Here is the transcript for the Senate Debate that was held on Saturday, September 4 in the Greek Theater! Read up and vote soon -- the "polls" will close this Saturday!
When City Hall says "> someone's name:", that's when she posted the question or statement onto the Greek Theater screen for everyone to see.
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| City Hall | Hello everyone!
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| City Hall | Welcome to the Senate Debate, between softbll12, Soccer678 and Suga246 (as xbLeAcHx)...
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| City Hall | Congratulations to our candidates for making it this far in the election!!!!!!!!!!!
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| softbll12 | =)
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| Soccer678 | Thank You! :)
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| City Hall | First, let's go over the order of the Debate...
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| City Hall | We'll start by letting the candiates have an opening statement each
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| City Hall | Then I'll ask them a few questions , mostly about their platforms -- one by one they'll come up, answer briefly, then sit back down
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| Soccer678 | ok
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| City Hall | After that, we'll allow the candidates to ask each other one question, with the possibility of a rebuttal (a response by the non-questioned folks)
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| City Hall | Finally, all you folks will be able to shout out your questions for the candidates!
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| City Hall | At the end, each candidate will get to have a concluding statement, and the debate will be done.
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| City Hall | At that time, the candidates may stick around and chat with you folks, but the voting will start soon...
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| City Hall | The debate usually goes for about an hour
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| City Hall | So let's get started! :)
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| Soccer678 | :)
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| City Hall | Softbll12, you have the first opening statement...
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| softbll12 | Whyville is already a great website. Although I know it can be even better! So please consider voting for me! =)
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| City Hall | Thank you softbll12! *claps*
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| Soccer678 | *claps*
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| City Hall | Soccer678, you're next!
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| Soccer678 | Okay
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| softbll12 | ..
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| Soccer678 | If i become elected senator I would make Whyville a better and funner place! :) I hope you all make the right choices!:)
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| City Hall | Thank you Soccer678!
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| Soccer678 | You're welcome :)
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| City Hall | And finally, Suga246 (as xbLeAcHx)...
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| xbLeAcHx | Sorry to anyone I may have offended by getting taped! Thank you For supporting me, and good luck to the other candidates
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| softbll12 | -claps-
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| Soccer678 | *clapz*
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| softbll12 | Good luck to you too =)
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| City Hall | *claps* Thank you Suga246 and the other candidates!
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| City Hall | Okay, let's start with the first question...
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| City Hall | We'll begin with Soccer678...
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| City Hall | Please take a podium! :)
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| City Hall | The first question is for Soccer648
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| Soccer678 | Soccer678*
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| City Hall | In your platform, you suggested giving small salaries to newbies...
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| softbll12 | ..
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| Soccer678 | Yes...
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| City Hall | But what about those older citizens who would then create new accounts simply to get all those clams for free? Does that affect things, and if so, how?
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| softbll12 | =)
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| Soccer678 | Yes, After I wrote that in my platform I realized that people would do that
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| Soccer678 | But, if you started out only with 5 clams or so, nobody would think that it's worth making another account.
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| City Hall | Thank you, Soccer678! *claps*
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| softbll12 | -claps-
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| Soccer678 | Thank you. Good Luck :)
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| xbLeAcHx | *clap* :)
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| softbll12 | -claps-
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| City Hall | The next question will be for softbll12
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| Soccer678 | Good Luck
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| softbll12 | Im nervous =P
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| City Hall | In your platform, you discussed many different ways of handling plots...
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| softbll12 | =T
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| City Hall | Could you explain for us your strategy for handling plots if you're elected Senator?
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| softbll12 | Sure.
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| softbll12 | First I would like to make a poll, kind of like the face parts one on the front page.
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| softbll12 | You would click "I want to keep the plots and make them better" or "I would like to delete plots so we would have more s
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| softbll12 | server space
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| Soccer678 | *clapz* nice job :)
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| xbLeAcHx | *clap*
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| xbLeAcHx | Not sure if she is done answering lol
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| softbll12 | Then we will see which got the most votes..
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| City Hall | So, to clarify, would you eliminate plots entirely if the vote goes against them?
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| softbll12 | Well I would like to see who is willing to give up their plot first..
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| City Hall | OK, thank you softbll12! *claps*
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| xbLeAcHx | *claps*
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| Soccer678 | *claps* Great Job
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| softbll12 | Thanks =)
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| City Hall | The next question is for Suga246...
