No idea what she's done. I've read her updates and even so, I just don't see it.
- Plagued by communication issues, and the one person who worked for her and defended her was sacked. What are FA's goals? What are we trying to accomplish? It's unclear, and unfortunately Kuramia has not been able to relay any worthwhile information to the public.
- No comments, but from what I have seen and heard she started off a bit slow but has been steadily getting caught up. I don't think she was a bad choice; the biggest knock going in wasn't anything FA-related. It was her past falling out of sorts with HEM (and both parties are guilty there).
The Cerian debacle is something I won't lay at Kura's feet, either. From my understanding, Cerian was spoken to and the Grand Hall thread clearly illustrates a split in thinking in Europeians about what is and isn't appropriate for a government employee to say in NSGP - particularly about whether or not Cerian's remarks that clearly undercut gov't policy actually did so. I feel like Cerian's behavior with this whole thing is similar to Rand's IP case: both reflect more poorly on the principal player involved than the supposed guilty parties. Imo Cerian has hurt himself and his reputation more than he has hurt Kuramia and Aex.
- She is just creating dispute. Not only her fault, though.
- Kuramia has been doing a solid job in Foreign Affairs. She's been really active, bringing back various programs and renovating them, and she's been doing a pretty good job in organizing and finishing tasks she needs to, or has suggested to perform. One thing she has slacked at is addressing the concerns of others, now Rach can be a bitch at times, and we all know that. But, Kuramia shouldn't be ignoring those concerns, but rather she should be addressing them and ensuring there aren't any issues within the ministry. But no, she chooses to ignore them and it is certainly biting her ass because of it.
- There has been no progression of our foreign policy. Kuramia, or Aex for that matter, have no idea what they want to do or where they want to go in this area. It's sad, considering our policy is in dire straights.
  Average: 3.76 Mode: 4
Comments - Very helpful and friendly!
- Breaking records every week and actively driving for people to participate. This is one gamble from Aex that is actually paying off
- Leo has done a decent job. He hasn't done as much as I had hoped on the integration side of things, but recruitment is going well.
- Still has a lot to learn, but a very nice half of the term overall. Has not shown inactivity in either integration or recruitment, and also not excelled in either. A solid performance I'd say.
- His administration of Interior is "fine" but his personality itself is still immature which I find grating.
- I see a lot of potential from him.
- Spamming telegrams has decreasing marginal returns
- I have no indication that Leo has in any way improved our integration apparatus since taking office.
- Very solid.
- The numbers don't lie.
- Working hard and recruiting like a boss. Go Leo. Show us what you got.
- Recruiting has been going well, and Leo has been working on improving integration efforts. Whether he has had any tangible results there, however, is something I have not noticed. In general though I feel like this Administration has neglected Integration efforts which stands out more considering last term there were all these projects according to the outgoing Minister that were just on the cusp of being ready to roll-out. And I'm fairly certain that the current Minister was helping to plan and facilitate those projects. Where's the roll-out?
- Excellent. I didn't expect that.
- Probably one of the most annoying ministers I've seen in my time here. Useless pings, always focusing on recruitment instead of integration, completely obtuse and throws a fluster fit when there is criticism, poor management skills, way too egotistical, and now he's running for CA? LMAO. He's one of the shitiest leaders in Europeia at the moment. I don't understand why people think he is so great. Recruitment numbers aren't going to prove how good he is.
- Decent. Annoying though.
- done a good job with recruitment hopefully efforts at integration bare fruit.
  Average: 4.64 Mode: 5
Comments - Very capable and friendly.
- Valentines Day could have been better, but Gleg did what he could, and what he could do is amazing
- From what I have seen weekend games have gone well, and with what he has lined up in his most recent culture update I am excited to see what the rest of his term holds.
- Well-organized Valentine's day event, and I like the soccer initiative. WL has not disappointed.
- Doing well, definitely the right pick at least.
