My fellow Boardians,

Today, I accept the will of the people, the greatest privilege that may be bestowed upon a regular contributor of Boards, that of President of Boards.

Victories are only as cherished as the magnitude of your competition. And the competition was great and formidable. They were honorable. They were distinguished. I feel privileged with them being my competition. I hope that each and every one of them continues to contribute meaningfully to this board.

Today is not a day of mourning that your candidate did not succeed; Today is a celebration. Today is a demonstration that democracy remains strong and that our citizens value and hold dear the sacred ritual of the peaceful transfer of authority. While although I may now be your president, it is the rule of law and the ideals of democracy that reigns supreme throughout our message board, both now and forever.

Democracy is not automatic; It can never be taken for granted. Democracy must constantly be fought for and defended by every one of us. People throughout the world living in oppression, whether it be autocracies or dictatorships, illiberal democracies or plutocracies, look up to places such as Boards as a beacon of hope and inspiration. Democracy works, real democracy, when we all work together towards the goals and ideals that our forefathers envisioned when they set sail so many centuries ago across the Atlantic ocean. They faced an uncertain future. They faced unknown challenges. They faced incalcuable odds and hardships. Their survival was hardly certain.

Yet those pioneers understood that what they left behind was far more perilous than what they faced in front of them.

Today, our Boardians are no different than those brave pioneers so many years ago.

The Information Superhighway of today has many great treasures, holds much greater potential than before but the pitfalls and obstacles are equally as dangerous. Imageboards open and close without notice. Discord rooms are fraught with immature and unfocused discussions. Jannies disperse their form of moderation with consistent inconsistency.

Our struggle is to demonstrate that we are the Final Solution for the Internet's problems, a Triumph of the Will of the people to overcome what holds the Internet back. Our Work shall Set the Internet Free from its challenges and its obstacles.

My fellow Boardians, you have placed upon me a great and humbling title and all that I can do in return is to give to you my eternal gratitude.

I leave you now with Gabriel Yared's rejected score for the movie "Troy," a bold and daring soundtrack that transcends its material and shall inspire for years to come.

God Bless Boards and may God protect our troops. Thank you.

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