Support Dr. Paul in World of Warcraft & other games

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

No offense, but reaching WoW players isnt a good consolation prize for being blacked out in the MSM. Online gaming is a niche hobby for adolescent white males, and we already dominate that demographic anyway. If you want to spread the message of liberty, talk up Dr. Paul at your local bar, or at your church, or go outside and canvas. We're not going to win anything by just sitting behind a computer.

Non-sense. I probably spent more time with Linkshell than many of my good-friends growing up. I really do not see a difference between talking on a phone or talking through another medium (online). Being with people, spending time, and talking for 180+ days (that is real-game time so upwards of 3000+ hours) in a six-year time period you get to know people very well, and become good friends. You should be able to reach many people in environments such as this.

I am still friends with many of them to this day and they aren't all white 20 year old males. Stereotype much?

 

[justatrey]

The way I see it, it can't hurt. Not everyone has the gift of gab and can go door to door. If you happen to have great social skills, then by all means you should use them but I wouldn't look down on those who focus on using the internet. Personally, I know I would fail miserably at canvassing. We should each spread the word using whatever means are most effective for us personally.

 

[Nastynate]

I like this idea, I saw a little gnome the other day running around named Ronpaul. I laughed and tried to send him a tell but he already logged out. But I'm sorta floating around so I might be able to join a new guild, just tell me what server and faction.

 

[Birdlady]

I don't know why some people have such an issue with games. Ok you don't like it, so why did you even click on this post? Just to pick a fight?

I have made good friends while playing games online. It is no different than making friends from a forum. You can chat with people at your convenience just as you do on this very forum. One person I met in the game about 4 years ago just so happened to already be a Ron Paul supporter! It was the craziest thing.

No offense, but reaching WoW players isnt a good consolation prize for being blacked out in the MSM. Online gaming is a niche hobby for adolescent white males, and we already dominate that demographic anyway. If you want to spread the message of liberty, talk up Dr. Paul at your local bar, or at your church, or go outside and canvas. We're not going to win anything by just sitting behind a computer.

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Well if any of you folks decide to play SWTOR we should probably all try and get together on the same server in the same guild.

 

[Oddone]

SWTOR is coming out in November right? I'd be up for that, but in the mean time I am willing to join everyone in WoW.

 

[Captain Bryan]

Well if any of you folks decide to play SWTOR we should probably all try and get together on the same server in the same guild.

Hell yes we should.

 

[steph3n]

Basement dwellers actually get out to vote?

 

[Dianne]

I don't think we all have to be on the same server. The more servers the merrier !

 

[Kludge]

Private servers will have a particularly high number of rebels. They're also often international. It's fun to learn about different cultures and political ideologies. Private servers often have global chats where chat is required to be in English, but political chatter is usually tolerated. The other benefit, obviously, is that paying server fees is optional, though some servers do dole out power-enhancing items/perks for fees.

While young white males dominate MMOs, that doesn't mean Ron Paul is universally accepted. It's not as though a person advertising Paul on an MMO will be unable to find someone to chat with about him, and those kinds of personal communications are what really matter. 67%->85% young white males voting Ron Paul is just as important as 6%->24% old black females (assuming those demographics have the same # people voting). Online communication can be dismissed as much as wanted, but at the end of the day, it often facilitates the most thoughtful communication to interested parties quickest.

Somewhat OT -- End of Nations (an MMORTS) is supposed to be released "soon." I haven't touched an MMO in a long time, but I'll probably be trying it out, though how they implement pay-to-play in a game with free-to-play allowances will either make or break it.

 

[Oddone]

Private servers will have a particularly high number of rebels. They're also often international. It's fun to learn about different cultures and political ideologies. Private servers often have global chats where chat is required to be in English, but political chatter is usually tolerated. The other benefit, obviously, is that paying server fees is optional, though some servers do dole out power-enhancing items/perks for fees.

