[UNPUBLISHED] Osiris Oracle Issue II
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 2:18 pm
Issue II 29/12/2014 Election Time!
Pharaoh Election Debating Chamber It's Election Time in Osiris! After the recent conclusion of the Keeper Elections, which saw Ainocra winning a landslide majority, the Pharaoh Elections started only hours later. Candidates currently standing are Councilor Abacathea, Scribe of Media Andrew, Deshret Councilor Ridersyl, Deshret Councilor Tim Stark, and Scribe of War Vaculatestar.
Abacathea was the first to put forward his campaign, which can be found here, doing so before the beginning of the Pharaoh Elections saying "The early bird gets the worm". Given his field of expertise, most thought that he was the most likely candidate to win the Election but within a few hours of the election officially opening, Tim, Ridersyl, Andrew and Vaculatestar presented their platforms which have all been described as strong, and detailed campaigns with a clear agenda.
The Candidates:
Abacathea's platform focuses on his Foreign and Military Agenda. His Foreign agenda campaigns his intention to re-open diplomatic relations and the beginning of new relations while attempting to repair Osiris's broken relations with with other regions. His Military Agenda focuses on the rebuild of Osiris's Military, the Sekhmet Legion, into one of the strongest military's seen to date and stating he may introduce minor changes in order to facilitate this goal, stating - "I believe it is time the legion lived up to its heritage. "
Tim Stark's platform, which can be found here , largely focuses on the issues currently facing Osiris. His campaign states that Osiris needs to focus on reconciling with it's differences and making it clear to regions, that the Fraternal Order is not another regime that "will die into the stagnancy that saw the KRO be removed from power". His campaign primarily focuses on internal affairs and the rebirth of Osiris's in-game and offsite forum activity; saying that Osiris' unique Ancient Egyptian Theme gives Administrations enough to work with in Culture. He also explains his ambition to start communicating with newly refounded nations, and convincing them to stay and become a part of the Osiran Community, as a part of his domestic policy.
Tim's military agenda outlines an "Osiris for Osiris Policy", stating his firm belief in R/D Independence for Game Created Regions and explaining that under his leadership, the Osiris Military shall actively in operations within Osiris's interests. He also outlines his goal for the Sekhmet Legion to not just partake in tag raids or just assist its allies, but independently holding its own regions: saying it would be an opportune chance to show of Osiris's capabilities and strong military.
Lastly, Tim's platform illustrates Osiris's low Delegacy endorsement count in comparison to other Sinker Regions. He expresses his wish to work with Osirans, asking them to maintain their WA's within the region and actively working on having WA's continually endorse the Delegate and the Guardians.
Ridersyl begins his platform, which can be found here, talking about his experiences in military gameplay; saying through time partaking in military organisations, he has earned respect from not only his comrades-in-arms but those who oppose him. His platform does not focus on specific policy topics, but more of the general well-being of Osiris; promising to work tirelessly to advance Osiris in all possible areas and to further work with with individuals from the members of his Cabinet to the least active citizens to form Osiris into the blossoming flower it was intended to be. He further went on to say that he will encourage others to work towards this common goal, and set up a structured environment so that the Osiris Fraternal Order can function with the greatest efficiency to achieve this goal.
Vaculatestar begins his platform, which can be found here, by addressing activity concerns, given his slight inactivity in his capacity as Scribe of War. He then follows by addressing his plans for the region should he get elected, which largely focus on Foreign Affairs, Culture, and Military.
Vac's Foreign Agenda focusess on re-conciliating and rebuilding relations, with regions, that were damaged or destroyed during the war. He further outlines his agenda by stating that he will be giving special attention to Ainur, Spiritus, and some of the Pacific's.
His Agenda on Culture address's his intent to organize and arrange regional festivals stating that - "With the rebuilding of relations comes a need for Culture". His platform outlines he would like such celebrations to take place during Holidays that his term would run across, such as Valentines Day. He also promises to promote active spam games and reawaken roleplays within Osiris.
His Military agenda outlines the use of Osiris's military to further promote its foreign policy. He states his intent on rebuilding the Legion and forming it, into a formidable force within the game. He lastly talks about his desire to organize raids, turning the Legion into a brand name as recognizable as TBR or UIAF.
Andrew's platform, which can be found here, focuses on issues currently facing Osiris, with policy areas such as Foreign Affairs, Military, Culture, Integration and overall activity being included in his platform. Andrew begins his campaign talking about the low activity of Osiris and its troubling fall into decline. He also addresses criticism that the Joshua Administration has received about being the cause of Osiris' decline but instead saying - " it is not the sole responsibility of the Executive but a team effort of the entire Region to keep itself active. ". He references Balder, saying that it has also experienced a period of inactivity but states thanks to the "mother-like persistence of Queen Rach", Balder has been able to see a rise in it's overall regional activity. Andrew also address's the lack of communication between past Osiran Administrations and it's in-game community and further promises he intends to use Osiris's Sinker status to its advantage by integrating new nations into the community, through a new Ministry. His Foreign Agenda, like other candidates, focuses on reconciling and rebuilding relations, with regions, that were damaged during the war and working with a diversity of regions in order to create a foundation for more chances for friendly interregional relationships. He specifically mentions "extending the hand of friendship to Lazarus, The South Pacific, The West Pacific and other regions" in an attempt to build a foundation which future relations can be built upon. In his Military Agenda, he intends to rebuild and sustain the Sekhmet Legion from it's "hibernation"; re-assessing its values and structure while molding it to one of the major military powers in the game. He outlines his plan to do this by implementing the appropriate policies to prevent the Legion from returning to its decline, and balancing the operation and training necessities of the Legion to assist with Osiris's overall domestic and foreign policy.
He moves on to his Cultural Platform, expressing his support of focusing on small, yet growing role-plays within the region further saying that - "cultural activities should focus on starting out small, reasoned OOC projects and building its way up from there. Gaining a stable foundation of guidelines and members that participate, then endeavoring to further advance in size". From there, he states that is the Administration's duty to help in its promotion within the Region. Andrew lastly express's his support for several initiative's campaigned during Cormac Platform in his run for Keeper of the Deshret. His platform states his intend to assist the Deshret, in re-examining both existent legislation as well as Osiris's judicial system, due to the lack of crime in Osiris, finding and implementing any areas of change or improvement, within Osiris's interests.
At the beginning it seemed as though Abacathea was the likely victor, but after seeing the platforms of the other candidates, the end of the election road became less predictable. Osiris Oracle shall continually provide you coverage of this Election, as things continue to unravel
