Charles

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Do you have what it takes to become the first ever President of the Forums of OtakuBoards? Here's how this is going to work: If enough people bother to sign up for this game, I'm going to have the participants divide themselves up into political parties. Your party can be big or small. Your party can consist of whomever you wish to allign yourselves with. Once you form your parties, it will be up to you to name your party, pick an animal to represent it, and perhaps even make up a logo featuring said animal. And then--we'll take it from there. Eventually we'll have official debates and the entire process will culminate into an official election that could perhaps take place in the Community Events forum. This thing could be pretty big if people get behind it. If you're interested, please sign up with some basic information about yourself. You can choose how to present this. I suggest stating whether you are more liberal or conservative. What are your basic political views? Also, what are your views concerning OtakuBoards? Do you want to see drastic change or are you more conservative? With this informaiton, you will be able to divide yourselves into groups easier when the time comes. Any questions, let me know.

[quote name='Semjaza']The very fact that this has to be discussed at all kind of negates any attempt to undo the uptight image OB may or may not have. The place is starting to get uptight about being too uptight.[/QUOTE] Stop being so uptight. I do think that structural changes need to be made across the entire site, but not for the purpose of making the site less "uptight" but simply because the current set-up is kind of stagnant. I don't think we need a fancy new OB Evolution skin for that kind of reworking.

Everything was quiet. Otaku City was completely still. The formerly ever-present buzz of life was no longer to be heard; it's substitute was a painful, unnatural silence. Even the city's power had been cut off. There was only darkness. Each step Fluff took sounded like a drum beat in the empty night. She carried her mother's salvation in a duffle bag, but upon looking at the husk on the horizion that was once a thriving populace,she wondered just how meainingful her efforts were. An impossibly large, full moon hung over the OB City bridge, bathing it in a gastly glow. The bridge was paved with corpses as far as the eye could see. Among the dead, Fluff recognized oldies and newbies alike--for the blue demon did not discriminate. But still, Fluff's actions were not being governed by courageous resolve--she was being lead by desperation--hopelessness. Before she could ponder the sheer terror that was welling up within her, she saw [i]him[/i] only a few yards ahead. He stood overlooking the bay area, his back to her. He stood easily, leaning one arm against the faltering bridge. Agent Fluff paused; she wondered why she had not noticed him sooner. "It'ssssssss a lovelyyyyy eeevening," The Beast said, "Wouldn't you sssay, Agent Ffffluff?" Fluff flinched at the sound of The Beast's gutteral voice but remained silent. "Ah, what a beeeautifulll ssssight to behold," The Beast said, "I can barelyyyyy withstaaaand to take it all iiiiiiin. It's sssssalvation, it'ssss, it'ssss----glooooorious." The Beast's yellow eyes remained fixed on the city that had finally fallen silent to him. "I've brought Gadget's head," Fluff said, "Now give me the antidote so I can return to my mother." The Beast continued to look upon the empty, desolate shell of Otaku City--her words seemingly lost to his ears, until suddenly he was upon her with inhuman speed and animation. His bony fingers were wrapped around her wrist in a vice grip and he was hunched ove the duffle bag, sniffing it like a hound. Fluff shrieked and tried to wrench herself free. "Aaaah," The Beast said, "Soooo, you have fulffffilled your eeeend of the bargaaaain. Yesssss, yessss, thissss is what I have so dessperately ssssought. Or sshhould I ssssay what you haaave sssso desssperately delivered?" "The antidote," Fluff demanded. A wry smile spread across the Beast's face. He produced a vile of vermillion liquid and closed it in Fluff's palm. The sight of the antidote softened Fluff and she unwittingly released the bag into The Best's possession. The Beast withdrew Gadget's head. Gadget closed his eyes, for he could not bear to look into the eyes of his captor. However, he did not regret his decision, he had accepted his fate. The Beast smiled a slick smile and crushed Gadget's head between his hands. The Beast howled in delight as it exploded. Fluff let out a deep cry. Slowly the Beast began to stalk toward her. Suddenly a strange figure dropped from the sky, in-between them. "Get back to the hospital," the figure said, looking back at her. Fluff couln't believe her eyes. "Grandpa?" she said.

