Presidential Debate 2012: Airmax1227 versus tvellalott

OPENINGHello dearest DDO and welcome to this official presidential debate for this upcoming election. I promise it will be highly informative and downright spectacular or your money back, guaranteed!It will be my duty to demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that I am the superior Presidential candidate and that you, dear reader, should vote for me!Let’s begin.ARGUMENTS“The innomen factor”Let’s not kid ourselves. The fact airmax1227 has innomen as his VP is pretty damn persuasive; given the excellent job innomen has done over the past 12 months+.If innomen is supporting Airmax1227, what chance do I have?Let me give you a quote directly from innomen regarding this. I confirmed with him whether or not I could use this quote and he was happy to allow it… (For the record, this conversation happened AFTER I posted the "Meet the candidate: tvellalott" topic.)ME: "I need to ask your permission (and a favour really) on something.In my debate against Airmax, I want to make it fairly clear that by running as his VP, you're not (as I originally thought) acting in aggression towards me and if I won, you are certainly going to at least work with me and also that you're very open minded about me becoming a moderator.I'd like a direct quote if possible. :)"INNOMEN: "Of course TV, there has never been anything that hasn’t been an ad hominem against you, and I know that I can work with you in any situation. Should you win the election, I would give you every bit of cooperation that I would give airmax, in some ways perhaps more.innomen has also been giving me examples of some of the reports he deals with and asking me how I would deal with them. So far, almost every solution/action I’ve suggested has been in line with how he would have dealt with them himself.So, as you can see the fact that innomen is running as airmax1227’s VP alone is not a good reason to vote for him.“Platform comparison”Site Features:We’re both dedicated to improving the site in the same ways and accept the limitations that even a moderator has in bringing about changes. Not much difference here.Juggle:Again, we’re both dedicated to further improving the relationship between President and Juggle that innomen has built. Not much difference here either. Banning:We defer here a quite a bit I think, though I could be misinterpreting my opponent’s position. I apologise in advance if that’s the case…From the Airmax1227/innomen platform: “In nearly all cases, these issues will be brought up publicly and the opinions of the membership will be sought after and valued”I’m fairly certain this would dramatically slow down the process of dealing with reports. Based on what I’ve seen in the 10 or so reports innomen has shown me, most issues are either highly trivial or clear-cut. In the case of trivial reports, they would be noted but mostly ignored. In clear-cut cases I would simply ban/remove content without consulting the community. I would only bring issues of real contention to the community. Most issues can simply be left to the moderators.Modding:Our position here is almost identical. I too would lean on the side of freedom of speech over censorship but there is obviously some kind of standard here; this isn’t /b/. Let me give an example; a new member made this debate: “All black babies born in the U.S. on May 15 2012 should be sentenced to death”.Now the content (it’s been removed by innomen already, sorry) was completely ridiculous and obvious trolling. I personally don’t think any of our regular members would have seen it as really offensive simply because it was so stupid and we’re pretty used to stupid people dropping in. The debate was indeed worthy of removal (a number of people reported it) but the Instigator shouldn’t be outright banned. Instead a single warning should be given, explaining that we have a pretty low standard of what constitutes a legitimate debate topic here but that was definitely below it.Mod issues:Unlike my opponent I am running for President to become a moderator. Never before has the position had the relevance that innomen has given to it and I want to continue to secure that relevance. While I am more than aware that becoming President doesn’t equate to becoming a Moderator, I plan on using my election victory as evidence of community support for my becoming a moderator alongside innomen.“Personal comparison”Experience:My credentials here speak for themselves. I don’t think many other people have been involved in the Presidency in the way I have. I have been heavily involved in the previous three elections and as such I’m intimately knowledgeable about DDO politics. I’ve seen and learnt from innomen’s experience and mistakes during the past six months first hand; I don’t need to be mentored. I am ready to work alongside him as well as independently. Honesty and Fun:I have always been completely honest about my character flaws and the limitations of this office. I have also tried to make this election a bit of a circus without hurting the feelings (too seriously anyway, amirite?) of any of our respected members. I can certainly be serious if the situation calls for it, but I’d rather be light-hearted and have fun. Perhaps I should have simply focused on my platform and pleasing everyone?CONCLUSIONFor this first round, I feel I have sufficiently shown that there is no real reason to vote for Airmax1227. Despite my abrasive “Meet the candidate” thread, the negative feedback was mainly about my criticism of some of innomen's methods (which I stand by) and the ‘imabench’ incident.So the question is; do you want a President who is fearlessly open about his objections to even the most revered members of our community? One who plans on seizing the most the Presidency has to offer?If you do, vote for me in this debate and in the upcoming election.Thank you.