Creation of a Reporter Unit

[Kuciwalker]

The president already has a lot to do. Maybe make it the job of the VP. That post is already really just a euphamism for poller.

[atawa]

The president is the one that physicly plays the game and therefore is the only one with all the info on what happens every turn.

[MrWhereItsAt]

Well, yes atawa. That is a point I have noted before. The reporter would be (in the case of only the Ministers getting the save) a neutral that the ppl trusted (more than the Prez?) to keep the Ministers honest. I really see no need for one - why can't we trust the Ministers, most of us will be one sooner or later, and what motivation do they have for corruption - there are no sluch funds or Crown Jewels to get away with - but if it makes those who prefer someone watching the Ministers, I support it as a compromise between the Ministers having the save and everyone having the save.

[HazieDaVampire]

i was already planning to do this if you look in one of my posts, and i'm also running for historian. I was gunna create systems and names for battles. Of course, like in real life i give out the 'propaganda story' first, and that reporter one a little after. This will all be contained in one thread, and also in a backup Notepad/MSword file that i will upload every so often for people to take a look at, inclueding codes for certain militery acerances!

I'd also try to have interveiws with Generals/militery advisors who have been voted out of power, or a certain period of time after a war, or world crisis.

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52498

[Kuciwalker]

I thought the reporter would be a guy who "summed up" the game to a certain point, noticing the important parts.

[Space05us]

your two options don't allow a simple NO, the debate of wether or not a give access to the .sav file is elswhere in the forum.

[Jon Shafer]

Ahhhh, but read the question. I'm relating it to a very particular situation, if you'll notice.

[Space05us]

Yes but people will vote yes expecting for this position to available, when they'll have to go through another poll to decide that.

BTW I liked your Iron Cross better

[Jon Shafer]

Oh well, no one will lose sleep over it.

Chrono Trigger owns you all, and don't even deny it.

[Space05us]

who?

[Jon Shafer]

Mmmmmhmmm, nevermind.

[Jon Shafer]

Okay folks, at this rate, alomost 80% of people support the creation of a Reporter in exchange for withholding the save file. If things keep up at this rate, I think we'll have to listen to something like this. None of the options has even half of this amount.

[Moral Hazard]

I think reporting is the responsibility of the ministers ala Civ2 Demo. A seperate post is unnecessary an audit committee might be useful; a select group who would have access to the save file; assuming we don't give it to everyone.

[Captain]

I like it too but I'm still confused. I'm not exactly sure what the difference is between reporter and historian. according to HaziaDavampire, he doesn't see the difference.

I do think reporting/historian is a big job. ministers should post screenshots and write small briefings.
The reporter should compile these into something easy to understand for citizens (should be a good organizer).

The historian makes a fun story out of it (should be creative).

Or switch the roles. It doesn't matter, I just think we should differentiate between the two.

[Alex]

I can't vote. I don't think we should have access to the file, but I also don't think we should create this Reporter thing. The reporter would make the ministers' reports useless.