That's an awesome article, A_M. I really like the style in which it was written too. Very unique and comprehensive. Also, I will be posting an update tomorrow. Last week I couldn't because I was visiting my mom in Indiana, and tonight I am working on planning my brother's bachelor party. However, tomorrow I will definitely be updating. So, if anyone would like to make some last minute contributions (ha!) then feel free to do so! Edit: Due to work-related issues I'll have the update up on Monday. Sorry!

Oh man, you didn't tell me there was an OtakuBoards thread about this, Semjaza. I don't know now; the game just suddenly became far too mainstream to be cool. It's probably all of the "samas" and "sans" that are attracting attention. I swear to God if I see one "^_^" smilie in this game, I'm going on a rampage.

Well, my 360 is broken, so that puts a damper on those plans for the time being. :animesigh

So, with Final Quest for Glory set to end soon, I've begun developing the RPG further. Currently, I'm trying to work out the distribution of money. This is key to the RPG because if I do not ration funds out correctly, it would break the game. I'm going to post what I've worked out and it would be great if any of you could provide some feedback for me. Do you like the distribution I've come up with? How would you tweak it? Here is what I have come up with: [B]Here is what each forum costs to campaign in[/B]: [B]Anime Lounge[/B]-$3,000 [B]Manga workshop[/B]-$500 [B]Hardwired[/B]-$1000 [B]Music, Movies and Television[/B]-$3,000 [B]Otaku Lounge[/B]-$4,000 [B]Suggestions and Feedback[/B]-$2500 [B]Arena Underground-[/B]$1000 [B]Adventure Square[/B]-$1000 [B]OB Anthology[/B]-$500 [B]Art Studio[/B]-$1000 Because I do not know if this will flop or if a substantial amount of people will sign up, I will not disclose exactly how many people constitute each party. Having said that, here is the amount I have tentatively decided that each party should start out wiith: [B]Small Party:[/B] $2,000 [B]Medium[/B]: $3,000 [B]Large[/B]: $4,000 I didn't want to start the groups out with too much because I wanted the game to open up for them as time goes on. Now, I also want to allow people the opportunity to accept funding from corporations, utilizing the RPG's awesome [B]Pay to Play[/B] feature. When a Candidate accepts funding from a third party, they receive $3,000 but they must agree to promote the company and their ideals in their campaign. So, say someone decides to accept money from Big Tobaku--they would agree to promote cigarette smoking among members in formal speeches or perhaps create an rpg in which smoking is prominant among the characters. Each party can only be supported by one of these advertisers. I have decided that [B]Smear Campaigns[/B] should cost $1,000. However, if claims made in the smear ads are fraudulent, players can be sued for $500. Lastly, parties can get members to give them contributions. Once a member has contributed, they must be listed in the official party thread and can no longer contribute. Here is the worth I have settled on: [B]Members[/B]: $200 [B]Moderators[/B]: $300 [B]Category Moderators[/B]: $400 [B]Administrators[/B]: $500 What do you think?

Hey, if anyone cares, let's all try to schedule an OB Xbox Live match for sometime this week. I'm sure that several of us are on different time zones, so it may be tricky but perhaps we could find a common game that we all have and have some fun. I don't think there's ever been much of a concentrated effort to do that and it seems like there are several of us here with Xbox Live accounts. Maybe we could choose something like Halo 2 or Gears of War since many of us probably have those. Are any of you interested?

I've never stopped believing. Santa and Jesus ftw!

