Editorial: It?s Time for Mr-President to Resign
by Alphaville Herald on 31/07/04 at 12:39 pm
With recent revelations that AVG officer Chad Thomas voted up to 200 times in the AVG Presidential elections, David Pierce has filed a class action lawsuit vs. Mr. Thomas. We believe that this is a classical case of an underling taking a hit for the party that is ultimately responsible. In part one of this two-part editorial we make the case that the locus of responsibility must lie with Mr-President himself, that he failed to nurture the proper democratic values within his administration, and hence that he must resign. In part two, we look at the meta-game and suggest that from this vantage point as well, it is high time for Mr-President to move on.
Part I. It is time for Mr-President to resign.
1) The Chad Thomas revelations and democratic values. The admissions of Chad Thomas that he used proxy servers to vote multiple times for Mr-President are troubling on a number of levels. In the first place, it raises the natural question as to whether Mr-President was the legitimate winner of the election. Beyond that, however, it raises serious questions about the values that were inculcated within the AVG. Why was it not made clear to the officers of the AVG that democratic values were more important than just hanging onto power? Mr. Thomas tells us that he was pressured to ?do something? to help Mr-President by Jason Sim of the AVG. This suggests that it was not Mr. Thomas acting alone but a pervasive attitude within Mr-President?s administration ? an attitude that it was more important to stay in power and retain the status quo than to protect democratic values.
2) The unanswered questions about the JC Soprano involvement in the election. The Chad Thomas incident does not resolve the question of the troubling chat logs involving Mr-President and Mafioso JC Soprano, but only makes them appear more suspicious. The defense of Mr-President and Mr. Soprano was that they were only engaged in a verbal pretense that they were engaged in an election rigging scheme ? in effect a pretense within the pretense of a role playing game. This is obviously an unstable position in the best of times, but what is particularly troubling is comments from Mr. Soprano to the effect of ?we didn?t have to do that? ? in effect, they did not have to interfere with the election process because Mr-President won. But this suggests a conspiracy to the effect that if Mr. Thomas had not voted multiple time other mechanisms would have kicked in to ensure that Mr-President won the election. Even if this was pretense all the way through, the conversations are damning. No real world politician could survive the revelation of a chat log like that, joke or no joke. One does not engage in chit chat with Mafiosi about fixing elections.
3) The CIA director Alex Sanchez. For months after the revelation in the Alphaville Herald that the AVG CIA director was in fact mafia Kingpin JC Soprano, Mr. Soprano and Mr-President denied this fact. It is now clear that Mr-President knew for several months that Mr. Sanchez ? his CIA directory ? was in fact a Mafioso, did not admit this fact (thus misleading the citisims) and did nothing to remove Mr. Sanchez from this sensitive position. This is inexcusable.
4) Even in recent days there has been a pattern of questionable judgement within the AVG. In his exit letter, noted scammer Mr. President Bradley has claimed that he gave some six million simoleans to Mr-President. Members of the AVG have said they would resign if this were true. Meanwhile, the silence from Mr-President has been deafening.
5) Ultimately the most serious problems with the AVG have not been the direct actions of Mr-President, but rather the actions and words of his underlings. In the aftermath of the AVG elections his minions undertook a smear campaign against Ashley Richardson that was sexist at best, and well beyond ugly on many occasions. At times these smears emanated from the official press office of the AVG. This again demonstrates the failure to inculcate the proper democratic values in his staff, and more, the failure in inculcate the values of respect for other citisims ? including the opposition.
For these and other reasons, The Herald believes it is time for Mr-President to step down.
Part II. Meta-commentary
On the meta-level of course this is a game, and it is a game of Mr-President?s invention, but we think that the rules of his game dictate that he resign. The AVG game included many of the trappings of political life, including campaigns, elections, press conferences, and rapid response teams to handle breaking scandals. The logic of this game suggests that when a virtual scandal becomes big enough it is time to step aside. Well, a series of virtual scandals has now achieved such a level of magnitude that the rules of Mr-President?s own game dictate that he step down. It?s his game, of course, and no one can make him do it, but if he is to be honest to the game, that is the move.
More importantly maybe, we think that Mr-President did a fantastic job in setting up the AVG and playing along, and we have enjoyed playing along with him, breaking stories that are sometimes serious and sometimes downright silly (remember scorned Relina?). All along the way, Mr-President played along with great panache and made the whole game lots of fun. But we now believe it is time for Mr-President to move the game elsewhere ? or start over in a new MMORPG. He has outgrown Alphaville and TSO, and the resources of TSO severely limit the kinds of things that Mr-President can accomplish. Put another way, we think he is far too creative to be stuck in TSO.
