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Why you should vote for me.
Who I Am:
Tefka, the site owner of the forum. Yes, it is intensely unfair for me to be running for nomination of FO of this faction - as for most new and old people, I am one of the most known faces on this forum. Let's go ahead and get this out of the way - please don't vote based on that, please look at each candidate and vote based on our merits. You have nothing but good choices.
However, there will be reasons I am running for Faction Owner of this Major Faction, reasons that will be listed below. I hope you'll hear them out before you disregard me as intrusive and upsetting to the natural order of Major Factions. Trust me, nobody cares more about organic evolution of this website's community more than I - I've fought an entire team of Staff members for it for literal years.
Reason #1: Faction Leader Inactivity/Laxation.
I mean absolutely no disrespect to the current Faction Staff team, but activity for this faction has fallen to an all-time low. It is no small coincidence that upon my joining a few days ago that our Dominion - started in May - sprouted to near completion within a handful of days. Everyone has a reason for their activity dwindling, and most reasons are legit. I've seen it time and time again - life's responsibilities overtake the responsibilities/duties as a Major Faction owner and suddenly SWRP is the burden - not the hobby. As most people here are ill equipped to handle those difficult conversations of "can we move on to something new", the current order of leadership stays the same and eyes begin to look elsewhere for outlets of activity instead of fixing what is right in front of them. Major Factions can never be and never were meant to be supported by one body, one voice. There must be a constant passing of the torch to bring in new blood and activity. I feel like this is a lesson forgotten by the current leadership, and I've seen it more times than I can count.
Reason #2: I have really wanted to play a Mandalorian.
They're second in my heart only to the Yuuzhan Vong, as I love exploring the major cultures of Star Wars - I've just never found a good time or outlet. Well, I did, but I'll cover that in my next point.
Reason #3: My roots grow deep.
Not only did I help usher [member="Sarge Potteiger"] as one of the first major Mandalores' of this community, but back when the board was first created (Dark Ages) - I made the faction. The first three people or so I roleplayed with were struggling to get the website rolling, and we were all Mandalorians. Mine was a bit of a drunkard, completely unlike my current incarnation - but it fell to the wayside in lieu of other more prospering ventures, such as the Galactic Republic.
Reason #4: I want to return the Mandalorians to our traditions, our heritage, our history.
I feel like most people just throw around apostrophes and Mando dictionary words to fit in, but I really want to entice people into exploring the Resol'nare and draw inspiration from actual Mandalorian heroes - like Indomitable, Ultimate, Uniter, Jaster Mereel, Boba Fett -
and pull us further away from this concept that to be competitive with other factions, we have to be Jedi and Sith Masters at the same time. While I would still allow it, I would advise against it - roleplayers are at their best when they have to use their brains, and Mandalorians are at their best when facing a stronger foe. Even the most basic foot soldier Mandalorian should be a feared force to reckon with - equated with any level of Force User - in the Chaos galaxy.
I fear that this faction has caved into the ever escalating Force User landscape and has begun utilizing its Force Users as the first line of defense against other Force Users, rather than falling back on what we're strongest with and what our many traditions demand.
Reason #5: I view this current generation of Mandalorians as way too passive.
For those of you who do know me when I've led factions, I can be a bit chaotic. I like surprises. I like invasions. I like skirmishes. I like white knuckling your keyboard. But I'll do so with a cool head, a reasonable maturity, and an earnest respect of other factions and their faction leaders. I bring an iron fist to the drama train, and I have a solid history of exercising control over situations where everyone gets a little too tense and into the game. For a little more than two months, as a roleplayer, I handled negotiations between the OS and the Republic and did so in a fair and balanced way. All parties will attest that when I took over, things went much smoother. If I can handle them at their height of dramatic flair, I can handle any tense situations with the Mandalorians and ensure that as little drama reaches us as possible and all hostile IC interactions with other factions are handled in a mature and responsible way.
Reason #6: I'm not the reason for this vote/nomination - I'm an outsider.
I mean absolutely no disrespect to the other nominees. I know some of them personally, and some of them only from a distance - they're all great people. They're all great leaders. I have immense respect for them and wish them all the best in this nomination and the proceeding duel. But... with the knowledge that exactly half of us nominees are a part of the current faction administration that led us to questioning whether we needed a new FO,
do we really want to vote in circles... or forward?
Summary
I am more than just a personality candidate, which most of you know me as. I am more than an Administrator, which I am more than capable of separating from my duties as your next potential FO to ensure a fair and balanced narrative for our days to come. I know how to play the game and I've played it for years, on this forum and others. At a minimum, you will punch people and yell cool @#$% at them while you do it. At a maximum, we will attain our rightful place as the bastion of honor and glory for all Mando'ade, and our next few months together will be unforgettable.
TL;DR: I want to hit things and do cool @#$%, and I want you to do it with me.