- The particular initiatives his MinCult has come out with hold no interest for me, but they seem to be doing well overall
- Excellent as usual.
- Killing it
- The best minister so far.
- WL is rocking it, as we knew he would.
- Excelling as always. I think Culture is the backbone of Aex's Administration.
- Gleg knows Culture. His AMs know he knows Culture. He's created a positive team environment with good events so far and more things in the works.
- Culture rolls on like an unstoppable machine of fun and tomfoolery under WL, and I think he's done a great job as someone involved in the Ministry's inner workings. Valentine's Day could have been a bit better, but I don't think that was his fault - it was the day (maybe we should have moved it to the weekend or something?) and a lack of participation on the part of those that wanted to get involved in x y or z games.
- Best MoC ever deserves a 5.
- Writinglegend never fails to impress. He has always shone in a positive light when in charge of culture, or anything for that matter. He is doing great work in maintaining culture's activity levels, ensuring weekend games is performed + introducing newer ideas, organizing cultural events and completely rocking them, I highly look forward to this term's Survivor run. Writinglegend, you're the absolute best. Without you, Europeia's culture wouldn't be this great.
- Overall Glegtastic.
- It's WL in culture, can more really be said?
  Average: 4.04 Mode: 5
Comments - Very helpful and friendly.
- Encouraging and demanding
- After missing a minister for the first couple weeks of the term, Darcness seems to have gotten everything running well.
- Very easy to work with, and quite the worker. Seems to be solid at everything he does, and I'm impressed with the different jobs he's been handling so well.
- Glad that he was able to keep the Ministry moving quickly after XIV's resignation.
- It have been quite lovely.
- I haven't seen enough to know whether or not Darcness is a good minister. The EBC does seem marginally more active.
- Things have been alright!
- Not as much output as I hoped for, but pretty good so far.
- Doing good work.
- While Darc is still learning the ropes to a certain extent, he's very intelligent and has made progress organizationally. Things have been a bit slow, but I'm hopeful about the direction of the Ministry.
- Solid job, would bring him back next term. Could be better though. EBC content has been down, definitely.
- After XIV's disappearance, he really took the reigns and has done a great job in Comms. There hasn't been a time that I have questioned his ability to perform as minister. I couldn't ask for a better minister.
- despite having a little less term to work with than one would expect, darcness has appeared solid so far
  Average: 4.24 Mode: 5
Comments - Doing a good job with Law Clerks
- I'm starting to consider that Maltatorship.
- The work of the Law Clerks Office has been extremely excellent, I was glad to see the efforts done there.
- A good man.
- The law clerk program seems to be very successful thus far.
- Malashaan doing typical Mal things.
- Always hard to rank the AG, but I'm sure Mal is doing fine.
- It's Mal. Do I need to have him consult his underlings and write a well-thought out, nuanced legislative opinion on why you'd be wrong for voting him anything less than a 5 for this role?
- Malashaan has performed rather well this term, I don't think I could criticize him on anything for that matter. He never dissapoints!
- Mal as AG, what more is there to say?
  Average: 3.84 Mode: 4
Comments - CSP is just incredibly motivated. He had a few misses in the ERN, but instead of backing down and becoming demotivated, he tried again and again until he hit with the ERN. Great leader.
- I think he's doing well with what he has available.
- Good leadership in the ERN.
- Strong start
- CSP has shown again how easy it is to run the Navy.
- CSP is doing the best he can with what he has.
- <3
- A bit slow out of the gate, but there have been a number of successful missions. He's doing well with what he has. Hopefully we'll see a larger operation in the second half of the term.
- Stepped into the role unexpectedly, done a great job. Much-improved over the last few stagnant terms under Kraken.
- After Cat's resignation, CSP took the reigns and rode it to glory. I love what he has done in Navy so far. He's been a great admiral in the past and surely has continued being so even now. His activity has been rather solid this term, and nothing has appeared to hinder his leadership or the ERN.
