Virtual Reality Presidential Race Begins - PR Newswire (press release)

Dan, I registered on the site. It asked for no information other than my email address.

I understood that to determine the weight of the vote we will have to give a lot more info.
 
Screw that.

I want to see the craziness that would ensue with taco as president.

Just imagine the decisions that would come from a drunk naked taco parachuting into times square from Air Force one.

I would:

-Free the Nipple
-Weed would be legal...federally too.
-Golf carts would be allowed everywhere, and you can't get a DUI when driving one.
-bankers, lawyers, politicians, and anyone in marketing or advertising would be sent to Gitmo.
-It would be legal to kill shoppers on Black Friday.
-All churches would be turned into strip clubs.
-Taco's for all the poor people, but they will have to pick up trash on the roads to get some.
-WSS would be considered a criminal enterprise and RICO laws would apply.
-I would let other planets have good UL stuff in loot like Caly does.
 
Interesting. I wasn't quite sure if this was a full time job with a salary, partly promoting the Virtual world including EU interests.

Which would be the role to be fair, as well as citizens rights, you're attempting to build relationships and alliances to improve your own VR worlds economy.

It's basically a glorified PR role, I would imagine you would need to attend a loads gaming events worldwide. I wonder what the budget would be for that (travel hotels etc).

No details on salary, or budget. The job has the potential to be very interesting if able to get people on board and it take it serious. Which is challenge in itself. Expect to have excellent negotiating skills, and be able to deliver speeches and influence others.

With the right professional attitude this does have huge potential, once you've had a good laugh about it.

Anyway I would not give up my current job for unknown salary. The 4 year role is not to bad, you'd probably get work off the back of it after presidential retirement. Plus you need votes.

Enough from me


Rick
 
Wait, why do I feel like I would just be giving all my deets and $1000 to this guy...

https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/showthread.php?279904-The-quot-United-Colonist-Pact-quot

Come on you can do better than just give us a link here Mr. Taco

The "United Colonist Pact"
Requesting thread be closed cause people can't say they dislike the idea in a civil or polite way.

This is a proposed solution to the recent frustration with MA communication.

What is the UCP ( United Colonist pact ): The UCP represents a voice from every active planet owner as a representative from their territory. Combined they form the pact which represents the every colonist in the universe. Planets without active owners should be voted into the UCP by the colonist of their respective home territory.

Planet owners already speak with MA, how will this make a difference?

We are requesting communication, and I believe communication can be achieved. However if we are looking for change, I believe that will only happen if it suits MA financially ( they are a business they need to profit to survive. )

The difference here is planet owners communicate with MA regarding issues on their home planet, many colonist are native to Calypso, thus it's territory lacks a single player to identify with their needs. If MA doesn't have the time to communicate with all of us or feels overloaded we must have a select few we trust to communicate with them. If MA will not appoint a community manager then we must appoint our own liaisons ourselves.

We must be willing to do what MA is unable to or unwilling to do themselves to help bridge the gap. Yes they are a company, and we are a customer and we could argue the dynamics and responsibilities. I however propose that rather than complain that we unify and knock on MA's door with a clear voice. Then our trusted representatives can select the highest priority issues, and present them to MA.

Once the issue has been presented by our player appointed reps and planet owners, then they would provide us with the result of our questions.

It isn't a guarantee, but could be a draft towards a player elected universal government capable of meeting our needs in absence of an MA representative being available to us.
 
Interesting. I wasn't quite sure if this was a full time job with a salary, partly promoting the Virtual world including EU interests.

Which would be the role to be fair, as well as citizens rights, you're attempting to build relationships and alliances to improve your own VR worlds economy.

It's basically a glorified PR role, I would imagine you would need to attend a loads gaming events worldwide. I wonder what the budget would be for that (travel hotels etc).

No details on salary, or budget. The job has the potential to be very interesting if able to get people on board and it take it serious. Which is challenge in itself. Expect to have excellent negotiating skills, and be able to deliver speeches and influence others.

With the right professional attitude this does have huge potential, once you've had a good laugh about it.

Anyway I would not give up my current job for unknown salary. The 4 year role is not to bad, you'd probably get work off the back of it after presidential retirement. Plus you need votes.

Enough from me


Rick

I assume you read this?
Q. Will I get paid to be the president of Virtual Reality?
A. The first President of Virtual Reality will be an unpaid position. Subject to preapproval by Mindarks’ Board of Directors, travel and accommodation expenses for official presidential business will covered, as will other presidential initiatives approved by the board.
Q. Where will the money come from to pay Governmental expenses?
A. Initially government expenses will be financed from a percentage of the GNP of Entropia Universe. New companies that join the Virtual Reality Coalition may also choose to contribute to the government expenses. As more companies join and choose to contribute to the government expenses a dedicated virtual reality congress will be established to approve budgets and initiatives.
Q. What if the demands upon the president become so great that it becomes a full time Job?
A. It is recommended that you only run for the position of president on this first election if you are financially able to make a serious time commitment. It is possible that it will become a paid position in the near future, but not guaranteed.


