Major +Support
I've had interactions with Dan since before he was an ECA. Since he was a consultant. He's always done well with the tasks he was given, has been a polite and considerate person, and got ECM after months of hard work on ECA while those who put way less effort into their work got the position over him. The actual content of the app (i.e. the questions that actually matter) are flawless and to the point without adding excessive fluff to make the application look longer and more impressive (like many other candidates). He's not afraid to get straight to the point of what the question is asking even if it would appear to be bad due to there being less words on the app. Lore of a character when that lore is never used at all when actually playing the server does not matter. It especially doesn't matter if ChatGPT is used to type it out. Some people don't like creative writing and that fine. It doesn't matter for a position in a video game. His use of ChatGPT to automate a dull and unnecessary part of his application does not mean that eveything else that actually matters is now void. Those making a big deal out of it are 1 dimensional and only caring about surface appearances. When I was chief there were people who used ChatGPT for their lore (I know it matters even less for captains) but where I drew the line was using it for the actual questions. Dan hasn't. His past experience which is over half a year of ECM/ECA (if my memory is right) makes him far, far more qualified than any of the other candidates.
Hell even as I typed this he retyped his lore by hand. It shows he's not afraid to own up to his mistakes and fix them. Honesty is a very important quality in this slimy world.