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19.01.2016 13:25:08
HeavenLeighBimbo

The powers of the PB, are very limited with the forum.  It is the same as players, except with the power to edit anyone's comments. Make a thread sticky or not.  or delete a thread entirely.  I have experimented with some of Bambi's forum idea's.  They ended up just making the forum look inactive.  There just isn't the population to support 6 sticky threads for the states town hall's.  6 dead threads at the top of the list, and the most active threads being always at the bottom of the list hurt the forum in my opinion.  For example, for two weeks I made the debate topics Sticky threads, in response to a players idea, to get people to write opinions on the subjects on their profiles.  The result was, only myself, and a few other players wrote in them once, and the young new players generally don't have opinions about such adult topics, and don't use such 'sticky threads' at all.  This is another case where experience in a candidate is so important.  Progress cannot be made be repeating the same failed experiments.  Not all Idea's are new, some of them have already proved that they fail.  You cannot force players to write in places they don't want to.  The problem we are facing is that new players are not very interested in political subjects, and just don't write about it, because it isn't affecting their lives in a real way, in a game.  This is why the subject of a Prime Bimbo being able to control the clothing shops, always comes up.  Players are still into the game for the fashion.  Right now I can tell you that making promises where the clothes are concerned is completely out of the power of the Prime Bimbo.

Bebe made no progress in the game with the President during her term.  She decided to work outside of the games best interests. A Prime Bimbo cannot set up an Off-site personal forum for only supporters, and think this is how you make and control a game. Her Idea was valid.  She thought this would be a good way to have weekly meetings with the Senators.  Occupy got started this way. With unrealistic expectations, and sense of power where there really is none.  Bebe basically got cut off by the President for her term, because she was dreaming good idea's that were to far ahead of the time for the game. Just not possible, and that is not a good time to start having a temper tantrum with the President of Bimboland's.  One big problem, How exactly was populating her own personal off-site forum helping Bimboland's and it's forum?  Not all Ideas turn out very good when people try to turn things into a cult of personality.
 
 My ideas were made for the game at the right time, and in the right way. I got a lot of my requests in the game this term, and I'm pleased with the results. 
My list is actually very long, and I got 5 items checked off. Next is a re-tooling of the monetary system. The wages paid by the jobs, were rushed in the making of the job's feature.  This has thrown off , what I call the mathematics of the game-play.  This is where explaining this Idea, would get to complicated for a simple post.  Basically, some jobs would pay more than others, despite the level of the job.  This helps with building a game strategy.  For example a doctor may make B$15 and 15 sex appeal(S)   Two levels higher as a model  she makes B$10 and 25 (S).  The randomness would make people actually think about having a specific job that meets their game playing ideal.  This is my most logical next step in my Idea of the weekly top ten list's.  As it stands now, only the Reputation, and Debates are the only truly random way to win B$.    One player could reasonably always be the sexist forever as I have proved.  This change in job earning would level the playing field and make the game of the Top Ten more possible for the silent players too.  I think it would be a very bad thing if this project is not completed, because it will become a permanent paycheck for only a select few players with the best jobs.

The point I'm trying to make here, is that a candidate needs to look at the game from the perspective of actually constructing the framework for the clothes to fit on, first.  You don't need to be elected Prime Bimbo, to change the forum or talk about designing clothes, because anyone has the power to do that already.  Make a "Bimbo Fashion Edits" thread. I've sticky'ed all contests set up by players for the duration.  Make Themes. Create contests, that I (PB) could sponsor in an official way by request.  These are perfectly normal for players to usually do in a fashion game.

 (My idea)  The Prime Bimbo should be busy with making the game playable from a players perspective with the President. While also listening with an open mind.
 I hope it stays that way Feb, 2nd for everyone's sake.



19.01.2016 13:25:08
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19.01.2016 14:22:49
BambiDoll

Remi wrote:
Hello yes! I'm here! 

Other than sending requests to Chris what will you personally do to make this game better (basically improve the senate (forums) since that's all we really have)?