No salary - or a "possible" future salary - and in MA speak.. well u know what that means.
Really? it sounds like pay 1k usd to be MA's puppet that you make no income on and "maybe" travel to some trade shows - cause we all know how much MA advertises....

God bless this thing is a friggin joke. I'll respond more later after I have time to get all my thoughts together on this.
 
Picking up on some comments from Oztwo, there really is nothing leading back to MA or EU. The presidential website is a godaddy domain. The original post links back to a release by tractionpr.

I can't find anything on the official MA or EU website.

Is this really a thing?
 
This has nothing to do with democracy.
Using the word "democracy" in the context of EU is mocking the entire idea of an actual democracy.

First of all, the thing you call democracy in real world has nothing to do with actual, direct democracy. Representative "democracy" is nothing but a smooth version of oligarchy with a semblance of choice, but in many aspects, due to its shifting nature, it's worse than even a hereditary monarchy. For people elected for such short terms it's like considering a renovation of a rented house - not worth the time and money, too much hassle with getting approvals for every little thing, and the next guy will redo everything anyway. And those few who actually try to do something rarely manage to finish before they run out of time or get a bullet in the head.

Unfortunately, a direct democracy is hardly possible in the modern real world, even though the internet has advanced us one step closer in the right direction. But a virtual reality provides such an opportunity for the first time - a wasted opportunity, in our case.
 
I assume you read this?
Q. Will I get paid to be the president of Virtual Reality?
A. The first President of Virtual Reality will be an unpaid position. Subject to preapproval by Mindarks’ Board of Directors, travel and accommodation expenses for official presidential business will covered, as will other presidential initiatives approved by the board.
Q. Where will the money come from to pay Governmental expenses?
A. Initially government expenses will be financed from a percentage of the GNP of Entropia Universe. New companies that join the Virtual Reality Coalition may also choose to contribute to the government expenses. As more companies join and choose to contribute to the government expenses a dedicated virtual reality congress will be established to approve budgets and initiatives.
Q. What if the demands upon the president become so great that it becomes a full time Job?
A. It is recommended that you only run for the position of president on this first election if you are financially able to make a serious time commitment. It is possible that it will become a paid position in the near future, but not guaranteed.


No salary - or a "possible" future salary - and in MA speak.. well u know what that means.
Really? it sounds like pay 1k usd to be MA's puppet that you make no income on and "maybe" travel to some trade shows - cause we all know how much MA advertises....

God bless this thing is a friggin joke. I'll respond more later after I have time to get all my thoughts together on this.

Thank you.

Another in game tax....Mmmmmm to pay for it all, rather than out of the current overhead budget.

Not keen myself, politicians look after themselves. The first thing the president will do is set a presidential budget, I have enough of those imposed extra taxes from the European union....lol

We don't have millions of players we have 100's (ok 1000's if you believe that). That's a lot cost per head.

Rick
 
You are joking right? Tell me you didn't! :) . . .

You understand the difference between registering to vote, and registering as a candidate, right?
 
You understand the difference between registering to vote, and registering as a candidate, right?

You do understand what a scam is right? As well being a mod on this forum who removes threads like these? Just checking. Remember 711 is kind of liable here.\

Q. What do I have to do to campaign to become President?
A. Create an Entropia Universe avatar account. Send an email to candidate@presidentofVirtualReality.com with the following information: Real name, address and contact info. Copy of National ID. ( Driver's license or Passport). Your full Entropia Universe Avatar Name. Optional: Include a Short manifesto and Bio that we can publish. Provide a link to your own campaign page or website. Once you have sent your info, you will be provided with payment options for the $1,000 USD ballot registration fee.

But if you are going to keep this thread open then I ask:

Can I ask for everyone here to give me their full in game name, address, contact info and passport/or ID so I can ask MA for the password to be reset?

Oh and yes almost forgot. It's free! I will not ask for any money! :lolup:
 
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You do understand what a scam is right? As well being a mod on this forum who removes threads like these? Just checking. Remember 711 is kind of liable here.\



But if you are going to keep this thread open then I ask:

Can I ask for everyone here to give me their full in game name and passport/or ID so I can ask MA for the password to be reset?

Wait people are taking this seriously???
 
You do understand what a scam is right? As well being a mod on this forum who removes threads like these? Just checking. Remember 711 is kind of liable here.

I was talking to 711 on Skype about this last night, after BerthaBot picked up the news on EF (which I also mod), but it had not yet been picked up by NewsBot here.
He was the one who fixed whatever minor glitch caused that and ensured that the thread appeared here.
 
Screw that.

I want to see the craziness that would ensue with taco as president.
Well actually there's wisdom in that choice.
I mean, underestimate the value of fun in the entertainment industry and u in a BIG trouble (not unlike MA is last few years, one might add). In this business u have to generate new and crazy ideas and that's indeed the best recipe for success.

Taco wouldn't prolly be MA's 1st choice though. From the info we have so far, not even close. :D
Then again, should we care about the MA's wishes? They let the jinny out of the bottle and we're the ones who have the votes...

