Director of Research Debate Thread: Term III

Method · October 20, 2002, 17:47

Candidates
TKG
Thud

Questions? Comments?

moomin · October 20, 2002, 18:16

Who's Thud?

Maniac · October 20, 2002, 18:17

An old P4'er. We didn't hear much of him after the dissolution of that party.

Method · October 20, 2002, 18:21

apparently, the science minister from C3DG

Apocalypse · October 20, 2002, 18:26

Part of Thud's legacy for the previous term

Kassiopeia · October 20, 2002, 18:46

Okay, I'll try to get this straight. Since Thud is the Civ3DG Minister of Science, it would appear that Apocalypse is trying to say that Thud hasn't been doing his job at the Civ3DG too diligently.

Only thing I can think of. This means that since Thud doesn't seem to have time to attend to his duties there, why would he have the time here?

Method · October 20, 2002, 19:14

DeathByTheSword · October 21, 2002, 09:51

candidates i asked this before but are you planning to give any RP stories about new techs...? i love them big them i have read all the things Apoc did in the CivIII DG and i liked them...so?

Method · October 21, 2002, 16:12

as i said last time, might be willing to do it if there was enough demand. since there hasn't been, i never did it

Thud · October 21, 2002, 21:35

I am the DIA leader and MoS in the C3DG, and Apoc doesn't like me since I take leaves-of-absence at the worst possible times, and make him do some stuff that I should be doing. Like polling the new research order. (I'll do better this term, Apoc, even if I managed to get off to a bad start.)

And I'll do better this term in the ACDG. Considering I didn't do much of anything recently, that's not saying much, but I think I can do a pretty good job at this Science stuff.

Apocalypse · October 21, 2002, 23:35

I don't mind leave of absenses, since I took them every once in a while while I was MoS. I just like to have a great deal of debate about what to research next, even if it doesn't matter much what is researched next. My tech decisions really had very little baring since we were behind in the tech race, but since many people follow the C3DG to learn new strategies, I wanted to make sure they didn't miss out in the tech part.

GeneralTacticus · October 22, 2002, 04:28

Ok now, question to both candidates: Why should we vote for either of you over the other or the xenonbanana? What will your policies be?

Pandemoniak · October 22, 2002, 04:38

I concur with General Tacticus.

for once...

GeneralTacticus · October 22, 2002, 04:45

Where are your other disagreements?

Method · October 22, 2002, 15:48

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Originally posted by GeneralTacticus
Ok now, question to both candidates: Why should we vote for either of you over the other or the xenonbanana? What will your policies be?

well first off, it would be hard for a banana to organise polls

other than that of course, i'm quite devoted to research. in SE, i've always been saying since the beginning to run SE choices which are best for research, and i'm always pushing to trade techs. though my current method of polling techs doesn't exactly work well, i have another way i'd like to try, and i'm always open to suggestions. i think this is going to be the term to start building network nodes, so i'm going to push the DBP for a few of those, aswell as some energy trawlers in the freshwater sea.

Pandemoniak · October 22, 2002, 15:50

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run SE choices which are best for research

/me mubles "Hmm, I dont really like that... Science for the sake of science reminds me an old mad russian scientist who wanted to take control over the world..."

Method · October 22, 2002, 15:55

well, at the correct times of course. obviously no FM now, and such

Pandemoniak · October 22, 2002, 15:56

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obviously no FM now

Ah, this sounds better

Method · October 22, 2002, 16:13

of course

i know you may have just dismissed P4 as "evil" so i don't know if you noticed part of its policy was planned early on

Pandemoniak · October 22, 2002, 16:23

Do you think I would fight an ennemy I dont know ?

Method · October 23, 2002, 17:40

any further questions?

Lemmy · October 23, 2002, 17:48

TKG, is it true that you experiment on live babies in your laboratories, often leading to fatalities?

Method · October 23, 2002, 17:49

who told you?!

i mean, no.

GeneralTacticus · October 24, 2002, 03:10

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any further questions?

Yes. Where's Thud?

Method · October 24, 2002, 15:40

taking a "leave-of-absence"?

Thud · October 24, 2002, 17:50

No! Lies! All lies! I only take leaves of absences at the worst times you see. The Apolytonians back on Earth heard all too much of me, only when I don't need to be posting.

I will be proud to answer any meaningful question directed at me.

My primary campaign promise is to cut down on even somewhat apparent leaves of absences, even if they are at the worst time. I promise, I'll be a good Director.

Hercules · October 24, 2002, 17:56

Not sure about that reply

Thud · October 24, 2002, 21:02

Yeah, I might come off as mentally inbalanced to those who don't know much about me, but I seriously think that I can bring a good amount to the party here. In the last few years of Science Ministering during Earth's final century, I spent a great deal of time studying little yellow blobs of goo. I think that I can use this experience to assist in studying the recently discovered little green globs of goo.

I also spent a great deal of time in conference with our late collegue Zakharov before our trip. I learned a lot, and consider myself the Prime Scientician in our fair faction.

moomin · October 25, 2002, 04:05

That's all very good. What beelines do you favour?