PASSED 28.06.06: Tony83 for Civitates (Patron: Garbarsardar)

**Tom Paine** · June 19, 2006, 08:54 AM

Client: Tony83
Patron: Garbarsardar

User Record: Clean sheet

Originally Posted by Garbarsardar

Dear members of the CdeC, I have the pleasure to propose the member Tony83 for ascendence to the rank of Civitates. He has so far proven to be a mature and moderate poster with input to all areas of the fora as you can see from the following examples:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...54&postcount=1
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...6&postcount=19
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...75&postcount=7

He is helpful, he never lost his temper even in sensitive topics, and he exhibits all the qualities I look for in a candidate: politness, maturity, interest in the site's mechanisms and good mood.

Thank you for your attention
Garbarsardar

Originally Posted by Tony83

Dear Garb,

First of all let me thank you again for offering to propose me for elevation to Civitate. I must confess that when you first suggested it I didn’t know what a Civitate was, even though I’d been dipping in and out of TWC for ages. Now that I’ve looked into it in more detail all I can say is that I feel honoured to be asked and absolutely chuffed!

I began visiting the various TW related forums soon after I got hooked on Rome and found them by accident (over two years now!); first for hints on how to play the game and then mostly for news and mod downloads. But I didn’t think of registering with them until 3 months ago and to be honest I’m still not sure why I did, because it’s not the sort of thing I normally do.

However, having registered, I began looking at the boards more closely and started making a few tentative contributions of my own. Of the three, it seems that TWC is the one that I’ve gravitated towards. Initially, I was uncertain as to why TWC was edging ahead of the others when it came to the time I spent on them. That was until I read Siblesz’ piece on what makes a successful forum.

Sib’s essay made me realise that TWC is far more than a collection of young gaming geeks or computer nerds (although parts of me qualify me as both – lol). It’s more of a microcosm of life itself and friendship, where anything and everything is up for discussion. I thought that I would be spending my time in the gaming threads but it’s turned out that they use up less than 10% of my time.

In fact I’m truly amazed at some of the threads that I participate in. They seem to range from the sublime to the ridiculous; from deadly serious to the utterly frivolous. Now that’s something that probably wouldn’t happen elsewhere!

So what would I contribute to the civitateship? Just me I’m afraid. I’m no intellectual and I’m not academically inclined, but I am passionate, and I firmly believe that with privilege and power comes responsibility. I’ve also a mischievous sense of humour, which I’m sure you will have noticed already in some of the threads I’ve contributed to *cough*. But that’s me in a nutshell: a mass of contradictions.

You asked for a paragraph Garb, and I’ve got carried away again. I hope you’ll forgive me.

Take care

Tony

He has, Garbarsardar assures me, no usernotes either. So here he is.

**Søren** · June 19, 2006, 08:59 AM

He is certianly a worthy candidate - quite mature and perceptive in some areas, to boot.

The constant sexual references in the Say Cheese & Hunks Thread get a bit tedious at times, but meh...

I'd vote yes.

**Tom Paine** · June 19, 2006, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by The Burgundian Noble

I'd vote yet.

mis-spelling I see.

The sexual innuendo is direcxted at him more than by him really, in all honesty (I actually go into those threads a lot...) and so should be discounted. I agree with TBN's analysis; a mature and level-headed, perceptive candidate.

**Spiff** · June 19, 2006, 09:07 AM

I agree to a large extent with all that has been said, nothing to add really, garb did a good job in picking sample posts and such so there isnt much else to say, i'd probably vote yes.

**Belisarius** · June 19, 2006, 09:07 AM

Yesterday I asked for an Alexander Review from Tony and he did it no questions asked, it was very nice of him. His pics in Hunks didnt impress but his posting, ability to stay cool and his general manner did, a yes from me.

**Justinian** · June 19, 2006, 12:12 PM

Good-natured, humoring and willing to work for the good of TWC (look at his A:TW review, for intance). He needs to cut back on the inneundo though, I've been ball-breaking in the Hunks thread...

that sounded totally wrong.

**Belisarius** · June 19, 2006, 12:14 PM

I've been ball-breaking in the Hunks thread...

Sorry, but seriously, rofl

**Justinian** · June 19, 2006, 07:17 PM

Where's the poll?

**Siblesz** · June 19, 2006, 08:46 PM

I think he's a very good person, with a bit of a problem keeping his pants up. But hey, that doesn't concern this forum. He'd be a worthy civitate - yes!