Posts by Matthew Young35

Is insulting Bozanica really an insult to the American people?
Then why is it considered acceptable to call President America Yusupovic?
The individual in question was elected in a nation where the majority is American, securing the bulk of the votes.
Bozanica didn't choose the American people.

DARN IT

Kurton...
Yeah

He nailed both Sauron and Božanica.

You can actually install Linux on $0.00.

Come on, give the guy an actual example. How is he supposed to build that batch file? You know, show him how to handle things like for loops, if statements, or while loops.

William Bennett53 said:Well, look, Matthew Young35, the board voted and they settled on the current regulations. In these rules, more than half the framework is taken up by a scoring system I didn't even touch, because changing it would go against the whole spirit of our decision to keep the existing rules intact. I only suggested tweaks to those general areas where I actually had an idea on how to balance things out a bit. But fine, go ahead and submit an alternative proposal for changes. I’d actually welcome having several of them, since we're all collectively smarter than any one individual.

Aren't the rules and the director already set by vote?
Then let them live with the consequences of what they voted for.

William Bennett53 said:The reason this looks like such a mess is because I decided to include the entire existing set of bylaws alongside my proposed amendments. I could have easily cut it down by half if I had just provided a cleaned-up version, but then it wouldn't be clear what exactly I’m suggesting we change or how we should go about it.

Look, if another two or three members want to pitch their own visions for these changes, we can work through them. Once we finally reach a consensus on the what and the how, we should end up with a set of rules that actually outperforms what we have now.

The rules remain exactly the same as last season.
It’s overcomplicated, far too easy to exploit, and they have the nerve to call it a "code of conduct."

Well, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The old rules are staying put. We’re just going to polish them up a bit so there isn't any more bickering over the specifics.
If I don't feel a sense of relief now, I never will.

In any given situation, distinguishing the genuine article from a cheap imitation is a difficult task. One must remain vigilant.

There is absolutely no mention of UNICEF here...

Walter Grant5 said:No red here. This pic is for the kids.

In reality, the image should probably look something like this instead. It would sell much more effectively to a younger audience if it were styled this way.

William Bennett53 said:No hard feelings—I wasn't actually putting my own name forward for candidacy; I was simply proposing a set of rules. I still maintain they’re solid, but what's done is done.
In my view, establishing sound regulations is far more critical than selecting a moderator. As we all know, leaders come and go, but once a season kicks off, we are stuck with the rulebook. (Sure, you can tweak the minor details, but the core framework remains set.)

Personally, I’ll definitely be casting my vote either for you or perhaps for Matthew Young35. However, if I may be so bold, I believe my proposed rules offer the ideal compromise between yours—which are too similar to the current ones—and his, which are far too radical (in my opinion, focusing solely on the top five is overkill). 😁

Moderators generally drift in and out because of the rules and because of the opportunities to troll participants that those rules provide.
I realize that for some, simplifying the rules and leaving all decision-making power strictly to the moderator—without any commissions or voting processes—might be an issue (and I don't mean you) because they wouldn't have anything left to troll or look for loopholes in. Yet, I am also quite certain it would increase the enjoyment for the majority of the competitors.
The sooner we realize that the current trajectory is unsustainable, the sooner we can foster a competition where we aren't losing more and more participants every single season.

Oh, naturally. He went with the diagonal approach—because God forbid anything be vertical or horizontal. That would have completely ruined the composition, wouldn't it?

urbanhawk17 said:Maybe you should throw in some red too.

Absolutely not!!!
That would be crass.
We aren't here to teach art driven by vulgar impulses.

Perhaps they could have added a hint of pink. Not quite red, but somewhere in that vicinity.

Walter Grant5 said:

just total chaos on the screen

To me, the whole thing feels a bit too far left and up.
😲
You didn't use the whole piece of fabric.

Aside from that, the left side feels completely disconnected from the right and center.
Technically, this could actually drive up the value. It would allow the image to be split into three distinct sections—essentially creating three separate pieces: one for the living room, one for the entryway, and one for the kitchen.

analoggull4 said:You could probably pull in up to $550 for a shot like that...

Are you out of your mind? Who on earth would drop 500 bucks on that.
The composition is completely off, and the sense of space feels totally unnatural against the volume.
Who’s paying more than 200 for this? Honestly.
Total fail. ☕

Walter Grant5 said:

It looks pretty decent, I suppose. But then again, you might have to hunt around to find someone who actually appreciates it.
So, you're the one behind that little stunt?
I find it hard to believe you can pull in more than a hundred bucks.
Of course, provided it truly is oil on canvas.

You people have lost your minds.

Ethan Jones5 said:It seems to me you guys are more worried about the state of this subforum than the actual rules of the competition, especially after reading the other candidates' proposals where sanctions take up most of the space..

The whole thing regarding the championship is actually pretty simple: either let the people vote and give whoever they pick total authority, and that's that..

Or just appoint someone to run the show without an election and give them full control.🙂

Anyway, mods, make up your minds. You're just making things unnecessarily complicated by dragging this out.🤷

Sounds complicated.

That's just because you're used to playing by the current system, but hey, that's your opinion and I don't care if you aren't a fan.😉

But if this is an election, I want in—even if nobody votes for me or agrees with what I have to say..

🙏