The Comrade Report - Issue #1 - ELECTION, WRONG RESULTS!?

[The Curse]

The Comrade Report

Hello NCS, Welcome to the Comrade Report.

This is an irregular news letter reporting on guild controversies, events and political machinations. An attempt to simplify them and help you, the political voice, understand what's going on.

Issue number one will cover breaking news. Election results have been challenged.


ELECTION RESULTS?

The voting thread for the not long passed elections has been archived, no longer viewable to those not elected to the council. However, Guild Captain-elect Gracchvs has done his own recount of the election (towhich he made a graph, see below).

The recount results suggest that Vice Captain-Elect Comrade Mann did not actually tie for first place, but instead came in the top five and would simply be a member of the council.

If this recount is acted upon, he may be replaced by Rob or Tank as vice captain.

When queried about whether or not his results should replace the currently accepted one, Gracchvs reported;

"If it turns out that my count is indeed correct, then I think we will have to hold a minor election to decide whether the original results should be grandfathered, or whether the vote should be adheared to". (see his full response and others below).

This view is not completely unoriginal. Member iRage asked for the chance to see the results himself.

As for the election itself. The result either way will mean that Gracchvs is the captain. The real issue, is who is Vice Captain.

Gracchvs said that he believes Comrade Mann would be a more suited candidate than Rob, but did not consider the possibility of Soviet (full quote at bottom).

The public has not reacted and may not react to these changes. However, the public cannot accurately assess the situation so long as the thread remains hidden in the archives. Until then, all news will be sourced from members of the council.

Public opinion may be garnered however, as a brief interview with capitalist Anarchophiliac led to him exclaiming that Comrade Mann is the winner.


Report from Gracchvs on election results:

|================================================|
|a: Comrade Rob ( 26 ) (Left Candidate) |
|b: Gracchvs ( 30 ) (Left Candidate) |
|c: iRage ( 2 ) (Right Candidate) |
|d: Gallenger ( 3 ) (Right Candidate) |
|e: SoViEtTaNkT34 ( 26 ) (Centre Candidate) |
|f: Comrade M-Mann ( 24 ) (Right Candidate) |
|g: Lady Merewyn ( 2 ) (Right Candidate) |
|h: Comrade Kotka ( 14 ) (Left Candidate) |
|i: Dis Domnu ( 11 ) (Right Candidate) |
|j: Steven Hawkings ( 0 ) (Right Candidate) |
| |
|Left Centre Right |
| 70 26 36 |
| |
| |
|the number listed under the letter is how many |
|votes the elector gave to the candidate |
| |
|Elector a b c d e f g h i j|
|Comrade Rob 3 2 1 |
|Geisterstadt 3 2 1 |
|Gracchvs 2 3 1 |
|Herobane 2 3 1 |
|Miza_Radioaktiv 2 3 1 |
|Mister Wilde 2 1 3 |
|Gallenger 1 3 1 |
|Comrade Mann 1 3 2 |
|Dis Domnu 1 3 2 |
|Steven Hawkings 1 2 3 |
|PCS 3 2 1 |
|Comrade Kotka 2 3 1 |
|Demon Kagerou 2 3 1 |
|Comrade-X 3 1 2 |
|Lady merewyn 2 3 1 |
|AnarchoPhiliac 1 3 3 |
|iheartevil 1 2 3 |
|King To Be Hailed 1 3 2 |
|Fae 2 1 3 |
|Raziel Hotokashi 3 2 1 |
|Comrade Nicholas 3 2 1 |
|iRage 1 3 2 |
|SoViEtTaNkT34 2 1 3 |
|------------------------------------------------|
|Uncounted votes: |
|red_shadow1917 |
|( Tank: 3 Rob: 2 Self: 1 ) |
|Katyusha Rockets |
|( Mann: 3 Gall: 2 Rob: 1 ) |
|Tzar Snow Wolf VII |
|( Domnu: 3 Mann: 2 Tank: 1 ) |
| |
|================================================|
| |
|a: Gracchvs |
|b: Comrade Rob |
|c: Comrade Kotka |
| |
|d: SoViEtTaNkT34 |
| |
|e: Merewyn |
|f: Gallenger |
|g: M-Mann |
|h: Dis Domnu |
|i: iRage |
|j: Steven hawkings |
| |
| |
|Elector a b c d e f g h i j|
|Gracchvs 3 2 1 |
|Herobane 3 2 1 |
|Miza_Radioaktiv 3 2 1 |
|Comrade Kotka 3 2 1 |
|PCS 2 3 1 |
|Comrade Nicholas 2 3 1 |
|King To Be Hailed 3 1 2 |
|Comrade Rob 2 3 1 |
|iheartevil 2 1 3 |
|Fae 1 2 3 |
|SoViEtTaNkT34 1 2 3 |
|Comrade-X 2 3 1 |
|Geisterstadt 3 1 2 |
|Gallenger 1 3 1 |
|iRage 1 1 3 |
|Comrade Mann 1 2 3 |
|Demon Kagerou 1 2 3 |
|Raziel Hotokashi 3 1 2 |
|Lady merewyn 2 1 3 |
|Mister Wilde 1 2 3 |
|AnarchoPhiliac 1 3 2 |
|Dis Domnu 1 3 2 |
|Steven Hawkings 1 2 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | ||
|how many 0 10 11 11 9 22 21 13 19 22 23|
|how many 1 2 2 12 7 0 1 2 0 0 0|
|how many 2 5 6 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 0|
|how many 3 6 4 0 5 0 0 6 2 0 0|
|================================================|

The new election results strongly favour the 'left' or 'hardline' faction of Gracchvs with a split opposition from the central and unaligned, and the 'right' or 'moderate' faction of Comrade Mann.

The make-up of the council would not change. Just the vice captaincy.


Report from;
The Curse.

Statistics written up by;
Gracchvs

Quotes in full:

Gracchvs

Comrade Mann is clearly better suited to the task of Vice Chair, though it doesn't really carry powers yet.

This is evidenced by the fact that he engaged in discussion about the constitution while it was being worked on, and this in his own small way helped shape it.

Comrade Robson doesn't do anything in the CC. And while he has had some serious personal issues to deal with --which will likely continue for some time-- he is clearly unsuited for the spot, though it is merely ceremonial at the moment.

That said, it would be in line with democratic norms to change the CC to whatever the correct standing should be.

But!

If it turns out that my count is indeed correct, then I think we will have to hold a minor election to decide whether the original results should be grandfathered, or whether the vote should be adheared to.

As to the results themselves, if true, they show a decided vote of confidence in the platforms of the left, not least among which is the creation of a constitution which will declare 'NCS for NCSers' and which will draw a sharp line between what is acceptable and what is not.

From the self-declared great and glorious Battlecry (iRage)

On election results:
"My results on the election are mixed. One on hand, Gracchvs has demonstrated integrity in that he rarely abuses his power. On the other hand, his dogmatic interpretation of Marxism and his lack of open-mindedness does not help facilitate a safe haven for non-Trotskyist socialists."


On Gracchvs' recount:

"Let me recount it myself to see if Gracchvs knows how to count..."

Anarchophiliac

I think Comrade Mann is the winner!