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As
most of you hopefully know, there is
a campaign for mayor going on in Destiny. We've had two good
candidates step up to run, Crystal and Mendanbar. Here are their
platforms, as seen at the Town Hall: Mendanbar's
Platform Hail
and Well met.
For those who do no know me, I will give a brief introduction. My name is
Mendanbar and I have been part of Destiny for over 2 years now. I am a
former GM of ToD and a Town Leader. I am also know as Dafydd and Artemis
Entreri. You've probably seen my characters around.
Now for my campaigning. If elected mayor the first thing I would like to
do is to sit with all Town Leaders and guild masters to get there thoughts
and ideas of the town. I will also be visiting other player run towns and
establishments to better our relations with them. Hopefully, these new
relations will bring new friends and new, exciting adventures.
Also, I will be working closely with recruiting and the guild masters to
try and bring in new recruits. Hunting and Events will play a major part
in bringing in new members. I am hoping to set up a new system to make
running events and hunts a lot easier than it currently is.
Hopefully, with the citizens support, new ideas and some changes, we can
bring the old town of Destiny back to life. So we can show the new members
of Destiny what it was like to sit in the courtyard sparring or just
talking and having fun.
Thank you for listening
Mendanbar Crystal's
Platform Hello
my name is Crystal. I have been in and around Destiny for over a year now
and currently hold the title of Destiny Recruiter and recently have been
appointed one of the Town Leaders. As a recruiter for Destiny I have the
opportunity to speak with a lot of our citizens and with many new faces
outside our community.
What I have found is that people want to be able to gather together to
talk and or spar in a relatively safe place.
As mayor I would work with the guild masters to try and increase guild
presence in town. More people in town means that trouble makers are less
likely to cause problems. I am not saying this will eliminate them but it
should cut down on the frequency.
I would also try to work with the merchant's guilds to work out ways to
increase traffic through our community through more vendors with a wider
variety of goods.
It is hard for one person to be available at all times, so I would try and
form a few new offices to our Government that would help take care of the
little things like disputes between citizens and general questions.
Maybe like a town sheriff that is familiar with all the rules and
proclamations of our community that has the knowledge and patience to deal
with situations that will occur.
Our world is full of monsters, murderers, and thieves. I would like to get
together with the town leaders and try to form some sort of judicial
system for our community.
If we could get this going all citizens would have to agree to bind
themselves to the findings of such a system. This would become part of the
recruiting process.
I would continue to hold monthly town meetings. Also I would like to
devise a method for citizens of our community to make suggestions without
having to wait till the monthly meeting.
Improvement is critical to our town and we must grow or else we stand the
possibility of fading away.
Our community is comprised of many guilds, yet those guilds are seldom
seen in town or doing activities or events. We have been doing many weekly
events and would like to see them being continued. I have found that
citizens enjoy and look forward to them.
I would like to see tournaments going on like the one Vulcan and I did a
few months back. It was rather enjoyable and exciting to see so many
people attend the Joust. They bring many people to our town and some enjoy
what they see and ask to join us.
And mostly to be able to follow in Carina’s footsteps and continue all
the hard work and accomplishments she has done for Destiny. Please
also see this
thread at the town hall to read their responses to questions from
citizens. If you are a citizen in good standing, meaning you have a
character who is a member of a Destiny guild (DES, TOD, KFW, DW, or IX),
you may cast your vote by sending an ICQ message to Vulcan Ironsides, at 36405832
(username: Zaran) or at email zaranblack@hotmail.com
Voting ends November 30, 2001 at midnight central time.
~Carina,
Mayor of Destiny
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Wow. What a year!
Since it’s time for Destiny to begin selecting a new mayor, I
thought instead of being sad about the change, I’d look back over the
year and highlight some of the more noteworthy moments…
(please don’t be
upset if something isn’t here that you’d expect to be here. One side effect of this job is that my memory is shot.
Just because it’s not here doesn’t mean it’s not noteworthy.)
- My
first Town Meeting as Mayor. We
had about 30 people there and only about 1/3 of them were from
Destiny. Talk about
unexpected and ill prepared! Just
throw me in the deep end!
- Opened
up the new web page in early February – thanks to a week home with
the flu in late January.
- In
early March, we mourned the untimely passing of our friend Raven.
- Late
March brought the Arbor Day Festival, where Destiny made the premier
attempt to grow new trees in Felucca.
- In
April, we celebrated the wedding of Crystal and Black Knight.
- Early
May brought about heavy discussions of a Destiny in Trammel.
- We
jousted our way through the end of May.
- June’s
Town Meeting was held at Ix. The
Trammel location was finally a reality!
- The
Library lost its jars…and later go them back J
- In
August we fought orcs and raided the Keep with no clothes.
- September
brought us new Ministers of Operations for both Felucca and Trammel.
KFW finally picked some new guild colors.
And there was much ado over PVP in town and other various ‘disgruntleties’.
- In
October, I took a major break; ToD held a crafts faire and Radagast
tried to be Marina for Halloween.
- November
dawned with more sadness, as we learned of the passing of Mr. Pibb/Lord
James.
- November,
for me, has been a solemn time of removal and remembrance of all
things I’ve loved about Destiny for so long.
I can, and sometimes
do, look at Destiny with sadness that things aren’t the way they once
were. But, really it’s the
good times and fond memories that stick with us for years.
The items I listed above are only a drop in the bucket of all the
good times I’ve had, as Mayor of Destiny.
I hope that the next person up for the job has the same experience.
I began this job with a
deep admiration for everything Dren Jootz did to build this town.
Throughout my term, I looked to him and his words for examples to
follow in several situations. I
leave this job with the same, if not deeper, admiration and respect for
Dren.
My time in this world
is already being eaten away by other things.
I’ll not be around as much as I once was.
(At least for a while.) I’d
like to see what Destiny could do without my hands in the middle of things
anyway!
This week, (Nov.
13-17), everyone who wants to campaign for the position of mayor will need
to make that public via the Town Hall message board.
(I’ll start a thread there right after publishing this.)
We will have two weeks of campaigning (Nov. 13-24) and Vulcan will
lead the actual election during the last week of November.
Look for more information on voter registration and other
election-related topics from Vulcan soon.
~Carina,
Mayor of Destiny
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Hey!
I bought a house! Okay, I know this isn't the "what's up with
Carina" section, but I'm excited. At least I changed the date
on the page! Anyway, moving and such will keep me occupied for a
little while longer. So everyone try to fill in for me while I'm
away.
~Carina,
Mayor of Destiny
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