Tostig (Patron: Mimirswell)
Tostig
I am patronizing Tostig because he has acknowledged that his resignation was ultimately a mistake and that he his actions were both dishonoring to the Curia, himself, and the house of wilpuri. Furthermore, he is a valued contributor to the general community with his intelligent posting though admittedly he can be scathing (a trait that undoubtedly drew Garb to him).
Tostig's paragraph:
About Tostig's abdicating the Civitate rank:Writing a paragraph on why one feels one deserves something comes across as petty and self serving at the best of times, one of the main reasons that in the past I have been opposed to an election system where one nominates oneself. However since I am obliged to write in such a manner I had best try and sum up both the positive and negative facets to my time on the forums. I have always tried to involve myself in discussions with eminence and dignity, spending most of my time in the Ethos, with occasional delving into the VV and the Pit. I believe I first came to the attention of my former patron during the April fools crisis, when I argued on purely utilitarian grounds for the staff to consult the plebeian body more often. After being approached by him I redoubled my efforts to include sources in my posts, and was proposed and passed almost as soon as I had the minimum number of posts. After being bestowed with the rank I continued to post in the same manner, with the occasional wobbles of which I am not so proud. It was around this time that I started a tradition that I maintain to this day of linking to my threads that I find the most interesting in my signature, in order to advertise them and being them reborn again every so often. Unfortunately with time I began to get more and more involved in the politics of the curia, until in a fit of duty I buried myself in the situation I find myself in today. I have already written about it for imb, and so I let that stand as the more negative side of my contribution. More encouragingly my contributions to the site still stand, and I consider the amount of input that I made, even after quitting, to stand as a testament to my involvement with and esteem for this forum.
First of all I suppose I must return to my actions which have caused this. As you will have gathered I have been opposed to many of the changes of in the Curia as of late, and much of my opposition has been directed towards this body – certainly not a good start, but one is frank. However as I tried to lay down my position I became increasingly exasperated by the litigious, bureaucratic and occasionally obtuse surroundings I found myself in. For reasons I have laid out I imprudent but sincerely resigned from the Curia.
Increasingly however I am finding out how thoughtless I was. Not only have I deserted the body which I intended to ameliorate, but I also lost the respect and regard of my former peers. In light of this I see myself as having no choice but to come before them humbled and ask for clemency.
I still have my principles – I am not saying that I did not realise the consequences of what I did, or that I was drunk at the time. I acted soberly and coherently and have found myself to be wrong. One cannot change the world instantaneously, but that is no reason to turn ones back on it and live in a fantasy of ones own construction.
- It's my smilie and I'll use it if I want to...... 
Originally Posted by Mimirswell