The first thing on my list is to gather up everyone who has ideas, skills or overall wants to help out with bimbolands and get us together in one chat. Remember what we used to do when Bebe was PB? I want to take that idea and expand on it - I tried before with the secondary forum section but it wasn't very convenient for most players and with things getting changed around we lost track of the weekly meetings and forums. I plan on making it so every user who is up for helping out has a chance, along with putting together things that we as users can organise - such as new Monthly Fashion for the store, Official Bimbolands News Team, Improved Official Contests, Fashion Battle Royale, and more. These things, regardless of if I'm elected as PB are things I intend to do anyway; with help from the PB or as PB.

I also intend to see if there's anything we can do about the security of the game - Some of you might have noticed some rude PM's being sent to players in the game (including myself). Right now we have no moderator system, so reporting a comment or a PM goes to no one. I want to be able to put in place a safe moderator system - until we have an official one put in place (which may come soon or may take some time).

I'm with Icekreme with making the game more open to the new players. It would be nice if we could get an automated (or user ran) mailing system set up for new players - sending them a PM with links to all the useful threads and information; that way they always have it in their inbox so they don't have to go looking for things or information themselves without things getting lost or buried. 

@Telaphone
Right now I think PB can ban players as far as I'm aware so I assume PB might be able to lock threads? I'm not sure.
I agree with all of this wholeheartedly. Bebe was a really great Prime Bimbo, in my opinion - I feel like she really wanted to work with senators. I don't honestly think there was anything wrong with suggesting ideas that HLB feels were ahead of the game, she was a likeable person, a good leader and there's really no need to anyone else to slander her now she's no longer here. I think to make progress in the game we definitely need to have that balance of being ambitious, whilst thinking "ok, well how can we make this happen?" - It's important to have direction of where the site is going, even if that means aiming high and figuring out the steps required to reach it. We need a mix of big goals and smaller ones. Otherwise, where is this game even going? What's the object of it? I am completely agreed with Remi that it would be great to get together everyone who has ideas with that real potential of working, then going through the goals outlined in the suggestions thread, testing things out and seeing what we can do.

I'd like to think the next Prime Bimbo is going to be someone who will work even more closely with citizens. Not so much in charge, but just having great leadership, problem solving and communication skills. I honestly don't care about getting it - The future of this site is important, and I sincerely hope voters will choose someone who has all of the above qualities.

19.01.2016 14:22:49
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19.01.2016 15:12:14
HeavenLeighBimbo

So much has actually gone on regarding the actual formation of a government.  I made the reason that it exist in Bimbolands, history. Some of these reasons a leader cannot communicate to the general public, at that time. We are really faced with picking a leader, or a figure-head.  Bimbolands had no government until I began making it. There was no transfer of power between BeBe and I.  We were even friends, till the day after the election and she sent hate mail instead, and has continued to this day.  She is still here.  Look at the very first comment on my profile for proof, why she hated to lose that election, and it was only personal for her. I didn't want to communicate this, but you need all the facts before you can call it slander in an election.

I wanted to make for a better transfer of powers, and so I made the elected State Ministers.  Having off-set elections allow progress to be made on long term projects, like my Top Ten Idea, and Job's.  I decided to not use this Idea this term because they were not really elected, and just showed up as a ballot with no announcement and in some cases no population, as the coding was completed and integrated.  I was focused on immediate projects of making Bimbolands into something more than a forum.  The States Ministers will eventually be included, in the planning of projects, and can carry on those plans with the incoming PB.

All of this is at risk of being lost, as of right now.  I personally don't like the idea, of watching Bimboland's step all the way back to the beginning of having no idea what the Bimboland's government even does.  BeBe by example showed me that making off-site forums talking shit about other players and kissing ass, is leadership. I had the passwords and saw for myself. She had Chris as her example, and he taught her nothing, not a single goal.  I wanted no part of that type of government and stopped talking to her on HER forum.  I did the opposite and stayed in Bimbolands to fix it.
  
 I worked with the President instead, to fix Bimbolands during her term.  I will do it again regardless of the outcome of an election for pay and prestige...
You pay me to make this game,  not socialize or be always popular by saying what you want to hear, or always make the popular choice.  That's politics for the greater good, and nothing personal.
    This happens to real women in the work place all the time, too.
    Certainly not a job to get emotional about, when  your success in building something fails to perception of personal likability.  Maybe that is why I broke through the glass ceiling in the real world, I had both in abundance while most only has one or the other trait.  This is just a game and people are paying to see some politics.  Ruling by committee's will never get anywhere in less than the 4 months a Prime Bimbo has to make changes. I'm just giving you the situation as I currently see it.


