Before I begin, allow me to speak with you as the official President of the TGC forums, and address some of these rumors and allegations circulating Apollo about me. I did not have intellectual relations with that book! I am not a crook! Rhyme scheme unintentional, but what a hook! The best friend of my Vice President, Agent Dink, is recovering quickly from being shot in the face by the VP during their hunting trip. We still haven't found weapons of mass destruction in Middle Earth, but I'm telling you, they exist!
Amidst all of this controversy, I've decided to step down as Forum President.
We fought a long, hard campaign back in 2008, (I announced my run on page 7) beating out some very serious competition along the way. In the end, the moderators attempted to steal my victory from me, but with the help of an unnamed moderator turn-coat, and through a violent coup to overtake IanM's moon base, our geek army won the gruesome civil war -- carpe diemed, if you will -- and after a short time as a moderator myself, I was officiailly declared forum President.
My administration has accomplished a great deal. We reduced the presence of LOLCatz by 90%, reduced forum taxes to a whopping 0.0%, fireproofed Apollo, eradicated threads about Paris Hilton(when was the last time you saw one of
those?), and restocked the soda machine in the mod lounge. I'd say that's a pretty impressive track record. But I've been President for many years now; I'm well into my third term now! So amidst the controversies, I've decided to properly step down as Forum President.
In my final act as your first official President, I'm going to administer open, fair elections.
All forum members who have been signed up here as of April 20th, 2011 are eligible to run. Read through the 24 pages of the last forum elections thread to see how we all campaigned, and to learn more about how I dominated the crud out of everyone who tried running against me
. Here are the rules for the election:
ELECTION RULES
You must be a forum member as of April 20th, 2011
You must have announced a running mate (vice president) by May 9th, 2011
Presidential terms are now limited to one year, beginning and ending on May 15th of each year
You can run for re-election to your heart's content
Voting begins on May 10th in a voting thread that I'll create that day. Everyone will have five days to cast their votes, with the votes being tallied on May 15th, and the winner being announced that day. Everyone will be allowed to submit one (1) vote. If the next President doesn't host an election thread in 2012, any moderator can make one, if they decide to do so, so don't try to be as totalitarian as... well... I was.
I'm going to miss my Forum President banner. I wish there was one for former Presidents, lol
Good luck to all of the prospective candidates!
In an interstellar burst, I'm back to save the universe