- Highly active, and pushing everyone to the top of their game as soon as possible
  Average: 2.76 Mode: 3
Comments - Poor organization so far, but getting better
- Pichto's terms has had a few organizational issues, and I would like to see new shows which air consistently.
- A few hiccups, but it's his first term as Minister of Radio, so that's kind of to be expected. I feel like after the hard criticism he's gotten for the small errors he's comitted, he'll be very solid for the rest of the term. I trust in Pichto.
- His animosity and attitude toward anyone that criticizes him or the Administration has quite simply gotten beyond stale.
- Does he even know what he is doing?
- Pichto has been an absentee minister. He has greeted criticism, both constructive and malicious, with spite and indignation. Despite statements to the contrary, he has not taken steps to improve which he has pledged to take. Cat stepping in is the only reason people aren't calling for his resignation.
- His work has been good, but his interactions with members does leave much to be desired.
- What? Cat isn't the Minister of Radio?
- Cat never should have been replaced so soon. Pichto is a good guy, but he's not suited for this position.
- Pichto means well, but he's been slacking on organizing and advertising. It feels like Cat and Cal and others are doing a lot of the work that he should be doing himself.
- Pichto said he'd be a bureaucrat in this role, and it hasn't hampered his Ministry in the slightest. As long as the schedule is organized and he defers to the right people (read: Cat and Carrot), I don't see any issues. I'd take issue and vote lower if he tried to sell himself as anything more than a bureaucrat however.
- His skills remain in the Communications ministry.While he hasn't done bad in his position, he hasn't changed much.
- I'd rather have Ervald run another awards show than have Pichto run radio. He can't take criticism, has too many childish outbursts, can't organize shows for shit, hasn't put forth any of his own broadcast ideas, is very lowly involved in radio, hasn't performed any campaign promises, and relies way too much on independent content to run radio.
- He doesn't do anything. He doesn't plan anything. He doesn't advertise anything. He's very hostile. He's very annoying.
- While the advertising of shows could have been better, that is something that is fairly common to radio endeavours over time.
  Average: 3.2 Mode: 3
Comments - Very capable and friendly!
- Late to posting a few resolutions here and there
- Not even sure why this is a cabinet position. What's next a Minister of the RMB?
- Meh.
- Very solid work, but I would like to see more production.
- Kaboom is trying to run the Ministry that Time Forgot. He does pretty well with what little he can accomplish.
- Still don't like this Ministry.
- This Ministry is superfluous but Kaboom is doing a fine job as far as I can tell.
- Good? Honestly I'm going neutral on both counts because I still have no idea what the point of this Ministry is, and I feel like things like "Commend r3n" could have happened with or without the WA Ministry in place.
- Honestly, I dislike how he has managed his ministry. I haven't seen much from him other than poking for us to "vote for this" and "vote for that". His previous term was more lively.
- Although i'm not too involved in the World Assembly myself, from what I can see from the outside looking in, he is doing a fairly good job and that is what counts. Perhaps if he did a bit better we can brush away those concerns on abolishing the ministry.
  Average: 3.2 Mode: 3
Comments - An all-around awesome group!
- I have not been wowed by what has happened so far. It seems like the biggest issues boil down to poor communication and if that can improve the second half of the term I think everyone would benefit.
- While this executive is certainly not perfect, their overall output has been far from disappointing. Communication among the executive has also been good, contrary to what some skeptics seem to be suggesting o_O
- Poor management and a lack of vision on the whole is really starting to show.
- Is theere an option to pick something between positive and neutral?
- Some Ministers excell but there is poor leadership and communication from the President. Is there even an agenda?
- Very uneven term so far, Kuramia and probably Brunhilde should have resigned or been replaced already.
- Meh. Some bright spots, some dark spots.
- Without Culture, this Presidency would be a flop.
