The Scramble: A 2015 UK General Election Game (Sign up, Commentary, etc)

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Hey is it ok that I be Jo Swinson instead?

Did you even bother reading what Surrogates are available for the LibDems?  In the Gameplay Thread?

[Jaguar4life]

Hey is it ok that I be Jo Swinson instead?

Did you even bother reading what Surrogates are available for the LibDems?  In the Gameplay Thread?

Oh ok my bad

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I'll do the SNP, since the Lib Dems were taken.

As Sturgeon?

yesh

[ASPN]

I was gonna ask for SNP. But since that taken, I wouldn't mind playing Alex Salmond if Phil be okay with that. Otherwise I might take Labor.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I was gonna ask for SNP. But since that taken, I wouldn't mind playing Alex Salmond if Phil be okay with that. Otherwise I might take Labor.

You can be Salmond if you wish.

[ASPN]

I was gonna ask for SNP. But since that taken, I wouldn't mind playing Alex Salmond if Phil be okay with that. Otherwise I might take Labor.

You can be Salmond if you wish.

Sounds good

[Orwell]

Can I take Cammy and everyones favorite Tories

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I for the record really don't think it's a good idea to let someone who seems like a troll into this game based on his post history and how he doesn't seem to have taken Election Games seriously.   

Oh and in addition there's this: 

We're losing to a jew

Which seems Anti-Semetic

[Orwell]

It was a Confederate Presidental Election game :/ I wasn't being antisemetic I was pointing something out.

[NeverAgain]

It was a Confederate Presidental Election game :/ I wasn't being antisemetic I was pointing something out.

Uh huh... So "we're losing to a black" or "we're losing to a gay" are just fun observations. The connotations behind what you are saying distinguish the trait of, in this case, being Jewish as something  to be shocked about. Now, I can understand if you had said: "Wow, a Jewish Candidate winning in the Confederate South - surprising!" But that's not what you said. You made an attempt to devalue that person based on their religious heritage and not who they are as an individual.

[adamevans]

It was a Confederate Presidental Election game :/ I wasn't being antisemetic I was pointing something out.

Uh huh... So "we're losing to a black" or "we're losing to a gay" are just fun observations. The connotations behind what you are saying distinguish the trait of, in this case, being Jewish as something  to be shocked about. Now, I can understand if you had said: "Wow, a Jewish Candidate winning in the Confederate South - surprising!" But that's not what you said. You made an attempt to devalue that person based on their religious heritage and not who they are as an individual.

Hate to jump in, but you're taking this waaay out of context. Stop jumping on my boy Jackson.

[Orwell]

It was a jewish man (Judah P. Benjamin) who was Secretary of State for the CSA and I was not devaluing him, I was making a joke which I can now see was taken wrongly. I shouldn't have made the joke I understand, I realize y'all can't know this, but I am myself Ashkenazi Jewish (ethnically) and I have no problem with anyone of any faith except Pastafarians . Seriously though I will be an adult here if we can all agree just to leave what is done as done and in the past .

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Well, even if we're going to consider that "just a joke" there's still your entire post history of trolling election games.

Can I play as San Marino?

This being the most recent, trying to "play" a nation that clearly didn't exist at this time

Can I play Vermin Supreme?

Trying to join as a clear joke candidate (even if I like Vermin Supreme)

Can I join as Sarah Palin?

Trying to join a primary when it's already Super Tuesday

Can I get Mondale Quayle Bob Dole Dick Cheney or Al Gore  as an Indy?

Completely throwing out realism for this one

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=284802.msg6062694#msg6062694
"Can I have the Monarchy of Detroit"

Trying to join as an unlisted nation


I really could go on but it seems obvious this person is a troll and shouldn't be allowed in the game, ESPECIALLY not as one of the major parties.

[Orwell]

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The game begins in the late 17th Century, San Marino was founded away from the Roman Empire in 301 AD. It became a Republic on October the 8th 1600 I'm pretty sure it exists in the time period this game takes place.

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Ok I will give you this one.

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In the 1968 Democratic primary Hubert Humphrey the eventual Democratic Nominee did not begin seeking the Presidency until March the 31st 1968. That is nearly a whole month before I proposed joining as Governor Palin.

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I wanted a candidate who I thought could make inroads and have a chance in November.



"Can I have the Monarchy of Detroit."

This is an inside joke between myself and a few other forum users.

[adamevans]

Well, even if we're going to consider that "just a joke" there's still your entire post history of trolling election games.

Can I play as San Marino?

This being the most recent, trying to "play" a nation that clearly didn't exist at this time

Can I play Vermin Supreme?

Trying to join as a clear joke candidate (even if I like Vermin Supreme)

Can I join as Sarah Palin?

Trying to join a primary when it's already Super Tuesday

Can I get Mondale Quayle Bob Dole Dick Cheney or Al Gore  as an Indy?

