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Message started by TvL on 06/04/10 at 00:09:51

Title: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by TvL on 06/04/10 at 00:09:51

This is not a campaign.

I'm not going to ask for your vote; I woud like to get it, but I'm not desperate for it. Just vote for whoever you feel deserves it most.
I'm not going to make a funny story or a video to show what a great guy I can be; I aspire to be a great guy all the time, and not just once every two years. (Besides, I'm out of juggling tricks.)
I'm not going to do anything special if you vote for me or if I make it through; I would like to get votes for who I am, not for what I would or would not do.

There's one thing I can offer though: if you vote for me, you will have my gratitude. Even though I won't know (for sure) if you voted for me, you will know you have and so you will get it. And this will give you a nice, warm feeling.

Best of luck to my opponents; I hope there will be many of them to come!

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by DarkMeta on 06/04/10 at 00:29:51

Your topic title is in french! I may vote for you. ;)

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by Mick on 06/04/10 at 01:39:04

This is totally the kind of campaign I could have done ! Something really sincere. :)

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by The Gaff on 06/04/10 at 05:35:08

but it wont win..

nice idea though!

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by DarkMeta on 06/04/10 at 07:47:07

Who knows... ::)

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by AlexPenev on 06/04/10 at 09:43:11

In return for your gratitude I can offer you 1 free vote, plus 1 extra vote for each sister you've got whom you've taught to mini-turbo.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by cutz22 on 06/04/10 at 12:12:06

René Magritte :D

I liked the topic. Earned my vote.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by Neo, the Roger Federer of SMK on 06/05/10 at 03:48:54

Vote earned.

http://www.forum-auto.com/uploads/200512/i_aurent_1134137037_ceci....jpg

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by TvL on 06/15/10 at 01:48:05

Vote for me in my match against The Gaff because I'm modest.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by MVT on 06/15/10 at 07:46:55

734F484A465478516B270 wrote:

Vote for me in my match against The Gaff because I'm modest.

After seeing the bloated arrogance of Gaff's thread I think I will vote for you. I think Tom may have just screwed himself out of the final 4 with his campaign post (I actually in a way hope not since I predicted him to go that far). Modesty is valued however. 8-)

And you beat me so I owe you my vote anyway.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by TvL on 06/22/10 at 02:24:44

2A3631333F2D39266F5E0 wrote:

needless to say i have something cool lined up for the next round!

Vote The Gaff :)

Needless to say I am cool.

Vote TvL

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by Ivootjes on 06/22/10 at 14:57:00

you've got my vote :D because of math and physics skills, cool stuff like chess, and always being helpful

not for those terrible karting skills though

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by Shock on 06/22/10 at 15:29:39

TvL has my vote. I can't stand The Gaff's thread either. Lining up ideas for the next rounds. When I play tennis, I play every opponent one at a time. You lose to one, you lose to all, so respect each and every adversary.

Also, TvL does stuff I like doing. I see him as a great physicist, and I want to be a physicist myself someday. I also like juggling. TvL juggles. TvL is modest. I, of course, am extremely humble. /sarcasm for the mentally challenged

This is the kind of guy I would vote for. Not Gaff, who based on his current campaign, does not do anything besides video games and the internet and expects a lot from the voters.

Vote for TvL, or don't vote at all. This guy deserves to "upset" Gaff.

Edit: Oops. Said this a little late. FFFUUUUU [smiley=flush.gif]

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by Etch on 06/22/10 at 20:25:42

Voted TvL as hard as I could.

I was running low on gratitude so this seemed like a good idea. [smiley=beer.gif]

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by TvL on 06/23/10 at 00:55:34

Well, it was fun while it lasted, but it's over now. I didn't think I'd win, but I sure gave the Gaff a good run for his money! Just 9 votes separating me from the legend; and that's all thanks to you guys who've voted for me! :)

I will especially treasure the supporting posts, from Ivootjes, Shock and Etch, as well as those from KoopZ and robman60 in the vote sharing topic. Thanks so much, it means a lot to me. [insert smiley with a tear of happiness here]

I wish Tom good luck in his upcoming matches. He'd better have something very cool lined up, because he probably stole a lot of votes with his promises. ::)
Anyway Tom, if you're reading this, you've joined Alex Penev and Michael Fried on the list of people who've knocked me out. Not bad company eh?

See you all in 2012? I doubt it actually, my fingers are starting to itch again so I might be picking up the controller again, in which case it would be a lot sooner. [smiley=happy.gif]
Hm, maybe I should play SMK or MKSC to get some more votes from there next time... [smiley=evil.gif]

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by AlexPenev on 06/23/10 at 04:19:05

You and Tom were neck-and-neck when I voted. It looked like it would close.
I still enjoy your 2-threads-per-year. :-* I wish I knew more physics.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by The Gaff on 06/23/10 at 04:24:40

4C43495447415843494848432D0 wrote:

I was merely saying i'm not a one trick pony. I've got ideas lined up for future rounds. If people wanted to see them then it would be an incentive to vote for me.

I've no shame in campaigning - i started all this campaigning stuff!

Gotta say that TvL did extremely well and was good spirited all the way.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by TvL on 06/23/10 at 04:47:55

7D5059446C5952594A3C0 wrote:

You and Tom were neck-and-neck when I voted. It looked like it would close.
I still enjoy your 2-threads-per-year. :-* I wish I knew more physics.

I will also always treasure this post:

230E071A32070C0714620 wrote:

[quote author=456A69697D6A76480F0 link=1273892193/0#1 date=1273893703]I don't understand why you are preventing this in the first place, you clutter them up in a single thread no one EVER goes in that thread except those who frequent it.

Preventing? Not preventing. Encouraging. It's exactly as Etch says. There are a lot of links that are fun to look at but useless to make topics for, because they'll get very few replies. There are also links that are fun to talk about. You should be able to make up your own mind which is which. Haven't you noticed that some topics that start out as a link are left alone? E.g. the facebook sex facts. That doesn't belong in Fun Stuff because it gets replies.

Quote:

Most of the boards have no problems so maybe it's a demand for better posts he wants?

Jeff thinks the forum sucks more than it used to because I'm a buzzkill and delete lulz posts. I think it's the opposite. Many of the cool people (e.g. Fried, TvL, Finn, Ivootjes, Liem, Lacey, Duff, Hedley, even Booth, etc) don't post much now, so the only way the kiddies get to have their fun is to lower their standards and resort to lulz. Yet it's precisely the lulz that scares the cool people away, resulting in a vicious cycle.
Perhaps Jeff should go back in time and read some old posts from many years ago, and see if there was as much lulz as there is now.[/quote]

Being called cool by Alex... that's just a few kelvin!

Btw, I just noticed your post in the Physics topic; somehow it escaped my attention. It is definitely an omgwtf-thing. I'll reply tomorrow evening or so, I haven't got time now: I've got an exam tomorrow on condensed matter, which is literally some cool stuff! 8-)

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by KVD on 06/23/10 at 04:53:40

566A6D6F63715D744E020 wrote:

Being called cool by Alex... that's just a few kelvin!

LMFAO! That's pretty awesome :D

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by AlexPenev on 06/23/10 at 08:01:38

I would've added KVD to the list-of-cool, of course, but he already posts lots =D. He must have built a resistance to kiddies.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by Zarkov on 06/23/10 at 09:22:38

I take it im not on that list because im on your list of Near Godlike People.

Title: Re: Ceci n'est pas une campagne
Post by KVD on 06/23/10 at 10:12:55

Yeah you're probably so cool that you're at absolute zero, Clark. 8-)