Accordingly, we are not just encouraging Mr-President to resign his post in the AVG in Alphaville, but we are encouraging him to set up shop elsewhere. In particular, we would *love* to see him set up a new Government in Second Life. OK Pez? Think about it. And may the new games begin!
Laura McKnight
Aug 3rd, 2004
lol
Nice comment Loxee. I know MANY 19 year olds, and to tell you the truth.. age doesn’t matter because many of them and complete dummies. Not ALL 19 year olds are smarter than me and the rest of us 14 year olds.. I mean, sure.. there are more intelligent people than me who are 19, but that doesn’t mean that EVERYONE who is 19 is smarter than me!! I am informed in politics and real life issues, and NO.. I DO NOT LISTEN TO ONLY LEFT WING MEDIA!!!! FOR THE LAST TIME… I LISTEN TO IT ALL – CNN, CSPAN, Randi Rhodes, and more. Geesh!!!
Ashley Richardson
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Loxee,
I am telling you these things because they are proof (which you and Ashley don’t have) that I am in fact a little more informed than you guys. I am close to these issues and that is why I keep up to date. Ashley thinks she is the only one who reads, well she is not. I AM PROUD TO BE A REPUBLICAN AND AN AMERICAN. I am tired of these anti military and anti patriotic views. I am pointing out that I have an education because Ashley called me “ignorant”. Can you say you have an education Loxee???? And Ashley, please stop quoting Teresa Heinz Kerry, she is a wrinkled botox injected moron. Is that what you consider a role model?
Vermont
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ashley please shut the fuc up about Kerry, and the damn political parties. That has nothing to do with the article,and no one sure gives a damn about your political opinions. And to sit here and argue with a 14 year old about politics is ridiculous. Sheez…can we get back to the subject in hand…
Oh, and BTW..Ashley..your face on your pictures look very ugly and creepy. Are you sure that is you, or is it the girl from the exorcist? Can you do that 360 head spin?
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ashley,
I am not saying all 19 yr old r smarter than you. I am saying I AM SMARTER than you. It is clear because of the misinformed comments you make.
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
I am full of myself. I listen to Fox and I am inlove with President Bush!! I’m a fat loser who starts fights online all day and start trouble! secretly pretend to hate Ashley Richardson, but I worship her!!! GO BUSH and DICK!! ooo .. how I love him
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SIM SOVIET UNION IS GOING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!! I WILL STAND UP FOR ALL OF US PUDGY FINGERED WEIRDOS AND JOIN THE FIGHT TO GET OIL IN IRAQ WITH MY LOVERS BUSH AND DICK!!!!!
Ian aka Sir.. aka asshole
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
You told me to SHove it, a la, you want me to stay out…let me quote what you said to Shawn… “ShawnRyanII, quit telling me to shut up because it is rude and I’m voicing my opinion. OMG!!!.. Is it THAT bad in this country anymore with BUSH running it that I no longer have freedom of speech?! Don’t think so.. wait another 4 years though.”
yeah you just kinda contridicted to your self.
CNN, liberal, CSPAN, nothing, Randi Rhodes, Liberal… lol
Ashley you are not informed. You are only informed about the opinions you agree with.
READ THIS:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-08-02-moore-apology_x.htm
loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ok Nateligh…
Vermont,Come on be mature the exorcist you probably just seen the comercial for the new movie of it. and said well maybe I will be a retard and put thaton there !! ah no she looks nothing the exorcist … But maybe you do. Show us a picture and maybe we can come up with lies or maybe a truth about you:-D
Can you do a 360 head spin??
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
That was Viva T….. and IMHO, she looks like a fucking drug addict who was abused by someone.
Ashley why do you care about american politics so much when you are probably going to end up living in France.
Laura McKnight
Aug 3rd, 2004
Nataleigh, you have no clue about anything. I wonder how you could even look at President Bush on TV and listen to the ridiculous thing he says and agree with it and support him. I think ya’ll are all out of your minds lol.
Ciao.
Ashley Richardson
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Take a look at that fat ass IAN on RSO he has no right to judge Ashley.
its BS
This is great Humor me and my father are laughing at all of this stuff you all fight over
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ian any place would be better then America.If Laura moves to France she is lucking!I might move to Norway in a year or two
and Guess again biotch 
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ashley,
There you go again trying to tell me what to think. I agree on Bush on issues like abortion and gay marriage, nothing to do with the war. I do know what I am talking about because I know what my canidate stands for. Kerry (i wont call him your canidate because you can’t vote for him) doesn’t have a stand on a thing. No one knows how he feels about anything because he won’t take a stand. He just straddles the fence. I think you are out of your mind for blindlessly supporting Kerry.