I say if this is our President then we elect what we want, not what MA wants. :smoke:
 
Also people Taco already pointed this out, but this was exactly what Creator of PED was posting about last week were we all where giving him hell over it. I'm guessing he's having a great laugh now. :)
 
"Entropia Universe has been online for over 12 years, setting world records and allowing players to enjoy unprecedented avatar longevity, secure virtual trading, a continuously evolving platform and content produced by independent game developers and major Hollywood studios. With a global user base it has a total GNP of over $4 Billion US. A combined $2 billion US in auction sales has occurred due to over 20 billion virtual items being manufactured. 30,000,000 secure real cash micro!transactions are processed daily with over $35,000,000 US in user withdrawals. "

Has anyone checked this info with their posted revenue? is this over 12 years of play? or is this just fiction?



Q. Why is there a $1,000 filing Fee?

A. We will raise awareness globally for the Presidential Election and provide registered voters with the official ballot when the election begins. The registration fee is to ensure that all names on the ballot are serious about their campaigns. Without a fee there might be hundreds of thousands of candidate names for voters to sort through.


c-mon really? MA would love 100,000 people to pay a fee. However there have never been 100,000 to play this game
 
POVR SuperPAC

Announcing the POVR Super PAC (Political Action Committee).

Just like in the american PAC system, people will donate money (through me) and the PAC will spend that money promoting candidates or in any other way it sees fit (without have to tell anybody anything about what it's actually doing).

Just contact me in-game to make as large a donation as possible!! :smoke:
 
Oh, if I was president I would also get MA to implement my awesome idea for a mob in game.

Giant beavers!

They would be the size of a house, and have big bucked-teeth, and look like a regular beaver, but their tail slap if it hit you could send you flying like grenade launchers do.
 
I was talking to 711 on Skype about this last night, after BerthaBot picked up the news on EF (which I also mod), but it had not yet been picked up by NewsBot here.
He was the one who fixed whatever minor glitch caused that and ensured that the thread appeared here.

I dont see this on the forum I trust....

http://arkadiaforum.com/
 
You forget that Star used to be Jenna Porn Star Jameson before asking Mindark to change it to Jenna Star Mercury in 2005.

That's nice. When I asked to change my middle name a few years ago they simply said "No" and fed me some BS about how your avatar is your "Unique identity" in Entropia and Mindark would never dare betray such an ideal. I still have the support case. Guess my PED card wasn't big enough :cool:

Just goes to show you what MA's true priorities are. They do not care about being "fair" and "democratic". My guess is the President won't be much more than a glorified figurehead.

$$$$$$$$$
 
That's nice. When I asked to change my middle name a few years ago they simply said "No" and fed me some BS about how your avatar is your "Unique identity" in Entropia and Mindark would never dare betray such an ideal. I still have the support case. Guess my PED card wasn't big enough :cool:

Just goes to show you what MA's true priorities are. They do not care about being "fair" and "democratic".

$$$$$$$$$

I also remember "Adam wants some Heineken" I believe it was and it changed to Adam Wants Some Beer
He made the case that it was possible copyright infringement.
 
I also remember "Adam wants some Heineken" I believe it was and it changed to Adam Wants Some Beer
He made the case that it was possible copyright infringement.

Avatar name is copyright infringement? Sounds sketchy to me, but I'm sure MA was looking out for their own best interest (avoiding a possible slim chance at a lawsuit) here as well.
 
Avatar name is copyright infringement? Sounds sketchy to me, but I'm sure MA was looking out for their own best interest (avoiding a possible slim chance at a lawsuit) here as well.

I actually wanted my name changed and said it was offensive to Asians. They specifically said they determined my name was neutral and that I couldn't change it.

I then proceeded to say that if I got assassinated by the Asian mafia that blood would be on their hands!

And they closed the ticket. :(
 
SIDXX 4 PRESIDENT!


Presadencey ToDo list:
1.BAN ALL THE WHINY BITCHES.
2.BAN ALL talk about poor loot.
3.Rename all team names to permanently say "taco can suk it".
4.End all UL item drops during non event times (covertly).
5.think of more shit for this list...
 
Vote for me if you want a fair chance, why.


1. Is a player in here is not an investor.
2. I have always been on the players' side never MA:s side.
3. Have never been on Ma:s payroll in any way.
4. Has never received any benefits or secret information by MA
5. Has never been in secret agreement with MA.
6. Having never done any "work" for MA.
7. Has always been critical of MA where I think they go too far.
8. has never been bribed by MA.

As a player, told me that's been in this game longer than I.

- One of the many reasons I've always admired you.Your willingness to put VERY hard work into this Universe. Words from a player in this game. :)
 
SIDXX 4 PRESIDENT!


Presadencey ToDo list:
1.BAN ALL THE WHINY BITCHES.
2.BAN ALL talk about poor loot.
3.Rename all team names to permanently say "taco can suk it".
4.End all UL item drops during non event times (covertly).
5.think of more shit for this list...
6.Get the dick out of my mouth

fixed it for ya
 
This whole presidential scheme is going to backfire.
 
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