- This could still be a good term if some of the poorly performing Ministers step up their game, the VP returns to activity, and the President actually does something of note. Right now, it's buoyed up to average by Ministers like WL, CSP, and Darc who seem to be doing well or at least okay.
- Some strengths, some weaknesses, some things amplified - for better or worse - by a figure as seemingly-polarizing as Aexnidaral. Going in the right direction however.
- You're good, just certain individuals are sinking your ship.
- Mixed bag.
- Fairly mixed bag of good and meh, it was unfortunate to see two of Aex's cabinet resign due to poor health. But the show must go on and it seems to be running relative smooth now,
Cabinet List
Writinglegend - 4.64 Malashaan - 4.24 Darcness - 4.04 Common-Sense Politics - 3.84 Leo Drakan - 3.76 Overall Cabinet/Kaboom - 3.2 Aexnidaral Seymour - 3.16 Kuramia - 3 Pichtonia - 2.76 Brunhilde - 2.56

Reasons For Not Confirming - I don't think we need the WA Ministry, and as I said before, Pichto lacks organization. I want to see more, but it's a no from me.
- While I think the cabinet members that I wouldn't reconfirm do have time to turn things around, I don't think they are doing enough to be reconfirmed at this point in time.
- For Leo and Pichto - attitude/personality issues. For Kaboom/Kuramia - they need to be paired with a better Executive.
- Kura and Pichto have not performed well enough to merit reconfirmation, and I'd rather Kaboom's position not exist at all.
- Voted yes on all, but that is only assuming that there aren't better options out there (e.g. what if Dre wanted to run Radio? I'd have to think long and hard about that one).
- Darcness seems like he can fulfill many other roles, so he should be stretched a tad to find where he would best serve. Pichtonia was much better in Comms. Kaboom wasn't really up to my expectations this term and I think he needs a break from being in the cabinet. Kuramia is a great minister where she currently serves, but I feel she would serve better in Comms knowing her skill set.
- If you can't lead a ministry, why should I trust you to lead the region?
- I feel they need more time to get ready for their role as minister
 Editor's Note: I mostly included the CSO question because normally there is a lot of discussion around this area. I know there hasn't been this term, and the poll results reflect the results of that, so this question is more just to see what happens when we move away from that big discussion.
Chief of Staff Thoughts - Dunno.
- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- While I knew NES's work would be almost entirely behind the scenes, it would have been nice to have received some kind of update or report from his office.
- I really wish he'd just been called Minister Without Portfolio. Would be less confusing a name.
- Well, is NES even being used in the first place?
- The only people qualified to answer this question are Aex and NES.
- I thought it has been solid.
- CoS, similar to DEIA, is one of those jobs where, if it is being done well, we never hear about it. Well... I haven't heard about our CoS.
- I feel like I don't know enough on *how* it's been used to answer this question.
- I assume he advises the President, but I have no real idea what he does. That's okay, though, I'm sure he's a useful resource.
- Is this a fair question? I thought the position was never re-filled after CSP moved to GA. Though if it was, then I guess that speaks to how it has been used this term...
- NES has probably been doing a job behind the scenes. So not sure.
- NES's role was to strictly advise Aex on various issues. Of course we won't see any or little involvement on his end. But with Aex's current decisions it's safe to say he has been doing a good job.
CAIN Thoughts - It requires Europeia to carry it/do the heavy lifting. That's "fine" but if that's the case, then we need dedicated people specifically for CAIN; not just Brunhilde.
- It's been operating?
- I approve
- CAIN is absolutely weak.
- I think people have given up on the reforms and that it is reverting to a more passive treaty.
- Is that still a thing?
- I wish someone could take control of that damn thread and punch the haters in the throat.
- As far as I know it's been running fine even with Brun's absence earlier in the term.
- I support the CAIN theoretically, but I am not how it is working on practice.
- Without Brun, it dropped severely. Since then I haven't seen much. If nothing is done now people may start to loose faith in it.