Completely throwing out realism for this one

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=284802.msg6062694#msg6062694
"Can I have the Monarchy of Detroit"

Trying to join as an unlisted nation


I really could go on but it seems obvious this person is a troll and shouldn't be allowed in the game, ESPECIALLY not as one of the major parties.

Your reason for not letting him join is:
1. Registering as a legit nation in a history game
2. Registering too late
3. Registering as a joke candidate
4. Registering as a candidate you deem "unrealistic"

Either you have a bias for this guy or you have a stick up your ass. I don't mean to be rude, but, damn, really?

[NeverAgain]

It was a jewish man (Judah P. Benjamin) who was Secretary of State for the CSA and I was not devaluing him, I was making a joke which I can now see was taken wrongly. I shouldn't have made the joke I understand, I realize y'all can't know this, but I am myself Ashkenazi Jewish (ethnically) and I have no problem with anyone of any faith except Pastafarians . Seriously though I will be an adult here if we can all agree just to leave what is done as done and in the past .

That's all fine and good. I just don't get the humorous part of saying "we're losing to a jew ". I would advise that when we are on here, a lot of our "jokes" can be misconstrued easily. While I feel my interpretation was an accurate depiction of your "joke", I just want to forewarn you that without tone and emotion, humor cannot be easily deciphered.

Hate to jump in, but you're taking this waaay out of context. Stop jumping on my boy Jackson.

Hmm. You are playing a Confederate Election simulation, right? The Candidate leading (Judah Benjamin) happened to be Jewish. JH said that, as he states a joke, "we're losing to a jew". In the context of an election game and in the South, where Jewish Candidates are not as prevalent? I believe I understand the context, but if there's an additional info you'd like to share - love to hear it. (not being sarcastic, as we talked about above, tone/mood cannot be shown through this stuff).

[Orwell]

Never, I am gonna take this into PM's so we dont clog up Blair's game.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Well, even if we're going to consider that "just a joke" there's still your entire post history of trolling election games.

Can I play as San Marino?

This being the most recent, trying to "play" a nation that clearly didn't exist at this time

Can I play Vermin Supreme?

Trying to join as a clear joke candidate (even if I like Vermin Supreme)

Can I join as Sarah Palin?

Trying to join a primary when it's already Super Tuesday

Can I get Mondale Quayle Bob Dole Dick Cheney or Al Gore  as an Indy?

Completely throwing out realism for this one

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=284802.msg6062694#msg6062694
"Can I have the Monarchy of Detroit"

Trying to join as an unlisted nation


I really could go on but it seems obvious this person is a troll and shouldn't be allowed in the game, ESPECIALLY not as one of the major parties.

Your reason for not letting him join is:
1. Registering as a legit nation in a history game
2. Registering too late
3. Registering as a joke candidate
4. Registering as a candidate you deem "unrealistic"

Either you have a bias for this guy or you have a stick up your ass. I don't mean to be rude, but, damn, really?

Take it from me, this forum's leading reactionary after Santander - this Jackson guy is a one trick troll. I don't think posters who don't have extensive history with these games, or worse, have extensive histories of dropping out early like I do, should be allowed to play as a major party or candidate.

I mean, does anyone remember the game where NewYorkExpress played Hillary Clinton and loaded each post with oversized stock images of rally locations and campaign updates like "Senator Clinton attends a viewing of "Swing Vote" to demonstrate the importance of every vote being counted" like three times a week? Does anyone want that?

I also think that using fictional characters is dumb, for that matter. That is another annoying trend I've seen in some of these games that fortunately won't be the case here.

[Blair]

As much as I hate doing this I wouldn't feel comfortable with JasonHitchcock taking a role in the game; the entirety of his posts seem focused around rather low quality posts into the game board.

The fact that he's already posted about 6 times, and managed to create a minor controversy within 24 hours of the game launching makes me very uncertain that any good would come from him taking part.

I want the game to be fun/enjoyable/as accessible as possible but equally I feel that a line has to be drawn somewhere.

[Orwell]

Im gonna go commit supuku

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So moving on, we need Labour and Cameron (Tories) right?  Since we already have UKIP (Lumine), SNP (Tim and ASPN), LibDems (NeverAgain and Jaguar), Greens (wxtransit), and even RESPECT (Sanchez).

[Blair]

So moving on, we need Labour and Cameron (Tories) right?  Since we already have UKIP (Lumine), SNP (Tim and ASPN), LibDems (NeverAgain and Jaguar), Greens (wxtransit), and even RESPECT (Sanchez).

Correct; in Lumine's last game the two main parties were the last ones to get players so I'm hopeful we'll find someone

[Lumine]

Alternatively, you could restrict small parties to a single player until the big ones are filled. Without wanting to be intrusive to the SNP and Lib Dem players, it makes more sense to keep those at 1 player until there are Conservative and Labour players.

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I believe he's on a LOA of sorts, but didn't Truman say he'd be interested in this Game?  Could we see if he'd be willing to play Labour or Cameron?

[Bidenworth2020]

ill be labour surrogate