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Ok - so the candidates have been announced and its apparently the official “Campaign Period” and time to start campaigning or something, or whatever we are meant to do between now and the voting period from 7th June to 14 June.
So I thought it would be prudent to talk a little bit about me. I’ve played EVE since 2004 and got into PVP around 2007 or so, and basically since then i have not looked back. If you look at my killboard, i have never been AFG (aside from holidays and moving home and whatnot) and EVE has been a constant source of pleasure, and fun, and personal development for me. There will not be many CSM applicants like me in that regard - i have never not subscribed to EVE since i first bit the bullet in 2004, and outside of my family, my wife, my best friends, and metallica, EVE is the longest relationship that i have had!
I only have one account - i have a trade alt to buy stuff in Jita, and the final character slot is taken up with the alliance lead.
For me EVE is about community, respect, and development - community respect, community development are absolutely key with all this. EVE is about people - it is not meant to be played alone, or in isolation - one thing for sure is had i not stumbled across an awesome group like Agony Unleashed ( i was in them from 2009-2018, making my way up to Assistant Director… the Gareth Keenan role of the corp! 
), I probably wouldn’t be here today. I really do mean that. Eve to me is about the community, and vibrancy - creating environments for people to play in and to grow and learn and develop - this is what makes people login for more.
When i setup the NPSI calendar - it was a bit of a leap of faith. I already had 1K people on discord - i started with just one - me - and developed FUN inc from nothing in 2018 when this was just a small idea.
The NPSI community gateway is my way of giving something back to the community - a centralised, visible, transparent and open calendar to allow people to create connection, develop friendships and develop proximity - a desire and need and want for people to login.
What i have tried to do is give people a community that they love, that they believe in, where they have made true bonds – and they won’t turn their back on it. Yes invariably people do - real life is tough - i know that as well as the next person. But what EVE allows you to do is to step back and remove yourself from the moment - and immerse yourself for an hour or so or more.
NPSI is perfect for that.
Now where i am going with this is twofold - the NPSI community is fragile and it is precious - the wider player base including nullsec blocs and alliance, and need to understand that , acknowledge and respect that. NPSI needs some love. The NPSI community is worth far more than it is given credit for, as it is the breeding ground for new players. The NPSI community allows for the development of relationships, skills and PVP almost 24/7. By developing skills, and relationships and a sense of belonging, I believe that the NPSI community can grow, and by association make EVE online more vibrant, more deadly and more dangerous.
I am committed to act as the conduit of the NPSI community to ensure that any developments in game are undertaken so as to not impact on NPSI operations, and that the NPSI community is not impacted unnecessarily.
The CSM has historically been overrepresented by nullbloc – the incumbent CSM is biased toward the large nullbloc corps and alliances with more than 50% of the representation taken up by Goonswarm, Pandemic Horde, Pandemic Legion and Test Alliance Please Ignore. This must stop as a very large proportion of the player base is not represented by any of these CSM candidates and their voice is by association not heard.
It is time that the NPSI community is heard, taken more seriously and that our voice is given value.
EVE online needs content creators to ensure that the game continues to be vibrant, and the NPSI community has them by the bucketload. By adding an NPSI community representative to the CSM, I will be able to ensure that the NPSI community has a voice which is heard, and any developments in game are undertaken by CCP in as harmonious manner as possible for the NPSI community.
Vote #KEACTE4CSM17 … help me bridge the gap between CCP and the player base to make sure that their needs are accounted for!
