I am announcing my candidacy for the RA.
Many of you know me as a previous member of the RA and as one of the founders of the Simplicity Party. My governing principles can be found throughout these forums.
My current platform is BIG -- a three-part plan to address current CDS needs.
BUILD -- It is time to build the CDS community through events, activities, and construction. The CDS is people -- the citizens of the CDS -- first and foremost. As people we can either live separate and isolated virtual lives on our personal properties in the CDS sims -- or we can build relationships and community through CDS events and activities. We should continue to plan, implement and improve community-building activities and events to create a vibrant community of active and inter-connected citizens. The RA should also focus its attention on Building our sims themselves through construction improvements to existing sims (based on the will of our community as expressed after consultation) and of new sims to receive new population. (I understand that we are full -- which is a wonderful result of the efforts of our current Chancellor and several other citizens who act as informal envoys and CDS cheerleaders.)
INVEST -- Building, both physical construction and community building, must be not be done through unguided or frantic action, but should be done with clear goals and plans, keeping our eye on the goal of making things better through our effort while preserving the financial health and reserves of our organization. We should spend money on things that produce a return -- either in beauty, or immigration, or community spirit -- and should budget for these activities in a financially responsible way.
GROW -- Our sims are full. It is time to grow again and to plan for that growth so that it enhances, rather than dilutes, our community and the aesthetics of our sims. We need both deliberate planning and speed -- and the trick is to make sure these divergent needs don't pull themselves, or ourselves, apart.
Beathan
