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Ok, you're probably wondering...
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Admin	Mar 2 2008, 08:40 PM Post #1
Admin Posts: 3,214 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 15, 2006	...how that points at the polls happened. The government's new train bill increased its popularity by 2%, pushing it over the magic 70% mark. This caused the other polls to change, with strength increasing by 10%, Trust increasing by 5%, and their party rating increasing by 10%. However, this pushed their rating over the 70% mark, which led to an additional 10% increase in government popularity. So yeah, the government got luck basicly.



Admin	Mar 6 2008, 07:59 PM Post #2
Admin Posts: 3,214 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 15, 2006	Oh great. I've just realised that unless there is a dramatic shift in public opinion, we're going to have another positive feedback loop on Sunday... :wacko:



Inevitable	Mar 6 2008, 08:23 PM Post #3
WOBBUFFET! Posts: 2,942 Group: Moderator Member #8 Joined: August 25, 2006	Positive Feedback loop? Is that like where we all sit in a circle and discuss our problems so that we can help each other get over them?



Admin	Mar 6 2008, 08:31 PM Post #4
Admin Posts: 3,214 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 15, 2006	Heh, no it means that government popularity is going to rise to sickeningly high levels.



Inevitable	Mar 6 2008, 08:37 PM Post #5
WOBBUFFET! Posts: 2,942 Group: Moderator Member #8 Joined: August 25, 2006	Commoncold0 Mar 6 2008, 08:31 PM Heh, no it means that government popularity is going to rise to sickeningly high levels. Your system is what we experts call "broken". You have noted that the government aren't really doing much at the moment except voting "No" on a bill for no other reason than it's ours?



Admin	Mar 6 2008, 08:53 PM Post #6
Admin Posts: 3,214 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 15, 2006	Inevitable Mar 6 2008, 08:37 PM Commoncold0 Mar 6 2008, 08:31 PM Heh, no it means that government popularity is going to rise to sickeningly high levels. Your system is what we experts call "broken". You have noted that the government aren't really doing much at the moment except voting "No" on a bill for no other reason than it's ours? Yes, the government isn't doing much... however, relative to your party, they've done a lot more. Plus, they had a high popularity right from the start. To be honest, I don't think that there's much you can do to damage this government at the moment. Your like Labour in the early 1980s or the Tories in the late 1990s. The government is ridiculously popular, and there's not really much you can do about it. You should work on building up a reputation for your party, so that after the election takes place, you'll be in a better position (whether or not you get elected). And yes, the system is slightly broken - this is partly because the party ratings system is still in its early stages, and partly because a broken system keeps things interesting. The good news is that positive feedback loops work both ways: government popularity can plummet just as fast it rises. EDIT: Anyway, there is a safety mechanism that will cut in should the government become all popular and all powerful: a negative feedback system will kick in if the government becomes too powerful.



Inevitable	Mar 6 2008, 09:36 PM Post #7
WOBBUFFET! Posts: 2,942 Group: Moderator Member #8 Joined: August 25, 2006	Commoncold0 Mar 6 2008, 08:53 PM Yes, the government isn't doing much... however, relative to your party, they've done a lot more. It's called being the opposition Though I do wonder why you're voting against it.



Admin	Mar 6 2008, 10:19 PM Post #8
Admin Posts: 3,214 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 15, 2006	Inevitable Mar 6 2008, 09:36 PM Commoncold0 Mar 6 2008, 08:53 PM Yes, the government isn't doing much... however, relative to your party, they've done a lot more. It's called being the opposition Though I do wonder why you're voting against it. I'm not.



Inevitable	Mar 6 2008, 11:06 PM Post #9
WOBBUFFET! Posts: 2,942 Group: Moderator Member #8 Joined: August 25, 2006	Commoncold0 Mar 6 2008, 10:19 PM Inevitable Mar 6 2008, 09:36 PM Commoncold0 Mar 6 2008, 08:53 PM Yes, the government isn't doing much... however, relative to your party, they've done a lot more. It's called being the opposition Though I do wonder why you're voting against it. I'm not. Hmm... I wonder who that first one was then. I never saw anyone online...



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