Savvy Swashbucklers - April 09, 2010
 

Savvy Swashbucklers
Thar be no finer collection of rascals, knaves and scoundrels than the Pirates sailing our Caribbean! Whether it be beating back Jolly Roger's invasions or evading Beckett's EITC forces, all you Pirates have shown extraordinary skill by combining your individual strengths in defending the Caribbean against our evil foes.

We want to recognize the Pirates who always lend a helping hand, and demonstrate great courage and outstanding wit in the face of any ferocious challenge the Caribbean has to offer. If you know a Pirate (even it be yerself!) with a stout heart and able mind who never shies away from danger and upholds the Pirates Code, let us know by voting for them! Whoever gets the most votes will be recognized as being the savviest Pirate in the Caribbean - a true Savvy Swashbuckler!

Sending us your votes is simple. E-mail us at [email protected]. with the subject line, "Savvy Swashbucklers" and include the following information:

• Name and level of the Pirate you are voting for
  
• The Guild the Pirate belongs to
  
• Reason why you think this Pirate deserves to win. Are they wittier than Jack Sparrow himself? Do they go out of their way to help others the same way Will Turner would? Does this Pirate show no fear in the face of Jolly Roger's invasions? Are their jokes the talk of the tavern? Tell us their tale!
  
• Which island can we find this Pirate on if we want to go sailing with them

The voting runs from April 9th - 30th. All entries will only be accepted through e-mail so make sure you are sending your votes to [email protected]. with the subject line, "Savvy Swashbucklers".
Help us is giving a mighty "Yo, Ho, Ho!" salute to the fine Pirates in the Caribbean and start sending in those votes!

This will be enjoyable but i doubt i will get any votes :-(

:laughks2:Hurray an old fashioned popularity contest just like when I was in middle school and about 12 years old.... oh wait minute Disney POTCO is geared toward that age group.... Glad they keep reminding me of that fact:mybadki6:

Actually, I did vote... but I voted with my heart for a dear mate who loves this game and has been an amazing asset.

It doesn't always have to degrade to pure popularity.

Though I do wish they'd pick more than 1 person to honor.

I agree with what Eliza said. Tis be an honor to have more than one pirate to keep hard feelings down bc they werent picked.

Well, I'm voting for myself. Seems like the piratey thing to do.

Do we win anything?

Disney rules state

Rule against " Favoritism Posts/Polls

This includes posts that indicates "Who's the best poster, player, character", etc. These often lead to confrontations when a person expresses a negative opinion about another person. "

Disney fails....
Biased:

Bias is a term used to describe a tendency or preference towards a particular perspective, ideology or result, when the tendency interferes with the ability to be impartial, unprejudiced, or objective. In other words, bias is generally seen as a 'one-sided' perspective. The term biased refers to a person or group who is judged to exhibit bias. It is used to describe an attitude, judgment, or behavior that is influenced by a prejudice. Bias can be unconscious or conscious in awareness. Having a bias is part of a normal development. Labeling someone as biased in some regard implies they need a greater or more flexible perspective in that area, or that they need to consider more deeply the context.

Lame lame lame! I can't believe POTCO staff has been working on this " popularity " contest, instead of working on getting the new updates on the live server. This is really pushing the limits.

Um excuse me Maria but not to point out the obvious but Disney did not fail they are just adding more exciting new news and stuff which is great. This is Pirates Online Forums therefore we would not be here if it wasnt for this awesome game we now know as Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Why do you have to go out and post POF rules and be mean like that geez.

james, I said they fail because disney just broke THEIR own rule :)

I was unable to find a Disney rule regarding favoritism. While POF has a rule against it, we don't have a thing to do with Disney's policies. Were you able to find a different source?

And while I don't particularly like a popularity-based contest, eh... Their playground, their rules. I'll just sort of roll my eyes and get back to not working grenades.

In my opinion, while this is nice and all to recognize pirates from the Caribbean, this is NOT going to be a fair contest.

Lets say, the Guildmaster of a guild, that has 500 members, asks everybody to vote for him/her. And that, basically, is right way how people are going to win. This isn't a "Savvy Swashbucklers" contest, so much as it is a popularity contest.

What about all the regular pirates who go out of their way everyday to lend a hand? The pirates nobody knows, yet are always there? Are they going to be pushed aside, so that the popular kids can win?

In the end, I hope Disney makes the right decision on who they pick. Give the regular folks a chance.

P.S. They aren't working on this instead of the content, they are doing this to distract those without Test access from the overbearing wait of the inventory release.

I clicked on site rules on POF home page...then on the page that opens under content I clicked #"1.7.11 Favoritism Posts/Polls"


while these are pof rules...disney wrote it not pof..

I think I see the confusion. POF rules were written by POF admins. Not Disney.