Mr-President
Aug 3rd, 2004
“…any place would be better then America.”
Name one.
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
He flip flops, all Kerry has to offer is, “I will steal bushs ideas and do them better, and oh yeah do not forget about my 3 purple hearts”//
Loxee I have told you already that isnt me and I had to write to the webmaster to take those down. Probably it was you and your childish friends since you make a big deal out of it.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ok Arthur Norway ,france ,denmark
We all have different opinions you can stay in your bush loving Country have him take you all to war and get killed and turn the rest of you into hicks! No thanks I personaly would rather be in Norway Germany France 
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
If you don’t believe America is the best place to live, you should move Good luck in some third world country. Remember, don’t drink the water.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Actualy Ian chubby fingers it wasn’t me or any of my friend! face it,its probably you and you took it off because i seen it and told everyone
clean your own back yard before you trash mine!
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Nataleigh! My mothers Boy friend lives in Norway its a beautiful place and matter of fact the waters clean hun! would you kno??? Probably not sence you don’t live there but I would kno ..
Don’t be surprised if your Boy friend doesn’t come back one of these days …. then you can thank Bush!
And I am moving thank god you Republican Bush lover
Laura McKnight
Aug 3rd, 2004
I was blessed to be born in America, and even though we have a jerk for a President I should not havr to leave! We need that IDIOT out of office and Kerry in to restore what WAS America!
Ciao.
Ashley Richardson
(Italy is cool tho.. I love italian food)
Laura McKnight
Aug 3rd, 2004
I was blessed to be born in America, and even though we have a jerk for a President I should not have to leave! We need that IDIOT out of office and Kerry in to restore what WAS America!
Ciao.
Ashley Richardson
(Italy is cool tho.. I love italian food)
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
I think Loxee is a lesbian waiting to come out of the closet, and Ashley is opposed to Bush because he is opposed to Gay Marriages (Union is more like it).
I feel the sexual tension in their posts.
JESUS JUST SHUT THE HELL UP FOR ONCE! EVERYONE HATES YOU! YOUR ANNOYING! THE MORE YOU TALK THE MORE YOU CONVINCE FELLOW DEMOCRATS TO TURN REPUBLICAN.
Ashley there is more to the war then just oil. I wish you were born in Iraq to go through all the shit they had to. You have no idea. Don’t just pick what your parents pick.
Cocoanut
Aug 3rd, 2004
“People get their intelligence from reading and just common knowledge – also breeding”
Breeding?
coco
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Loxee,
That was a rude and uncalled for comment. You should never wish someone would die. Especially when you don’t even know what you are talking about, my boyfriend isn’t even over there. I do know something about other countries, you should consider yourself blessed to be born in America. By the way Norway has one of the lowest medical care ratings in the world. Hope you never need medical attention. Go ahead and move, one less un-patriotic, ungreatful moron to deal with. Ashley, I think you are just supporting Kerry, because he isn’t Bush. You don’t even know what he stands for.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Realist..
We are 14 years of age..You sicko I am not a Lesbo and I don’t give a fuck what people think of be Its a game with hicks in it THey can hate me all they want
And for your info my uncle is Queer and there is nothing wrong with queer marrages!
You woul think otherwise if you had a relative that was atracted to the same sex.
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
Oh yeah Ashley you sound like you were speaking from experience when you say; “We need that IDIOT out of office and Kerry in to restore what WAS America!” Really? Please tell me what America “was”? What were you about 10? About 4th grade? WOW you must have been a very social 4th grader with all the CNN you watched.
Thats great that you call upon our leader as an “IDIOT”. If you say that the man who has America’s fate in his hands, is an “IDIOT”. What kind of dumb fuck are you to live here? Do us all a favor and back the shit that your little ignorant fingers peck out disrespectfully.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Nat… I didn’t wish for him to die! I wouldn’t do anything like that or say anything like that.I said don’t be surprised if one day he doesn’t come home .. you will have your shrub that you call president to thank for that!
Laura McKnight
Aug 3rd, 2004
Nataleigh: Loxee NEVER wished anyone dead.
The only person in this blog that wishes people dead is Ian.. Right? Remember Ian? – when you said that you wished my father would have died on 9/11. And you’re the patriot?
Ashley Richardson
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
You dumb bitch, my Brother is gay you idiot.
Why would you call him Queer? Do you even know what queer is? Look it up you moron.