 
Term's Biggest Accomplishment - Making Gleg the Culture Minister and Leo the Interior
- I don't think there have been massive accomplishments that have stood out, I think it's the constant progression and development of small projects, that are the biggest positive of this half-term.
- The Valentine's Day Event
- Good question
- Spurred activity and interest in the Navy
- V-Day went off pretty well
- Valentine's Day.
- No idea, actually.
- Honestly, there are too many to choose one.
- Valentine's day
- I haven't seen a accomplishment so far. Everything seems to still be developing even at midterm. Perhaps at the end of the term we can have a better view on this.
- Valentine's Day and Survivor
Term's Biggest Disappointment - Poor communication with Europeian citizens
- The lack of communication in FA
- I'd say Radio, a new minister in such a ministry usually causes a bit of unstable development at first.
- The lack of making the every day stuff worthwhile. That's the bread and butter of Europeia, and this Administration hasn't excelled in making the case for participation.
- Radio, FA
- The complete decline of Foreign Affairs.
- Everything else.
- Brun's absence. I think she's great, but since she was/is sick, we've seen nothing from her.
- That both XIV and Cat had to resign due to real life problems. They had so much potential for their positions.
- Foreign Affairs/Radio Advertising
- Radio and Interior.
- Most of this term.
Term's Biggest Surprise - I'm actually agreeing with Hyangyo. The very thought of that disturbs me.
- Darcness's success in Communications
- How certain individuals like Darcness and Grizzli have accomplished so many things, it shows a valueable a few people can be when they really put some effort into their work.
- The number of resignations in such a short time frame.
- Pichto's poor performance
- I thought there'd be more fighting.
- Is "how lame it is" a legitimate answer?
- Leo Drakan. Positively.
- The Town Hall addition. Perhaps something similar was done before me, but I find it to be a great addition this term. It's a great way for the executive to connect to the citizens and update what's been going on, or address concerns that there may be.
- How bad Kuramia is at handling our foreign policy.
 Notable Write-ins: Darcness (4), CSP (2)
Top Five: Malashaan (17), Writinglegend (16), Calvin Coolidge/Cat (12), Drecq (11)
Final Thoughts - Keep it Cool
Finally a poll not involving the Senate Not sure how Isaris gets on a list of potential presidential candidates but not all members of Cabinet. Looking at that list of "who I would like to see," it makes me realize how comfortable I became with WL being President for so long, and how much that slate of potential candidates is lacking (except for 2 or 3 names, I wouldn't vote for any of them).
Thank you for reading these results. Until next time, this is Calvin Coolidge, already regretting the time he'll have to sink into his next poll.
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Mr. Verteger
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Mar 2 2017, 02:36 AM
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Thank you for your work in organizing this, Calvin, and thank you to everyone who participated. The comments are...interesting, but I think there is a lot of room for improvement and growth for everyone involved.
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".. Verteger was elected as the new Prime Minister. Verteger was debatably one of the worst Prime Ministers Europeia had yet to see. His term was so magnificently awful that King HEM proposed a reform of government right under his nose so that his term as Prime Minister would end." - A completely accurate account of what happened.
"I propose this to show that Verts ham fisted, and frankly bad, approach to legislating is a damn shame." - Drecq, while doing all the work I wanted someone else to do...
"I dont mind you personally. I just think your legislative abilities are non-existent and you should never, ever be elected to the Senate. :" - Also Drecq, while endorsing my future Senate run
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Kylia Quilor
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Mar 2 2017, 02:47 AM
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Some very critical feedback on me, but that doesn't surprise me. I think most of the negative comments in FA were quite unfair to Kuramia, largely.
