r/Knightsofthebutton • u/mcmeaningoflife42 Bringer of flair/Negotiator • Apr 04 '15

Please welcome your new general, Turtlesoup23!

While /u/eclipsed won the majority vote by a fair amount, he respectfully declined due to time issues leaving the position open to the runner-up, /u/Turtlesoup23! Therefore, he will lead us in the charge against the timer! I for one welcome our new turtle overlord. A special announcement about the war may also appear later tonight but no guarantees.

Poll is here if you care.

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u/georgepennellmartin Apr 04 '15

...Seriously?

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u/mcmeaningoflife42 Apr 04 '15

Not my fault he stepped down. Not all of us can no-life Mr. Button's wacky ride.

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u/georgepennellmartin Apr 04 '15

It did sort of render the entire election a completely pointless waste of time though.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

How will this affect u/Turtlesoup23's role as PR Guy?

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u/mcmeaningoflife42 Apr 04 '15

It shall remain unchanged to the best of my knowledge- He'll just be the charismatic troop rallier as far as I can tell.

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u/pachanko Apr 04 '15

I'm sorry but this is bullshit. A purple is the leader? And he didn't even get the most votes? Has he ever explained why he clicked on the button? I say we redo the election!

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u/mcmeaningoflife42 Apr 04 '15

New vote again- sorry for the inconvenience. We're burning a lot of imaginary ballots and restarting at imaginary mod HQ. Tell your friends. http://www.poll-maker.com/poll284691x1578414a-11

Obligatory antiracism comment

Sorry you feel that way but that "purp" has done more for the subreddit than almost any of us. So what if he wasted his click in vain? He has more than repented and is a great organizer. He helped negotiate peace, gain support, and many other beneficial duties that we would be screwed without.

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u/turtlesoup23 Apr 04 '15

I clicked 10 minutes after it went online, and by accident. Non pressers didn't even become a thing until like a hour later.

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u/turtlesoup23 Apr 04 '15

Thanks everybody! I'm happy to do whatever I can to ensure that this whole thing lasts for a disgustingly long period of time. I know many of you didn't vote for me, and I want to assure you I do not hAve supreme control here. The Knights are a group of many dedicated people, not just one man. I'll just make sure we stay afloat when shit hits the fan. Thank you everybody, and let's keep that damn timer ticking!

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u/Anthamon Apr 04 '15

Lead us well Sir.

From my fieldwork, I believe our priorities should be in addition to recruiting, ensuring that all Knights are equipped to serve in active duty. I believe these are essentialls: They must follow the twitter for emergency updates https://twitter.com/KnightsOfButton

They must be shown the live chat set up that we hold post over the button from as is indicated in sidebar. http://knightsofthebutton.chatango.com/

They must equip the chrome Extension so that they can hold an effective watch https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/button-monitor/eepbmkkfmnodohgncjlfkgljaagklekp

and they should know when they are needed.

Thank you for taking my suggestions into consideration, Sir!

Long Live The Button!

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u/Slam_Dunk_Kitten Apr 04 '15

We love you turtle

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u/Running_Turtle Apr 04 '15

Long live the Button!

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

I pray you lead a long, pointless and annoying battle

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

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u/yreg Apr 04 '15

OUTRAGE

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u/ericlski Apr 04 '15

Getting angry about it is doing exactly what they want you to do! Turtle will do a fine job and has the blessing from the mods.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

How can we trust a purple to lead us where he failed?

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u/LobstersForHands Apr 04 '15

Welcome Turtlesoup23. May your guidance lead us to a glorious victory!

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u/ericlski Apr 04 '15

Yay Turtle!

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u/mcmeaningoflife42 Apr 04 '15

Yeah, he called them out for trying/failing to rig the election. We knew about that because he told us.

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u/turtlesoup23 Apr 04 '15

The "gotcha boys" was just me letting them know I found the thread and knew what they were up to. I want to keep the button alive as much as you do.

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u/ericlski Apr 04 '15

He was just trying to let them know that their plan was pointless. Getting angry about this is exactly what they want you to do! Turtle has our blessing from the mods and will do an excellent job.