Salvete, quirites.

I stand before you, once again robed in the toga candida, this time to
seek the office previously held by my paterfamilias Marcus Octavius
Germanicus in such an exemplary fashion.

Last year, you elected me to serve you in the position of Quaestor,
displaying a faith in me I have done my utmost to prove true. Serving
under the senior Consul, I have worked alongside my colleague Gaius
Popillius Laenas in collecting your taxes for the first time ever, and
tried to conduct this duty to the full extent of my abilities.

This year, I ask you to trust me with the office for which I have served
as a scriba since shortly after my entry into Nova Roma. I have there
assisted the previous Curator Araneum in any ways I have been able, and
developed an understanding for how the nova roman website works. Now, as
he runs for the office of Censor, where I believe his many skills will
serve him well, I am prepared to assume his former position, in the way
he has taught me to.

Not only have I been working on the main website, I have also
constructed the website of Provincia Thule, as I by propraetor Caeso
Fabius Quintilianus was entrusted with the office of Praeco Anarei, or
webmaster, of Thule. He believed in me, as you last year proved you
believed in me, as I hope you will once again let me know you believe in
me.

As to my professional qualifications, I'm currently on my fourth year of
a five year university education in computer science. I am familiar with
UNIX-type systems, all from Solaris and AIX to FreeBSD (The OS of the
Nova Roma host) and Linux. I'm running Debian Linux at home, and most of
my educational programming takes place on either my home system or the
Solaris server at school.

I can use more than a few programming languages, more than I care to
name, but the ones which are probably best applicable here are C++ and
Java. I can write HTML and code CGI-scripts, and find my way through
most filesystems. I run my own private webserver, which currently hosts
the provincial website of Thule. I am familiar with databases, I have
worked with SQL during my studies, and am currently taking an advanced
class on databases.

Having conferred with several of the scribas of the current Curator, I
have asked them to serve as my scribas, should I be elected. I have also
asked the Curator himself, Marcus Octavius Germanicus, to assist me, and
he has agreed to do so. With their consent, I now look for yours. Let me
serve you once again, and I will once again do all that is in my power
for you.

Valete, Titus Octavius Pius.

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