As The Grape Ape and Japan descended from the zenith that was the OtakuBoards Staff forum, The Grape Ape noticed DigitalBoy2007 languishing at the entrance. He sat with his knees bent up to his chest and he sullenly rested his chin in the palms of his hands. "DigitalBoy? Is that you?" Grape Ape asked. "Oh hello, Shy!" DigitalBoy exclaimed. Suddenly, Grape Ape's radio crackled to life. Premonition 2.0 desperately called out to him through the receiver. "Grape Ape! Grape Ape! Come in!" "I'm very sorry, but you'll have to excuse me. Just a moment, DigitalBoy," Grape Ape said. "No problem, I understand," DigitalBoy said, returning to his former post. Grape Ape unfastened the radio from his belt and sluggishly raised it to his mouth. He looked much older than he was; distress had reduced him to a state of utter exhaustion. "Roger. This is Grape Ape. What is it?" he said. He said "I've had a very long day, so I hope to Adam this is important. Over." "Sir! Sir!" Premonition said. "Calm down, Prem" Grape Ape said, "Take a breath and tell me what's wrong." "10-4! It's Charlie Bin Laden sir!" Premonition said, "He's nowhere to be found. I sensed a large burst of power-an explosion coming fifty clicks west from here and then his life signal just disappeared. I've combed the Member's List and his profile has even vanished. Sir, I don't know what to make of this, but it doesn't look good! Do you think he's--" Before Premonition could finish the sentence Laura had snatched the radio from Grape Ape's hands. She burst into a deep sob and her cries faded into the back of Grape Ape's mind as his mind trailed off in both physical and mental exhaustion. "Are you okay, Grape Ape?" DigitalBoy said. He raced toward Grape Ape and lent himself to the weary CTU leader as a crutch. "I'm terribly sorry, DigitalBoy," Grape Ape said, 'I'm just a bit tired. By the way, you never told me why you were here." "Oh, that's hardly important right now. Just look at you," he said, "But if you must know, I am waiting for an audience with James and Desbreko. I received a private message from Desbreko requesting my presence here." DigitalBoy stared longingly at the twisting golden gates. He continued: "Apparently they want me to join the staff for OtakuBoards Evolution. James sees a lot of potential in me; he thinks I might make a good administrator some day, even." The Grape Ape's mouth opened wide. "Oh my," DigitalBoy said, "You really don't look good, you're very pale." But the Grape Ape didn't even hear him. He thought back to his premonition. Knowing what he did now about Gavin's jealousy of underserving others getting promoted ahead of him, he wondered if this would be the fuel that would motivate Gavin even further. It was all coming together as he had seen. The fateful destruction of OtakuBoards suddenly seemed more unavoidable than ever before.

About the structure being messed up--it's actually a weird glitch with the site. I've tried to adjust it a few times but it's still showing up rather strange-looking. It's actually a problem I seem to have to combat rather frequently--could be my browser--who knows. In any case, I [i]think[/i] that I may have succeeded in cleaning it up a bit. It's still far from perfect, but I will dive back in there tomorrow and see what I can do.

Mostly video game-related purchases for me. I literally bought the PSP on impulse, spending over $300 on it. Guitar Hero 2 was also a pretty outrageous purchase seeing as how I essentially spent $100 for a video game when I picked it up. Totally worth it though. If I pick up the $200 Rock Band SKU, then the Guitar Hero 2 purchase will easily be eclipsed. I don't think I iwll though. At least not for quite a long time.