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The Rt. Hon. Commodore Kylia Quilor, Dux Emeritus, Legatus, Quartius, Primus Pilus, Praefectus Vigilum Noctu, ERN
 I. Am. Not. A. Nice. Person. Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies. Unfocused populism is just as dangerous, if not more so, to a Republic's survival as creeping authoritarianism. Tell people how you feel, honestly and frankly. If you like someone, tell them. If you don't like them, tell them - the world would be a better place if we all knew where we stood.
Professional Credentials Curriculum Vitae Europeia: President x1 Minister of Foreign Affairs x2 Grand Admiral x4 Senator x11 Minister of Communications x1
Current Positions In Other Regions: Queen of Kantrias
Past Positions in Other Regions (Selected): MP (LKE), Minister of the Exterior (LKE), Reichstag Delegate (TNI), Minister (TNI), Reich Elector (TNI), TNI Contingent Commander, (UIAF), Director of Public Relations (Region Inc)
Medals Order of Service to Europeia  , Order of the Bronze Star  , Order of Courage x2 
Testimonials To My Character Named Testimonials [justified]I sometimes suspect that [Kylia] Quilor is here to harvest the tears of young, ambitious nations. - The Bruce O how much we have missed your cynicism [Kylia]. :p - Zaolat I'm so happy you're back but you're also crushing my dreams - Sopo [Kylia] is close to defining the modern Europeian conservative. - Hyanygo You carry an interesting dichotomy about yourself - a mix of fiery passion and cool reservation that both intrigues and concerns me. -Trinnien Kylia is the neighbor at the end of the street that you don't want to mess with during petunia season. -Cat I'd just like to thank KQ for resurrecting this thread, because it was truly what GP needed. </sarcasm>- Cormac Oh man, today I did not wake up thinking "I'll post something defending Kylia" ... but here we are. - Aexnidaral Seymour[/justified] Anonymous Testimonials - “Too much negativity and edginess”
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Mar 2 2017, 02:56 AM
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- Cerian Quilor
- Mar 2 2017, 02:47 AM
Some very critical feedback on me, but that doesn't surprise me. I think most of the negative comments in FA were quite unfair to Kuramia, largely. I agree that the negative comments about Kuramia are quite unfair.
I'm especially displeased with this comment specifically:
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Plagued by communication issues, and the one person who worked for her and defended her was sacked. What are FA's goals? What are we trying to accomplish? It's unclear, and unfortunately Kuramia has not been able to relay any worthwhile information to the public.
It's pretty clear that they're talking about you in that first sentence, Cerian. Do you agree that you have been the "one person who worked for her and defended her"? I'm just curious. I have the feeling you don't but I'm trying to prove a point.
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Mar 2 2017, 02:56 AM
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Well, there goes the Aex era.
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Mar 2 2017, 03:01 AM
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Well, there goes the Aex era. There never was going to be an Aex era. I've said from the beginning of the term I'd only serve one term.
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Mar 2 2017, 03:16 AM
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Well, there goes the Aex era.
There never was going to be an Aex era. I've said from the beginning of the term I'd only serve one term. Didn't have to be you running. It could have been one of your Ministers, or your Vice President carrying on your legacy.
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Mar 2 2017, 03:29 AM
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Personally, I was surprised Kuramia was as high as that even. The bigger shock to me however was Kaboom and it makes me sad that people do not think the World Assembly Ministry should even be a ministry. The position has so much potential.
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Mar 2 2017, 03:42 AM
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As a side note, I am uncomfortable that one of the anonymous commentators referred to one of our female members as a "bitch" -- unfortunate.
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Mar 2 2017, 03:55 AM
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- Cerian Quilor
- Mar 2 2017, 02:47 AM
Some very critical feedback on me, but that doesn't surprise me. I think most of the negative comments in FA were quite unfair to Kuramia, largely.
I agree that the negative comments about Kuramia are quite unfair. I'm especially displeased with this comment specifically: - Quote:
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Plagued by communication issues, and the one person who worked for her and defended her was sacked. What are FA's goals? What are we trying to accomplish? It's unclear, and unfortunately Kuramia has not been able to relay any worthwhile information to the public.
