There were 23 respondents to the EBC end-of-term Administration poll.
Compiled below are the rankings and scores for members of the Kraken Administration.
| Rank each member of the Administration from 1-10 | |
|---|---|
| Malashaan | 8.21 |
| Moronist Decisions | 7.95 |
| Writinglegend | 7.7 |
| Trinnien | 7.61 |
| ADMINISTRATION | 7.3 |
| Netz | 7.21 |
| Kraketopia | 6.9 |
| Sopo | 6.52 |
| Calvin Coolidge | 6.43 |
Of note, Malashaan comes away with the highest score, a full 1.78 points higher than the lowest ranked member of the Administration, Calvin Coolidge. Malashaan has overseen multiple months of an increase in new forum users per day, and his overall popularity may have given him breathing room over other members of the Administration.
Close behind, Writinglegend's score of 7.7 reflects the ERN's heightened role in significant raids on founderless regions, tag raids with friends and allies.
As Vice President, Trinnien rates a full 0.71 points higher than President Kraketopia. The Beacon's poll suggests that an overwhelming majority of Europeians are interested in seeing Trinnien run for President - and having a higher rating than his boss must be emboldening for this up and coming Europeian.
The Administration as a whole was rated a 7.3. Culture, Foreign Affairs, and Comm each were ranked below the Administration's overall score, as was President Kraketopia.
Netz's score may be hurt by a fuzziness on the role of Culture - traditionally a difficult Ministry to stand out in. It is unclear whether Netz's roll in Culture can be considered positive or negative by Europeian citizens.
Sopo's rating as Minister of Foreign Affairs reflects as much upon the circumstances of his appointment to the position as to his own lack of communication in that role. The resignation of CSP halfway through the term clearly left Foreign Affairs in a poor state, which Kraken was unable to salvage during Sopo's half term. Admittedly, Sopo was dealt a very poor hand as troubles in The South Pacific flared up early in his term. However, questions remain about the effectiveness of the deputy system in Foreign Affairs, which has replaced the Ambassador system. The new deputy system has left many without a clear idea of how they can contribute in Foreign Affairs, and lack of communication from the Ministry has crippled its rating this term.
Calvin Coolidge rounds out the bottom of the Administration's ministries, as Communications has taken steps back in EBC and mixlr. Calvin has pointed to the Dispatch Upvote Squad as his greatest success this term, and Europeians may have been unimpressed. Low activity and quiet airways are a bad combination for a Communications Minister, and Calvin suffered as a result.
President Kraketopia fell below the average for the administration and below all but two Cabinet members. Without a signature accomplishment, and poor communication in key Ministries throughout the term, poll respondents may have felt Kraken was below average relative to the team he assembled.
54% of EBC poll respondents indicated they would reelect President Kraken without knowing any other candidate. This seems to be an abnormally high number considering the results of The Beacon’s poll, which saw only 31% of respondents wanting to see Kraken run for President and had him losing to WL, Trinn, and Drecq in mock election results. I strongly question the validity of our own results in light of a strong preference against Kraken in The Beacon’s polls coupled with below average score for the President compared to Trinn ( -0.71), Mala (- 1.31), WL (-0.8). Therefore, it is difficult to believe that Europeians are truly willing to reelect Kraken.
On a brighter note for the Administration, 78% of respondents feel the region is on the right track. Even with below average poll results in key ministries including Foreign Affairs and Communications, Europeians are optimistic about the future of the region
Looking forward, respondents suggested areas of focus for the next administration. These suggestsions centered around the poorest scoring ministries. Selected comments are included below:
A number of respondents pointed to reorganization of the Culture subforum and mixlr content as areas to improve on. Overall, short responses were consistent with concerns about progress and results shown in Foreign Affairs, Culture, and Communications.
Note: There were 23 respondents to the EBC end-of-term Administration poll. In this piece, a similar poll ran by the private media outlet The Beacon is frequently referenced - it is important to note they obtained 16 respondents and thus had a smaller sample size.