Silence. Complete and utter silence. The disturbing silence of war. The desert seemed completely unaware of an oncoming force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that every man, every fighter, became nothing but helpless playthings under its demented will. The desert seemed indifferent to the losses about to be incurred by unrelenting, undiscriminating war. Charlie Bin Laden wasn't sure how long he had been wandering through the desert. After all, he too was at war--with himself. Seconds. Minutes. Hours. Days. The concept of time meant nothing to him. Charlie Bin Laden merely shuffled through the sands of his own self-loathing, a broken man with little purpose other than to wander through the expansive abyss of the desert until he collapsed in private. His features were sharp and angular and his garments had been reduced to tattered rags. This was war. When at last his legs were prepared to buckle underneath him, Charlie Bin Laden noticed a small enclosure of trees. A hallucination. No vegetation, no living thing could possibly exist in the harsh climate in which he wandered. Charlie Bin Laden marched in rank and file, the hallucination having already earned his contempt for giving him a reason to live a few moments longer. The threads of Charlie Bin Laden's imagination were very powerful. His ravaged feet embraced the moist, lush carpet of mud and vestige underneath him. The trees seemed to bend behind him, blocking the off the pathway in which he entered. What made Charlie Bin Laden curious, seemed to have hanged him. Then again, perhaps he was already dead. His route of escape closed, Charlie fell to his knees and noticed, for the first time, an expanse of water before him. Without thinking, Charlie lunged at it like an animal and greedily wet his scorched throat with the delicious liquid. When he had his fill, he merely stared at his reflection, as if seeing himself for the first time in a long time. Charlie Bin Laden's observation was then abruptly disturbed by a flash of blinding, white light. The terrorist leader scrambled back on the palm of his hands as the light expanded and engulfed the mysterious space. From within the light, two silhouettes began to emerge. "Charlie Bin Laden," a familiar voice said, "What is the matter, do you not recognize me? "What's up, buddy?" the other shadow said. "God?" Charlie Bin Laden said. "We always were egotistical, but I think you're pushing it a bit much," one of the figures said, emerging from the light. What Charlie Bin Laden saw was a phantom that made him shiver to the bone. The other figure emerged and Charlie's eyes grew with madness and disbelief. The two mysterious visitors were exact replicas of himself. "Devils!" Charlie exclaimed, "Why do you torment me so?" "Come now," one of them said, "Stop being such a petulant child. "Yeah, get a grip, dude," the other said. "Who-who are you?" Charlie asked. His voice was thick and hoarse with terror. "We are you," one of them answered. "I am Crazy White Boy." "And I am The Great White Frying Pan Man," the other said. "We see that you are confused," Crazy White Boy said, "And you have a right to be. You see, Charlie, you lost a big part of yourself a long time ago." "You lost us," Frying Pan Man said. "I don't understand," Charlie said, rising to his feet. "You don't seem to understand much of anything lately, do you?" Frying Pan Man said. "It goes like this," Crazy White Boy said, leaning his elbow on Charlie's shoulder, "Somewhere along the line, you lost sight of what was important at OtakuBoards. Somewhere along the line you became bitter and resentful. That's when you stopped enjoying OtakuBoards and lost touch with Pan Man over here." The Great White Frying Pan Man glared at Charlie Bin Laden. "And then, " Crazy White Boy said, "You stopped caring about putting effort into your posts. And then you lost touch with me." Charlie Bin Laden fell to his knees and bowed his head. "What does it even matter anymore?" Charlie Bin Laden said, "I'm doomed anyway. We all are. It's Alex. There's no way he can be defeated." "Alex is not invincible," CWB said, "But you must become what you once were in order to combat him. You must become the man who was once ruled OtakuBoards with an iron fist. You must pull yourself back together and ascend to a level that even that Beast cannot fathom. Together, we must once again become Charles. Take my hand, boy." "And mine too! You may be fractured, but you can be fixed!" Frying Pan Man said. Charlie looked up at the two phantoms, extended his hands and grasped theirs. All at once a warm, white light engulfed them all. It seemed to wash the pain away.

The threat of an oncoming apocalypse lingered in the air like the smell of an oncoming storm. A storm of ash and hopelessness. The rules of reality were compromised and the talons of betrayal had wounded Charlie Bin Laden, preparing him for the talons of death. Charlie watched as Laura scampered away to join the others. Her sobbing, trembling figure merged with them in the darkness and they seemed to him, one amorphous blob. They were all pitiful to Charlie, each and every one. Experience had taught the terrorist leader what the idealistic fools could never know. The Blue Beast could not be defeated, not by them, not by anyone. The Grape Ape knew the sad reality of the plight well, for once had he vanquished the Beast and once again did it rise, as if the interruption of its existence had been nothing more than a mere matter of inconvenience. When James ushered The Beast into the foulest pits of hell, many thought it gone forever, but return again it did, smiling its crooked smile, as if thankful for the vacation. The Beast would forever be given flesh as long as there existed men to nourish it with greed, jealousy, desperation, selfishness. Charlie stood still, watching as the others marched on, completely forgetting about him. He pitied them, for they marched a march of certain death and they marched it well. Oblivious, naive, most certainly doomed. The desperation of the idealists did nothing but titillate The Beast. Charlie pitied Gavin too because Gavin, he knew, was nothing but a pawn--just like him. Loyalty, friendship--they were nothing to The Beast. Concepts like morals, ethics, values--these things never entered the Beast's mind. The Beast lived for the abstract--it lived to satisfy the most basic desires that gave it life. When Gavin's bitterness and desperation exceeded Charlie's, The Beast decided to follow him; that was all there was to it. Charlie peered through the darkness, not of the night, but of the cavernous hallow where any semblance of a human heart once existed. A forum full of spinsters and fools that would always battle his every effort to improve their condition. The CTU itself was a manifestation of their idiocy. They were not worth the effort anymore. A single, solitary shiver ran up his spine. "Go ahead and die," he said, "See if I care." What bothered him more than the distinct and very real possibility of death was that even as he uttered his bitter words, Charlie wondered if he truly meant them.

