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DrRush: What would you say to claims that RR has revived the party?
Liquid_Oxygen: I would say that the YoA has alway been on top and that there truly was nothing to revive to begin with.
When you're on top, it's disingenuous to say that you're that reason when you've had exactly one month under your belt.
DrRush: Under Regan YoA had more congresscritters elected then any other PL in recent history. Whats your take on this
Liquid_Oxygen: To be frank my answer is the same as before. It's not hard to achieve when your opposition is almost nonexistent. Especially when your party is literally over twice the size of its next competitor and almost 3 times the size of the 3rd. So these are things that sound impressive until you put them under proper analysis
DrRush: As someone who held the chair for several months, I feel that many of the candidates that were run were woefully underprepared &/or underqualified & that RR has significantly hurt the parties image by running them. Do you feel this is a fair assessment?
Liquid_Oxygen: To be fair, I haven't been back long enough to make that assessment, but the way I'd combat that is simple. Reimplement a congressional signup process with a very easy list of requirements that I'd sit down with party leadership to insure got followed. Things like forum account, amount of time in the game, activity, etc. Having numbers isn't a declaration of quality, it's a declaration of quantity. No one party > country as a whole, and each YoA congressman should represent that commitment.
DrRush: After being banned from the forum for proxies RR insisted that YoA boycott the forums. Do you feel this was a proper course of action?
Liquid_Oxygen: Well, as Shylock alluded to, his original ban had nothing to do with his reasoning. He was originally banned for posting fecal porn in response to opposition and criticism. So no, I don't believe cutting the party off from the channels of communication was a reasonable or even sane course of action.
DannyCrowley: Do you feel that banning someone from every form of outside-the-game communication because of dislike is fair?
Liquid_Oxygen: I do not. I'm a minority in that aspect though. I've always strongly felt that if something is public, then it's public. Short of blatant rules violations, public communications should remain public communications. In RR's case, he violated the rules, first by posting poo porn, then again by logging in via proxy, which is a no-no on the forums. (I don't know if it still is.)
DrRush: After removing the party from the forums RR then proceeded to create a google doc congress & invited only select congressmen to it. He then proceeded to use that congress as a means to pass laws not discussed or authorized by congress as a whole. I'd like to hear your reactions to this.
Liquid_Oxygen: I would consider it a gross violation of a single congressman's authority. It's not up to someone who broke rules to actively attempt to subvert congressional authority as a body. Only the Speaker would have that authority, and there would need to have been some total consensus to even consider that move.
DrRush> RR claims that many of the old players who recently returned are multis of pfeiffer, yourself included. What is your response to these allegations?
Liquid_Oxygen: That would tell me that he's so out of touch with the historical relevance of each player that he has to create a scenario that makes him out to be oppressed in some way. I also have some of them as friends on Facebook. I can pretty much categorically deny them all as an underhanded smear tactic.
DrRush: RR has of late made accusations of pfeiffer stalking him, do you consider these accusations valid?
Liquid_Oxygen: Considering the validity of his other claims, I highly highly doubt this.
DrRush: Despite being informed that they did not meet the requirements RR has repeatedly given citizenship or instructed it be given to foreigners, including those of hostile nations. Most disturbingly he did this to bring voters & fighters for the CP election & following CW.
Liquid_Oxygen: I would consider it in poor taste, yes. There used to be a citizenship program for people to follow who weren't already long time residents, etc. That said, some of the best contributing players have been other nationalities as well.
DrRush: RR has show a tenancy to claim its just the shady elitists out to get him any time someone voices criticism of him or his plans. He often claims many of accusations are just made up by people who don't like them & they are a minority, would you care to offer any insights into this?
Liquid_Oxygen: I would rebut: that considering the lengths he went to to cut congress away from its actual official lines of communication, who is the real shady elitist?
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