19.01.2016 15:12:14
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19.01.2016 16:02:46
SuperGlamorousGirl!!

Pinning threads is not a solution at all, Hlb is right. That's why I suggested a separated section for town halls. The forum isn't organised yet. For example, the Senators section has been useless. No senators really use it and also, citizens have posted there, which means it's not a closed section for senators. The only sections with traffic are the general discussion and the games. Not even election discussion is popular. It's hard sometimes to call citizens' attention to state threads. I have sent PMs to the new citizens of my state telling them about the town hall and offering my help in general. Each one of them I saw. Not everyone is interested in participating, but the attempt had to be done. About the game itself, I'm sure everyone wants to work for it, and no one will undo what has been done. I like where the game is going, and have the intention to work for making it grow even more than it has. Waht I'm not sure and I am a bit afraid about is how much attention the President would pay to any other Prime Bimbo that is not HLB, since they know each other from before. He seems to answer more to her than he did to Bebe, who did all she could to contact with him each week, and yet it was useless. Is it a matter of personality or a matter of person? I don't know, but I hope he's open to listen anyone who results elected, no matter who they are. I agree with Remi about the team work. That's the spirit with which the Bimbolans newspaper was born. I'd like to get that back too, gathering a new team. It's something we can do, as citizens.

19.01.2016 16:02:46
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19.01.2016 17:01:36
HeavenLeighBimbo

Super Glam, just gave me an idea. Actually her idea completely as I understood her, I just refined it a little  to make it possible to do right now....  Take the unused Senate Threads and set up the Town Halls there.  I had already opened an office there when I was a Senator.  I only opened the Freethinker Town Hall in the General Forum, after discovering that it was a very unused area and nobody ever need to talk to a senator, Other State Senators followed suit.  I do think The senate room would be a better place for them.   I will clean it out, and let the State ministers make new Town Halls.  Think about it.  Super Glamorous Girl just got something done with skillful use of politics. She can now set up her Idea for a Town Hall, that I will make into  Sticky Threads,  right here.  I hope all the other State Ministers will follow her example, too.  It really is a better place for them, and will open up that area for more community spirit and conversation.

19.01.2016 17:01:36
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19.01.2016 17:16:03
SuperGlamorousGirl!!

That's actually a great idea. :) It'd be nice if the entire threads could be moved. If not, each senator can make a new thread as you said.

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19.01.2016 17:22:09
HeavenLeighBimbo

Sadly the threads cannot be moved.  I would suggest a copy and paste method.  Like the flags can be put in the opening post.  Maybe some highlights from the past, or a brief history. Or one very long opening post of all conversations.    That's as best as can be done to start over.  At least the game is still new, so it is best to make this change sooner rather than later.

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19.01.2016 21:33:12
BambiDoll

HLB: All I'm saying is, wouldn't it be better to just forget about your qualms with Bebe? You've two have had your issues, I can understand that, but some of us liked her - We'll never agree on that, I'm afraid. But now we're talking two terms ahead of when she was PB, it just seems kind of irrelevant to keep bringing up how awful you thought someone else was in order to highlight your own achievements. You got a few bits and pieces done for this site during your time as PB, which should really have the ability to stand alone and speak for themselves without bringing up old drama. Better to let it go and move on now.

19.01.2016 21:33:12
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19.01.2016 22:16:10
Remi

I love the idea of moving the town halls there! Its very convenient! Will be moving Secville now.

I think all in all the PB need to find a balance between the game an improving its mechanics and the forums and community and improving the overall togetherness of states. Making the forums fun for everyone as well as making the game better!

19.01.2016 22:16:10
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20.01.2016 00:38:25
BambiDoll

Will be copying and pasting my town hall thread to the other section tomorrow evening - Good idea! 
Crazy busy day tomorrow with meetings and an interview, so I need to get to bed...

20.01.2016 00:38:25

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