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| City Hall | Everyone is wondering about this, I'm sure...
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| softbll12 | ..
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| City Hall | Could you explain why you were taped? And how do you feel people should treat you as a candidate in light of this?
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| xbLeAcHx | Sure
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| Soccer678 | Thanks
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| City Hall | For those of you who don't know, Suga246's account is taped right now -- that's why she's here as xbLeAcHx
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| xbLeAcHx | I was taped because I asked my friend if she wanted to use another account and then I heard my real life best friend got
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| xbLeAcHx | a new email addy so I saw her and asked her what it was...If I wasn't in top 3 I would probably be like a taped senato..
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| xbLeAcHx | senator* no way but I really do appologize with meaning for getting taped
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| Soccer678 | Interesting....
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| City Hall | Thank you Suga246! *claps*
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| Soccer678 | *claps* Nice job!
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| softbll12 | -claps-
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| xbLeAcHx | Thanks Soccer!=)
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| Soccer678 | Great job Suga! :) :) :)
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| City Hall | Our next question is for softbll12...
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| xbLeAcHx | :)
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| Soccer678 | Good Luck
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| City Hall | The Pox is now gone -- should we try to keep it away, or bring it back so people can get the experience and make the salary?
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| City Hall | You mentioned getting rid of the pox in your platform...
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| softbll12 | Well, I realize that WhyPox is educational and gives us a chance to raise our salary..
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| Soccer678 | Yes, yes... Interesting
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| Soccer678 | :)
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| xbLeAcHx | That's true
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| Soccer678 | Very true> :)
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| softbll12 | So I would like to bring it back in a few weeks or so =) Also..
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| softbll12 | Maybe we can bring it back for good but just let people have it for only 2 days.
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| City Hall | OK, thank you softbll12!! *claps!*
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| Soccer678 | Great Job! :) *claps*
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| xbLeAcHx | *claps*
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| softbll12 | Thanks =T
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| City Hall | Now let's ask Suga246 another question....
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| Soccer678 | Good Lucky :)
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| xbLeAcHx | Okay :)
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| softbll12 | =)
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| Soccer678 | :)
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| City Hall | In your platform, you suggested that Whyville & citizens watch each other more carefully...
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| xbLeAcHx | Yeah
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| City Hall | What, if anything, do you think will encourage citizens to report misbehavior even more?
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| Soccer678 | Clams...
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| Soccer678 | ...
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| xbLeAcHx | Maybe if the reason was a good reason to report someone they could get like one part not expire or...
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| City Hall | This is a complicated issue, since some people might fake bad behavior in order to set themselves up for extra rewards...
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| Soccer678 | OH.... true
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| xbLeAcHx | A small reward or a small whyhpass to get on during whyyville's busy hour for a day or two
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| City Hall | Thank you, Suga246! *claps*
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| softbll12 | Good job :D
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| xbLeAcHx | Thanks :)
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| Soccer678 | Great Job! :) *cpas*
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| Soccer678 | *claps**
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| City Hall | And now let's hear from Soccer678...
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| City Hall | Soccer, your platform had a lot of suggestions that we make many more chat rooms, games, and so on...
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| Soccer678 | Yes....
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| Soccer678 | >_>
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| City Hall | How do you propose making this happen? It costs a lot of money to pay programmers & designers to make games and chatrooms...
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| Soccer678 | Well, Maybe you could delete some of that chat rooms that no one really hangs out in, because there are a lot of .....
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| Soccer678 | unused chat rooms in Whyville... Or in the checkers room or something... I think there are too way to many rooms in...
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| Soccer678 | Checkers and Tic-TAc-Toe
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| Soccer678 | And maybe even trading post
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| City Hall | Okay, thank you Soccer678! *claps*
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| xbLeAcHx | *claps*
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| Soccer678 | Thank you very much >
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| softbll12 | Good job =)
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| Soccer678 | --_--
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| Soccer678 | Thank you
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| Soccer678 | I meant only some room in trading post!!
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| City Hall | All right! Let's get into what the candidates themselves have to ask each other!
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| softbll12 | ..
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| City Hall | Suga246, you may ask *one* of the candidates a question... go ahead and take a podium as you do
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| xbLeAcHx | hmm...Soccer6789
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| Soccer678 | Yes?
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| City Hall | Who do you want to ask the question of?
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| xbLeAcHx | You said that you wanted to improve club why how would you do this...this question is for Soccer6789
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| softbll12 | <_>
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| Soccer678 | Okay, I would try to make it funner for the Club Why members... all Club Why has is chat rooms and a disco party room...
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| Soccer678 | and the dress up room... I would add maybe some other links to other places so that the Club Why members could have fun!
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| xbLeAcHx | Good answer Soccer! :)
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| softbll12 | -claps-
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| City Hall | Thanks you two!
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| xbLeAcHx | *claps*
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| Soccer678 | Thank you :)
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| City Hall | Now Softbll12, please take a podium and ask a candidate a question...
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| softbll12 | Let's see..
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| Soccer678 | >:|
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| softbll12 | Ill do Kris (Suga246)
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| xbLeAcHx | Alright :)
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| softbll12 | One of the ideas in your platform involve a library..
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| xbLeAcHx | Yeah
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| City Hall | Okay suga246...!
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| softbll12 | The Times already has short stories, jokes, and other things. Would the library be another version of the Times? =\
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| xbLeAcHx | Well I was thinking about that after I put it in my platform but I think it could involve more things in it to like if..
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| xbLeAcHx | ..people wanted to write small novels like if someojne's dream was to be a writer when they grow up they could practice.
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| softbll12 | Isn't that what a BBS is for?
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| xbLeAcHx | Yeah but the story can have a BBS for it
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| softbll12 | Ok.
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| softbll12 | Good answer =T
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| City Hall | It's an interesting debate, I'm sure there's a lot more we can discuss about this
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| xbLeAcHx | Thanks Maddie
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| Soccer678 | Nice job
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| softbll12 | I know..=)
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| City Hall | And now Soccer678 can ask one candidate a question...
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| Soccer678 | Okay... let me see... hmmmm.....
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| Soccer678 | I would like to ask..... Suga426
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| softbll12 | Phew '=)
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| Soccer678 | lolz maddie
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| xbLeAcHx | lol
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| xbLeAcHx | Alright!
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| Soccer678 | Okay, what Is the key idea of your platform?
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| xbLeAcHx | My key idea would be the advice column because sometimes in real life you feel that you can't talk to....
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| Soccer678 | to....
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| xbLeAcHx | ...Someone you know so what's better then to talk to someone you don't know then you may feel more secretive
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| softbll12 | =T
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| xbLeAcHx | It could contain problems from real life and whyville
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| Soccer678 | But, in an article in the Times... it said that the advice column will not be able to happed.
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| Soccer678 | happen***
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| softbll12 | Didn't you include that in your platform, Mel? =\
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| xbLeAcHx | Well I don't see why not as long as it's edited and not any swear words
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| Soccer678 | Yes, I did but that was before I read the article Maddie
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| softbll12 | Oh ok =)
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| Soccer678 | Okay, good point! good answer nice job! :)
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| xbLeAcHx | Thanks Soccer
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| softbll12 | Yep, good answer!
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| Soccer678 | No problemo
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| Soccer678 | :)
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| xbLeAcHx | thank you
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| City Hall | Thanks candidates!!! **claps**
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| City Hall | It's almost 5, so let's open the floor to our citizens -- what questions do you want to ask???
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| xbLeAcHx | Yeah Same with you maddie and Soccer
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| Soccer678 | Thanks you too
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| xbLeAcHx | :)
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| City Hall | What questions do you have for our candidates? Shout 'em out!!!
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| City Hall | Keep repeating your question and I'll pick one and throw it onto the screen
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| softbll12 | So many questions.. =\
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| xbLeAcHx | lol yeah
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| City Hall | >penny305: What's the most beneficial way to help keep Whyville alive??
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| softbll12 | Ah >.< =P
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| City Hall | Seems like that's a question for all three...
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| Soccer678 | eeep >_<
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| xbLeAcHx | Well..
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| softbll12 | Buy Whypasses everyone! It helps a lot!
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| City Hall | (hold questions while we wait for an answer...)
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| Soccer678 | To delete some of the things that we don't need on Whyville, such as unused chat rooms
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| softbll12 | That's another good one =D
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| xbLeAcHx | We could all try and look for sponsors from where we are from, also delete some of the unused rooms as soccer said like
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| Soccer678 | Thank you, you too
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| City Hall | *claps*
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| xbLeAcHx | Half the checkers rooms and tic tac toe rooms..do we really need 50 rooms of each?
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| City Hall | Next questions, please!
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| Soccer678 | nice job all
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| City Hall | >UnCaReD4: Where do you stand on the Face Factory and unexpireable parts issue?
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| xbLeAcHx | hmm
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| City Hall | This is a tough one... what do you all say?
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| xbLeAcHx | I think that it's a tough question but I went with letting the parts expire because....
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| Soccer678 | I think that the face facotry should be open more because we have some great designers such as Crumple and Yargpixie! :)
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| xbLeAcHx | Whyyville has always been about creativity to me and if you can't design that takes away the purpose
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| softbll12 | I personally think that the people who are willing to give them uup, give them up..and hopefully enough people will..
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| xbLeAcHx | well there still is purpose but I mean towards creativity :P
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| Soccer678 | Yeah good point both of you
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| softbll12 | If not, we should have it open a lot but vote for the best parts.
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| City Hall | awesome questions, awesome answers! *claps* Two more questions....!!!
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| xbLeAcHx | Okay :)
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| Soccer678 | Okay :)
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| softbll12 | Okie dokie =P
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| City Hall | >Davey2004: How much salary do u think a person should have to run for senator?
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| City Hall | That's a quck question...
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| City Hall | er, *quick question...
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| xbLeAcHx | Salary doesn't really matter to me as long as they are experienced with whyyville and has good idea's
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| softbll12 | At least 75..
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| Soccer678 | I dont' think it really matters, if you're a good Senator it shouldn't really matter on your salary or looks. People....
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| xbLeAcHx | Nice answer soccer lol
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| City Hall | >Kimker: HOW DO YOU ADVERTISE YOUR PLATFORMS?
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| Soccer678 | should vote because you have good ideas
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| xbLeAcHx | Agreed soccer
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| softbll12 | Yep>
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| City Hall | This is very interesting -- I'm sure everyone would like to know how you've been successful at advertising your platforms!
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| xbLeAcHx | I advertised mine by staying onwhyville late and asking people to look over it for me :P
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| Soccer678 | I went around telling people to vote for me and why tehy should vote for me and I had a great helper!! Thanks Lily!
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| City Hall | Everyone remember that xbleachx is Suga246...
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| xbLeAcHx | Yes lol I am Suga246
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| softbll12 | I advertised mine by ymailing people and asking them to consider voting for me by reading it.
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| Soccer678 | Good answers
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| City Hall | Okay, these are all great questions, and I encourage you to ask them once the debate is over! But for now we should get to the concluding statements...
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| Soccer678 | Okay
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| xbLeAcHx | Okay
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| City Hall | It's time for your concluding statements... let us know who you are and why we should vote for you...
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| Soccer678 | Okay
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| softbll12 | First I'd like to say thanks to all of my supporters..
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| City Hall | We'll start with Suga246 (aka xbLeAcHx)...
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| softbll12 | Ok.
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| xbLeAcHx | I am Suga246 and I think you should jsut vote for who you think has the best ideas not the best looks...Good luckguys!
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| Soccer678 | Oke
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| Soccer678 | Thanks Suga :)
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| xbLeAcHx | no problemo :)
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| City Hall | Thanks suga246! *claps*
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| Soccer678 | *claps*
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| City Hall | Now for Soccer678!
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| Soccer678 | Okay, I am Soccer678 and I think that you should vote for me because I think I have a lot of great ideas, and so do all
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| Soccer678 | the other candidates! Good Luck to all and have fun VOTIN!!!! :)
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| City Hall | *claps* Thank you Soccer678!
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| Soccer678 | Thanks :)
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| City Hall | And finally, softbll12!!!
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| softbll12 | Hey, I'm softbll12. Vote for the person you think has the best platform! Congrats to the other candidates for making it
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| softbll12 | so far, and good luck! =D
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| Soccer678 | Thank you! :)
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| softbll12 | =T
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| xbLeAcHx | thanks :)
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| City Hall | Thanks everybody for coming out! You can stick around with the candidates, if they can stay, and find out more on their thoughts... the voting will begin soon!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| softbll12 | =)
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| City Hall | The voting will be done by next weekend, and the inauguration should be around Monday September 13!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| City Hall | Thanks to the Senators for their time and ideas! Good luck to you all, and may the best representative (and the best ideas) win!
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| softbll12 | Awesome. =)
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| Soccer678 | CooL! :)
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| City Hall | Thanks again all!
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| Soccer678 | Bye Bye! Thanks for coming City Hall
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| xbLeAcHx | Bye City hall
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