No one even mentioned Private servers, and I see no reason to even talk about them. Everything you said, are reasons "not" to play on one. Anyways, looking forward to further information on this.

 

[Kludge]

No one even mentioned Private servers, and I see no reason to even talk about them. Everything you said, are reasons "not" to play on one. Anyways, looking forward to further information on this.

While international, someone in the US would be more likely to choose a US server. Private servers exist throughout the world, and people in Europe or Asia - or wherever - are much more likely to choose a server near their location both because it'll likely use the language they speak and because the latency will be much lower. If looking to speak to a US audience exclusively, Blizz's official servers obviously have the advantage, but the US:​other ratio will not be too dramatically lower on private servers located in the US.


Edit: Dunno why you neg-repped me for this post.

 

[Andrew Ryan]

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

In for some CSS spraying.

 

[Birdlady]

WoW private servers are a good way to have your account banned if Blizz ever find out about it. You aren't allowed to play on them per the TOU and they can ban your account at will if they find out you were playing on one. I personally wish to avoid any activities that may put my account in jeopardy since I have been playing since release. I have a lot of time on this account I'd rather not lose it.

Going on a private servers seems illogical when there are tons of official servers available. Anyone considering going on a private server, do so at your own risk.

We should pick a high pop server. I know MG was mentioned here and that's actually the server I play on. If you pick Horde, it is extremely busy all the time. Don't roll Alliance on MG though because there are literally like 100 Alliance that play. haha

While international, someone in the US would be more likely to choose a US server. Private servers exist throughout the world, and people in Europe or Asia - or wherever - are much more likely to choose a server near their location both because it'll likely use the language they speak and because the latency will be much lower. If looking to speak to a US audience exclusively, Blizz's official servers obviously have the advantage, but the US:​other ratio will not be too dramatically lower on private servers located in the US.


Edit: Dunno why you neg-repped me for this post.

 

[Invi]

I doubt I'd go so far as to transfer my main to a new server for a Ron Paul guild tag, or even leave my current guild, but rerolling isn't out of the question. I've talked about Dr. Paul in Trade before, but that's about it. Sometimes in gchat, when people were willing to listen.

I need to ship my PC here and get a good connection before I can do anything online, though. Lol.

I'm certainly not against trying to convert people online. IRL I'm kind of socially awkward, so online works better for me. Anyone who met me at CPAC can probably tell you that, since most of them didn't hear me say a word.

 

[Napoleon's Shadow]

With Ron Paul always being ignored in the media we need to find a way to get around the MSM and go straight to the people.

You're right about the problem.

Direct mail, phone banking, and door-to-door are the most effective way to reach likely Republican voters in order to achieve electoral victory. Nothing else will be as effective.

 

[Steve Teters]

My hunter pet is named voteRonPaul

 

[eff]

The problem is, likely voters are mostly unintelligent, as proven by the 2008 results. Recruiting new voters isn't a bad idea. Games is as good a place as any.

 

[libertarian4321]

No offense, but reaching WoW players isnt a good consolation prize for being blacked out in the MSM. Online gaming is a niche hobby for adolescent white males, and we already dominate that demographic anyway. If you want to spread the message of liberty, talk up Dr. Paul at your local bar, or at your church, or go outside and canvas. We're not going to win anything by just sitting behind a computer.

Why does some know-it-all always have to come out and shoot down every idea with a "well, you should be doing this instead" type comment?

Hey, if you want to canvas or chat with the church lady, go for it. But others may not want to do that. Let them talk about Dr. Paul online.

BTW, your stereotype about gamers was idiotic. Sure, they tend to trend young, not a lot of 75 year olds online gaming, but it is NOT all teenage boys. Gamers are often in their 20s, 30's, and even 40s now.

I don't have a current WoW account, but both me (pushing 50) and my wife (a bit younger, but not a kid) have played.

I'm currently trying out Lord of the Rings Online- it's a lot like WoW, but it's FREE (that caught my attention).