Oh wow, only just noticed this. Firstly, thanks to the staff for picking me out to campaign, didn't expect to reach this stage. My real name is Matt Huggins, I'm 20 years old and I live about 30mins outside of London, this is me: A family friendly kind of guy I remember first coming to this forum when I was about 14-15 and it was a great feeling to chat with fellow blues... I've made from great friends from here too in people like Cara, Ollie, Vedran, Mike, Kez & loads more. It's to me like a huge family. And my god, how this family has grown over the years. Jim has been the architect of all this, fantastic achievement and a slick looking forum "Tell us more GZ" I hear you shout eagerly. Well, here is a Q&A for my campaign. Q: Why should we vote for you instead of LDN, Sh0n3x or True_Blue. A: A good question. LDN & Sh0n3x are great candidates. True_Blue touched me in unmentionable places because he is that kind of a guy... He had to see this guy for weeks They're all great members of this forum and you'd be lucky to have any one of them as a moderator. What I think is important about this job is to let everyone do their thing. The banter and debate on here is fantastic and nobody wants to see this change. I have seen other Chelsea forums (to remain unnamed) that have almost a dictatorship on members posts. YOUR opinion COUNTS, I understand this as well as anyone. One thing that makes this forum so wonderful and unique is that members can express themselves to the forum on any sort of subject. I really believe this makes the forum work extremely well. Q: What kind of approach would you take to this job? Do you have any experience? A: I'm going to say a fairly relaxed approach. Before the alarm bells start ringing in your head I'll tell you why. Whoever is elected, there is no reason to shove your weight around. This forum is a well mannered place which doesn't often see THAT much trouble. I would keep everything going the way it is joining in with the banter and debate. How it should be. Of course there will be occasional trouble from time to time, it's one of my strengths to be able to step back from a situation and consider the right course action. I can promise to be tight though on anti-semitism, racism or any kinds of discrimination. It's ugly and no one wants to see it anywhere. Relevant experience? In terms of moderating, hardly any. One thing I can say for myself though, is that I'm a fast learner. Watching staff members like BL, Steve, Jim etc have taught me a lot about this job and I feel I have a good relationship with them. Q: GZ, can I have your number? A: Now's not the time or the place. Buy me a drink later. Q: Can you tell us more about yourself? A: Sure. Chelsea-wise I've been a fan since '97 and my first game was Liverpool at home. We won 1-0 that day, the fixture will always hold a special place in my heart. I've been going as regularly as I can, but in recent years that has slowed down due to work and University commitments. I'll give you only 1 guess to my alltime favorite player =] I'm off to Portsmouth University in September this year to study TV & Broadcasting. I love filmmaking, presenting radio shows & commentating for local football team (Wycombe Wanderers), Socializing (Drinking then...) and playing/watching the beautiful game we call Badminton Final Statement I may not be as active as I have been in previous years but I am always still on the forum. If you vote for me I can promise you another fun & sensible Moderator. I also promise to help the staff carry on the great job they have been doing in improving the forum. I care what the members say, I care about YOUR OPINION. Without you the forum would be nothing. It would be a great Privilege to work for TalkChelsea, the forum that I've grown to love over the years. Vote GZ - A Moderator FOR the Members Please feel free to ask me anything else, I'm more than happy to answer anymore questions Thanks, GZ :blue scalf:
