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Hello, this is Rebok and I would like to run for Whyville Senator. 
I have been a citizen of Whyville since Monday March 11, 2002 and have earned 
a salary of 123 clams, which is only 1 point away from a full salary. I feel 
that I could fill this job very well! I had always wanted to run for senator, 
but never got a chance to with all of my school work. But now I have plenty 
of time and would like to share my ideas with you. I know that there have been 
many problems concerning plots. Right now, the rooms in the houses do not work. 
I would like to see Whyville fix this problem. I don?t think more plots should 
be sold because of server space, but I think there should be one chat room linking 
to rooms built by citizens. This room would be for anyone who does not own a 
plot. We could hold a contest for the best designed rooms and those rooms would 
be linked off of the main chat room. That way, everyone could chat among a big 
Whyville house. A lot of people are tired of having a plot so I would like to 
see a feature allowing them to trade their plots with people that want them. 
In the Face Factory, I would like to have some extra tools. Some of these tools 
would include ?Undo?, ?Fill?, and ?Line?. I would also like to be able to modify 
a design that has not been accepted. That way, if your shirt is ?Too long?, 
no problem! You can just select that design and crop off a bit from the bottom. 
This tool would save hours of your time. I am not too concerned about the number 
of colours to choose from, but there could be more shades. This could really 
improve designs. I know the bank idea has come up a lot. The only way Whyville 
could have a bank is to get one to sponsor them. Not many Whyvillians are prepared 
to go out and find a bank willing to sponsor Whyville so maybe there could be 
a contest, and the first Whyvillian to get a bank to sponsor Whyville could 
win a Why-Pass and some clams perhaps. It would be better if the bank was located 
in California. Local banks would be more prepared to sponsor. If someone ever 
found a bank able to sponsor Whyville, I think the bank would be very beneficial 
for kids to learn about money. We are going to need these skills when we are 
old enough to get jobs and handle our own money. The maximum number of parts 
you can have is 500. This includes face parts, bricks, furniture and projectiles. 
I do not think that projectiles should count as a part of our 500 maximum. Whyvillians 
trying to raise their salary with the Zero Gravity game need A LOT of projectiles. 
I know this might cause some server stress, so maybe this could be a perk for 
Why-Pass holders. I remember from before when you went into your dance book, 
all of your dances made would be listed and you could choose to sell or delete 
them. I think Whyville should bring this feature back. Not only so we can sell 
or delete our dances, but so we can keep track of the dances we have. I know 
I have forgotten many dances I have made and I?m sure many other Whyvillians 
have as well. I am always invited to many parties and it is very hard to keep 
track of them. I would like to have a folder for parties and have them be sorted 
from soonest to latest. That way you would always be able to keep track of them 
and hopefully be able to make it to every one. When a party is over, the mail 
would be deleted. A lot of people forget about parties too, so maybe if you 
are online, there could be a blinking reminder to tell you that the party is 
about to begin. These features would be very helpful to everyone and would not 
be annoying seeing as you can?t be invited to that many parties that the blinking 
would ever get out of control. A lot of people would like a reminder for a new 
Y-Mail. A blinking reminder could get very annoying, so I would like to have 
a speech bubble saying ?New Mail Message? that would not interfere with your 
chat, and you wouldn?t even have to go to it if you didn?t want to. The alert 
would just stay up, out of the way by the bus. I am always up for suggestions 
that you may have. I am a very good listener and am open to everything. I know 
I cannot promise all of these things, but I will try my best to make them happen 
if I were to be elected Senator. Thank-you, Rebok
 
 Editor's Note: This Senate Race was announced on 
January 23rd -- read New Senate Race! to 
learn more, or last year's The Senate Race! 
by City Hall to start with the basics of a Senate Race. This article is Rebok's Senate Platform, one of the top 
three chosen by Whyville citizens over the last two weeks. Post your questions 
for Rebok in the BBS below. She may answer them, or City Workers may use your 
questions for the Whyville Senator Debate, to be hosted in two weeks by City 
Hall in the Greek Theater. You may also post questions for the Debate in the 
Times Editor's "What's New in Whyville". Rule number one: Keep it polite. Asking pointed questions 
is one thing. Attacking is another, so please understand the difference. Overly 
nasty posts can be 911-reported. Rule number two: Stick with the candidate the BBS is about. 
Don't rave about your favorite candidate in someone else's BBS, please. Don't 
diss another candidate, either. That's all! Now, let's get political! |