[quote name='James']As long as it's clear that this is an RPG/member event, that's okay. I just wouldn't want a newer member to sign up thinking that if they win they'd get OB handed over to them, lol.[/quote] :laugh: I would definitely make it clear. [quote]It would also be good if we could keep the threads in one or two locations for convenience - so you would be welcome to use The Arena (even if this isn't a typical RPG) or we could consider using Otaku Lounge. That aspect is really up to you. I personally think that this idea would push the boundaries of RPG concepts, so it might provide great inspiration to others if it were in Adventure Arena.[/QUOTE] Well, here's what I'm thinking--and you can tell me if you feel it's acceptable. The way the campaigning works would differ from something like Final Quest for Glory threads. Like, I was thinking that the strategy aspect could see smaller forums like Manga Workshop costing far less money to campaign in than Otaku Lounge. But, of course, there are some tradeoffs to campaigning across smaller forums. One drawback is that candidates won't reach as many potential voters, but another drawback is that someone can't post a thread in Manga Workshop about gun control. So, if someone were to campaign in Manga Workshop, they would have to create a fun, relevant thread for that area, tag the thread a campaign thread so that it becomes documented, and perhaps at the end of their post simply add, "Everyone in here knows that I support even the smaller forums like Manga Workshop, so if you appreciate my contributions to the area, please remember to vote for me in the OtakuBoards presidential election." Or if they want to post a good suggestion for the site in the suggestions forum they could do the same deal. If a player makes a thread within the RPG that has to be moderated (i.e., closed), they are not refunded their campaign money and obviously they will become fodder for their competition, should they choose to exploit the mistake with a "smear" ad. So, a good public image will be important anyway. The main threads would be in the Adventure Arena though, and each party's thread could feature a thread directory that links to their campaign threads, which would further clarify things. Do you think that would work? I ask because I had this fun idea where voters could put down their "home forum" and at the end of the election, I would show which candidate won each forum. Also, I'm thinking about charging people campaign money to put a permanent advertisement in their signatures about the election.

I guess I'm in the same position as James with this one. I picked up the game two weeks ago and I've literally only played it twice. I'm not playing it to plow through it. But, the combo system and high score system should keep me coming back. The fact that it only costs $10 with bongos included gives me little to complain about.

[quote name='James'][color=#606060]How far are you in the game? Just wait 'till you see some of the later levels! DK Jungle Beat is one of the few platformers I've seen in recent years that has completely wowed me - it really is quite amazing. Some of the level designs are really incredible. It's a shame that so many people missed out on this game.[/color][/QUOTE] I just reached the Pineapple Kingdom today and I'm really starting to become impressed with the level design. I really didn't expect a lot of variety in the levels, but it seems like you're always doing something different. One minute I was riding on the back of a boar (I think), next I was flying on a bird, and after that I was exploring a sunken ship. In this way, they really nailed the pacing. I'm really impressed because for some reason I wasn't expecting a fully featured platformer. I assumed that the gameplay would have been very basic to accommodate limited bongo controls, but in reality, I'm very pleased with the controls and what they allow. I find myself not really missing the traditional control scheme as I thought I would. I also like the boss fights so far. Although these encounters haven't been difficult (since they are based around simple patterns), they all seem to utilize the bongos in a unique way, which keeps them interesting. I'm impressed with the overall style and presentation too. The camera cuts and visuals are much better than I would have expected. Needless to say, I too, would really recommend anyone with a Gamecube or a Wii to pick this one up.

Charlie Bin Laden sat on a rock, cradling his knees, staring menacingly at the night sky. Behind the terrorist leader, lie the crumbled remains of his terrorist headquarters. Wisps of smoke rose from the charred remains of his base and curled up toward the heavens. Not even Laura dared approach him. Charlie's turban lie unraveled beside him. Occasionally the night breeze animated it as if it were a snake. The terrorists huddled together and shivered in the cold desert climate, staring desperately at the silhouette of their leader. Silently, the revolutionaries implored one another to do something, [i]anything[/i], to stir Charlie from his silent rage. But Charlie would not move; he sat still as if he were a statue, only momentarily raising a hand to catch grains of sand that swirled through the air about him. What remained of Charlie's terrorist army had long fallen asleep in the cruel desert sands, when a single figure emerged like a black monolith on the horizon and drew closer until it stood right beside the brooding criminal mastermind. "What do you want," Charlie Bin Laden said. "I like what you've done with the place," a familiar voice said. Charlie laughed softly. "We were so foolish," he said, "In this circus of war, who would have thought it would be the ringmasters who would play the fools?" "He's quite mad, you know," The Grape Ape said, "It's not just about us, anymore. When you sent me into oblivion I had a vision and I believe that it foretold this very crisis. Gavin went mad when Kumite failed. Do you see the remnants of your base?" The Grape Ape extended his arm and pointed a crooked finger at the rubble. "Of course I see it," Charlie said, "My video games were still in there." "For once in your life, be serious," The Grape Ape commanded, "If there is one thing that you and I can both agree upon it's that we care about OtakuBoards. We might have differing ideals but we both want the best for the forum." "I've lost track of what I want," Charlie said, "Just leave me alone." "Listen," Grape Ape said, "When Kumite failed, Gavin went mad. He vowed to take revenge upon OtakuBoards for turning its back on his efforts. He became determined to make the entire site as desolate as Kumite. He will not stop until OtakuBoards as a whole looks like our bases." Once again, Charlie looked up into the eyes of his adversary. "I'm no hero," Charlie said, "I'm just an old dog of war. There's nothing positive I can do. You should be more than capable of holding your own against Gavin." "It's not Gavin, that I'm worried about," Grape Ape said, "It's his accomplice that concerns me. You're the one who once again gave life to his accomplice and you're the only one that can vanquish him once again." Charlie suddenly sprang to his feet and clutched the Grape Ape's shoulders. "Accomplice? You don't mean---betrayed--by [i]him[/i]?" Charlie said.

[quote name='James'][color=#606060]The only question is, what would the President be the President of, exactly? lol Maybe this idea could relate to the fictional Otaku world that some have written about in those OB parody RPGs. Or something.[/color][/QUOTE] I'm thinking that the President would be the President of OtakuBoards. Perhaps I could come up with a storyline where you're stepping down and the entire staff is now going to be selected democratically through an election process now. Whichever side wins the presidential election also gets a majority in the staff. This angle would also work because candidates could argue their stance not only on real-world issues, but specific OtakuBoads issues as well, such as new rules they will implement, or a forum structure they will adopt upon winning. Stuff like that. I know that not everyone is interested in serious issues, but almost everyone here can respond to OB-related suggestions, so it would really be a way to appeal to everyone. Sandy, I like your idea for a political arrangement. I'm mainly familiar with the American set-up, but a modified version of what you suggested would be a neat improvement. I want to be careful not to make too many parties because I think that things could get out of hand. Maybe we could initially allow side parties, such as the Christian party and as time goes on and one party obviously isn't going to win, they can choose to throw their remaining funding and support behind another party. That could create an interesting dynamic. I'd also like to start the smaller independent parties off with a smaller budget, so that those teams will be ideal for expert players who really want a challenge. There's also the possibility that independents will take away votes from certain primary parties, so that would be a problem that the primary parties would have to consider. Maybe if this all goes through, when/if people sign up, they could state how liberal or conservative they are and develop a plethora of parties based on that. Hmm. Lastly, I was giving more thought to the smear campaigns too. I was thinking that in order to keep things from getting too spammy, if people want to buy advertising space they could post a smear ad within someone else's camppaign thread so that we're not getting a bunch of smaller threads that would really have no other point. heh

Eh, I don't know, vegeta rocker. I'll bet that there are a number of members here who have little knowledge of what "otaku" means. By the way, did you know that Vegeta initially started off as an antagonist in DragonBallZ? Throughout the series he displays a headstrong attitude and he constantly puts his own pride and ego at a higher priority than logic, which jeapordizes those closest to him. Perhaps you should consider THAT before choosing a user name. Then again, you could be referring to the term "vegeta" as a food--and vegetables do indeed rock. So, you're vindicated.

[quote name='IHZ']Do you even KNOW what an Otaku is? In Japan they use this term to insult all these annoying fanboys and fangirls who take obsession into something like anime and Videogame.[/QUOTE] Yikes! The things you learn after all these years. Quick, someone change the name of the boards ASAP before it's too late!

[quote name='Premonition'][COLOR="Navy"]It's a really good idea actually. All I need to do is bring up wikipedia and look up the words [B]'liberals'[/B] and[B] 'conservatives' [/B]first. But what would happen after someone gets eleted? Would they get some fancy shmancy title or become like a mod or something? That's he only thing I don't see. But it is a rough idea afterall.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] It wouldn't be anything as fancy as that, really. Perhaps we could hold some sort of OtakuBoards Presidential Inauguration ceremony but the main prize would just be the glory of winning the game and the fun that lead up to that point. :catgirl: So, I guess I would like to know if anyone would be interested in this so that I don't bother giving it further consideration for nothing, heh.

I'm going to have to ask you guys to regulate this discussion to private message instead of derailing the thread. We have a TP thread for a reason. As for GameCube games, I saw Donkey Kong's Jungle Beat for $10, last week. I had initially only planned on buying Panzer Dragoon Orta, but I couldn't pass a deal like that up. Strangely enough, Jungle Beat is the first GameCube game I've purchased since Resident Evil 4. So, that's what? Two years? At any rate, I'm really surprised with how awesome the game looks and how fun it is to control. I have to admit that it is somewhat tiring to play through more than a few levels in one sitting, but the combo system is fantastic and makes an otherwise simple game a lot of fun. And challenging to boot. Great game, so far.

I have only started to briefly consider this mind you, so I hope to gauge interest and receive general feedback on my somewhat basic idea. I guess I could potentially develop the idea more here too based on criticism, if anyone cares to provide any. My idea is to have a mock OtakuBoards Presidential election RPG. There would be three parties: Liberals, Conservatives and Independents. Upon completing the sign-up process, each side will come up with a name for their party and select an animal to represent it. Maybe they can design simple logos around that animal. Anyway, once that is done, each party can nominate who they would like to select as their presidential/vice presidential candidates. Once the candidates are selected, the parties would begin the campaigning process across the boards, trying to gain the support of voters in each forum. Now, strategy would be important here. Each party has funding to consider and there would be a cost value associated with campaigning in each forum (i.e, giving a speech or creating a really good thread to generate popularity points). So, the parties will have to consider their strategies carefully. Party members can lobby for financial contributions from members, but they will have to be documented in the main thread so that no member can contribute funding more than once--and it would always be a set amount. So, during the campaign process we could see money used for campaigning, discussing issues and even smear campaigns or political advertisements. Eventually the RPG will culminate into an offical Presidential debate and finally into an election. It would be interesting seeing how votes would swing based on each side's stance on issues such as abortion, homosexual marriage, or even the direction OtakuBoards should take. What do you think?