eAustralia, an exclusive little club
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by infin
In real life, Australia is an open, egalitarian society. Anyone can make it. With enough hard work and commitment you can achieve your dreams, and your services to the nation are recognised.
However, this is not the case in eAustralia. eAustralia is run by an exclusive establishment of self-appointed individuals who decide whether Aussies are worthy of recognition or not.
If you are a fringe dweller, or do not conform with the establishment's expectations then regardless of how hard you work, you will not be recognised. The establishment don't like it when eAussies challenge orthodoxy.
Specifically this relates to the exclusive Order of Australia Club. Did you know that the single most complex and convoluted piece of legislation in eAustralia doesn't relate to taxation or the military - it is the Order of Australia Act? there are very detailed rules for no[mination, but not all nominations are accepted. The Secretary-general, Xavier Griffith, has struck out as Spam or Off-Topic many nominations made during the most recent nomination process.
The Awards process is not open to all Aussies - only those that the Club deems worthy of even beginning the qualification process. Most of the nominations relate to the same recipients promoting themselves over and over again to higher level of e-fame.
There are many Aussies that are part of our community, every day participating in community interactions in the game, on forums or in IRC running their own MUs, helping newbs, fighting in Australia's defence. But none of that really qualifies in the eyes of the club. Ordinary Aussies are made to feel particularly unwelcome. And don't speak up or you will simply get your comments deleted. Unless you are one of the club your input is not needed.
My best advice to average Aussies is to let the Order of Australia carry on with their important business, and let them enjoy their awards. Everyone else, well we will keep on investing in our country, keeping our borders safe. The Order of Australia club members meanwhile will keep assuring each other they did it all on their own.
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we need to start our own order, we can call it the no homer's club!
haha now you would most def be worth of that derka
Did your nomination get overlooked again infin?
nope i wasn't nominated. but many worthy candidates were and they were deleted.
I have been speaking for years about the perils of this Order of Australia award.
My message is finally getting through, infact lately alot of my messages have been getting through to people and to people that i don't always get along with. This is very exciting.
I feel a great change is moving across the eAustralain community. People are finally getting off the fence and being vocal.
No one can silence the whispers of freedom. Being consistent is paying off.
It's time to get into the kitchen, even though it's hot, if we all go in we can stand the heat.
Interesting .. I didnt even know there was such an award until a couple of months ago, but I suppose I've only been playing the game and not the forums for a couple of years.
Amazing but true. Only DocterDry2 can bring Order back to Australia
Savonrepus, they ignored my requests for Order of Australia, i ignored their requests for mercy.
Vote&Sub, very nice article!
> complains about OA
> didn't show up to vote against it (http://community.auserepublik.com/index.php?topic=18368) when 4 more chill bros would have confined it to the dustbin of history like it deserves
wat
I agree, and this award should probably be scrapped all together as it's not supported by the game mechanics.
Mudkip brings up a good point infin. Also, the awards has its merits. But when shit happens like what has happened in this nomination process it sort of casts a shadow of doubt on if it should continue to exist.
This article should be shouted from the rooftops.
A good article infin
The OA is the biggest bullshit to ever hit the eworld and should be scrapped altogether because it means absolutely nothing.
Only one way to settle this ..... Gimme OA ...... \o/
can't henry, your nomination was struck out. sorry friend.
Too true - it appears only some in the club can get nominated while others who have done the same things (or more ) don't get any love.
We should rename it the mr/mrs eaustralia 2012 award.
Maybe we can have the swimsuit/talent/question section and make a crown?
@James, I suggested all of that when I was still a Senator but it was struck out. Some folks want their OA.
And yet you lie to start with and have never nominated any of your own fringe dwellers as you like to refer to yourself. Strange isnt it now and again you crawl out of your hole and sling abuse Infin yet never consider all the information.
Why am I not surprised by any of this nor those that have commented.
No point nominating XG, it's like to going to a casino with loaded dice. We know how this rolls.
"If you are a fringe dweller, or do not conform with the establishment's expectations then regardless of how hard you work, you will not be recognised. The establishment don't like it when eAussies challenge orthodoxy"
Welcome to the world friend. That's how sht rolls in general whether e or RL.
Oh .. are you trying to say the average Joe has a say in how it all works? Oh my LOL! You cute and clazy kid!
infin I have shared these view whenever OA's role around and have lived by your last piece of advice, let them have their fun and their forum medals, I mean if we didn't have OA's how would they add extra achievements to their signatures?
Good to see you back TJ.
I nominate TJ.