It's official: in the first round of the 2007 cor-whore off voters will be asked to choose between myself and Moral Hazard. Personally, I think this match-up is a bit of a shame, because Moral Hazard isn't exactly one of the most egregious offenders when it comes to filling the board with... less than desirable material. Yet, for better or for worse, that's the match-up that's been selected and despite Mr. Hazard's relatively good behavior, there are numerous compelling reasons why he shouldn't be recieving your vote.

First of all, he hasn't been particularly active in the chill-out room recently. In fact, you could even say that he's been rather inactive. Although I'm not one to suggest that having better things to do than post large volumes of material in the chill out room is a bad thing, it does indicate that he may be unprepared to fully take on the responsibilities of representing the chill out room, setting a good example for other users to follow, and, when necessary, delivering the crushing verbal fist of spite to a spamming gnub.

Furthermore, while he has shown the capacity to be a responsible and dignified member of our community, I for one am not convinced he has the leadership and drive necessary to take on the problems facing today's chill out room. He certainly hasn't shown any signs of having a real vision for the future of our forum, nor has he provided much in the way of guidance for our wayward members. Mr. Hazard has the right attitude, but he's shown a distinct lack of initiative when compared to myself when it comes to addressing the problems we must collectively face.

So spread the word and get out the vote, because we need a good showing at the polls in the first round to show the real "whores" we mean business.

Arbiter's "sound posting" tip of the day: Nobody likes an attention whore. If you want to post some personal photographs of yours, then use a pre-existing thread where the photographs are on-topic. It's true that there are some situations where photographs of a unique nature might justify a new thread, but when in doubt, stick with the sticky.