P.s- while your looking up queer check out the meaning of marrige too numb nuts.
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
Exactly Nataleigh, most democrats like him, because he isn’t Bush. Nice one Realist, lol. Loxee, you got that quote from your mom watching you type..
Ashley – You have yet to read my article
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-08-02-moore-apology_x.htm
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
You dumb bitch, my Brother is gay you idiot.
Why would you call him Queer? Do you even know what queer is? Look it up you moron.
P.s- while your looking up queer check out the meaning of marrige too numb nuts.
Laura McKnight
Aug 3rd, 2004
Realist.. I think YOU need to check the SPELLING of *marrige* or w.e. you called it. It is spelled marriage.
Ashley Richardson
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Nat… To inform you Norway has really good Medical care
after all My moms boy friend would kno more then you HE LIVES THERE YOU RETARDED FUCK!
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
If Loxee didn’t mean he would die what does “not come back” mean. I think that there is really only one meeting for that. Like I said, he isn’t even over there, so you don’t know. And weren’t you the one asking me why I mentioned he was in the military and now you are the one bringing it up.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Actually Ian aka chubby fingers my mother is in the other room and she doesn’t stand over me like your mother probably does
Don’t forget those diet pills sweetie!!
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Loxee,
I’m not into name calling. That just shows your immaturity. My boyfriend was in Norway for the USMC and I would know because he lived there for 2 months. So don’t tell me I don’t know.
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
My boyfriend is a Conservative!!!! I am doing this all for him!!! I’m so much smarter than all of you 14 year olds.. I’m 19!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE.. DON’T DRINK WATER OUTSIDE THE US!!! UR GONNA DIE!! like omg… Ashley and Loxee are mofos!!!!! VOTE BUSH!
Ashley Richardson
Aug 3rd, 2004
Wow Nataleigh.. are you alright there?
Ciao.
Ashley Richardson
The Real Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Why are you inpersonating me Loxee???? You know that is a federal offense and I will report you. At least I have a boyfriend (and am old enough to have one). Plus your the one saying that about yourselves……how sad
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ashley that wasn’t even funny.
Loxee you are like 14…Diet Pills?? Your immaturity just amazes me. Open the closet door, come on, come on..
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
Mmmm…. with this big tummy diet pills wouldn’t be such a bad idea!! Loxee, will you rub it for me? It hurts.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Excuse me miss 19 yr old that knos everything I did not inpersonate you get your facts right before you blame people you MORON! oh and 2 months wont cut it My moms boy friend was born there and has lived there his hole live! so um yeah miss smarty pants . And I don’t need a boy friend to make myself feel better and I am old enough your 19?? ACT LIKE IT YOU FUCKING TWIT.don’t cry to me sAying i don’t kno shit when actually I do .
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
FUCKING SHOOT ME ASHLEY!
DAMN I’M SO SAD DAT I GOTS NO SMARTS LIKE YOU! YOU SO SMART AND SOUPERIER DAN US MEAR MORDALS!
God damn. Dont you love when a dumb fuck is so baffled that they can only state a typo and correction? Wow. Ashley I’d think you would be in love with typos since your birth was one of them.
Loxee
Aug 3rd, 2004
Ian I have came out of the closet and I like men you retard! how about you come out of the closet ! I will lay out a trail of fat food.. tempting ah?
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
Urizenus are you going to control your children
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
CALM DOWN BESSIE!!!
Realist
Aug 3rd, 2004
Bessie, you cant come out of something that you were never in. So your saying that you WERE gay? Or that you ARE gay?
Vermont
Aug 3rd, 2004
1. Ashley does look like a drug addict or some type of creature. Ashley..Your face is DEFEATED!
2. Loxee you are probably just as ugly.
3. No Loxee,I am serious when I use the Excorcist as an example. No Pun intended. And I cannot do the 360 head spin..but I bet you can
4. Its way past both of your bedtimes.
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Loxee,
I do act my age, I am not the one name calling and using profanity. In addition, I think that after 2 months of living somewhere, you would know what it was like. Don’t tell me I don’t know what I am talking about. You said my boyfriend may not come back. He isn’t even over there. Then you critized me for even bringing it up, and then your the one who mentions it later. Shows how much you know (or can read). I don’t even have to prove how stupid you guys are, you do it for yourselves!
Ian
Aug 3rd, 2004
Nat; do not forget about her using your name to say something you did not.
Nataleigh
Aug 3rd, 2004
Oh yeah, thanks Ian. You just wish you were me, Ashley. Thats why you were impersonating me.