It's pretty clear that they're talking about you in that first sentence, Cerian. Do you agree that you have been the "one person who worked for her and defended her"? I'm just curious. I have the feeling you don't but I'm trying to prove a point. I was hardly the 'one' person. I was (and am) a vocal defender of her, but I wasn't the only person. I think I might have been the most vocal, but I tend to be pretty fucking vocal in general, so that doesn't say much.
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Mar 2 2017, 04:41 AM
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- Aexnidaral Seymour
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- Constie
- Mar 2 2017, 02:56 AM
Well, there goes the Aex era.
There never was going to be an Aex era. I've said from the beginning of the term I'd only serve one term.
Didn't have to be you running. It could have been one of your Ministers, or your Vice President carrying on your legacy. That's assuming that Aex had a "bloc" that would carry on his legacy. The only one we've had in recent memory has been Kraken-Calvin-WL with Anumia acting as a heavy influence in their early days. Though it should be noted WL distanced himself greatly in the last few terms, and obviously that dynamic has changed dramatically with the Anumia Scandal, and Kraken seemingly burning himself out.
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As a side note, I am uncomfortable that one of the anonymous commentators referred to one of our female members as a "bitch" -- unfortunate.
Especially in the political context of that quote...just encourages the narrative of "women with opinions in politics are bitches."
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Mar 2 2017, 04:45 AM
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Kraken seemingly burning himself out.
I didn't burn myself out, work burned me out. On the plus side, I've gained some significant clients for my portfolio
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Mar 2 2017, 04:45 AM
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- Mar 2 2017, 03:01 AM
- Constie
- Mar 2 2017, 02:56 AM
Well, there goes the Aex era.
There never was going to be an Aex era. I've said from the beginning of the term I'd only serve one term.
Didn't have to be you running. It could have been one of your Ministers, or your Vice President carrying on your legacy.
That's assuming that Aex had a "bloc" that would carry on his legacy. The only one we've had in recent memory has been Kraken-Calvin-WL with Anumia acting as a heavy influence in their early days. Though it should be noted WL distanced himself greatly in the last few terms, and obviously that dynamic has changed dramatically with the Anumia Scandal, and Kraken seemingly burning himself out. Aex seemed to have a strong political coalition (which still might exist) in the form of Pictho and the EPP in general. There is a reason why no one stood against him in the general - he had monolithic support from Europeia at large. But I think that the chance of someone we would point to as a 'Aex legacy President' actually being able to win election are small (since they either had to resign for RL reasons or had poor terms).
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Mar 2 2017, 04:59 AM
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- Mar 2 2017, 02:56 AM
Well, there goes the Aex era.
There never was going to be an Aex era. I've said from the beginning of the term I'd only serve one term.
Didn't have to be you running. It could have been one of your Ministers, or your Vice President carrying on your legacy.
That's assuming that Aex had a "bloc" that would carry on his legacy. The only one we've had in recent memory has been Kraken-Calvin-WL with Anumia acting as a heavy influence in their early days. Though it should be noted WL distanced himself greatly in the last few terms, and obviously that dynamic has changed dramatically with the Anumia Scandal, and Kraken seemingly burning himself out.
Aex seemed to have a strong political coalition (which still might exist) in the form of Pictho and the EPP in general. There is a reason why no one stood against him in the general - he had monolithic support from Europeia at large. But I think that the chance of someone we would point to as a 'Aex legacy President' actually being able to win election are small (since they either had to resign for RL reasons or had poor terms). "Legacy presidencies" could actually be a good series of articles. I might look into those.
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Mar 2 2017, 05:24 AM
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We have a lot to pick from Calvin. Pick HEM's brain about the earlier Euro years. He and I definitely tried to prop up a lot of Presidents to maintain the status quo of outgoing Presidents and push the Old Guard agenda onwards and upwards.
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