Better communication?

[Boethiah]

So some of you are aware that it has been decided to end our Skype chat. This had nothing to do with any specific members, we just felt that because it fell so far out of context that it was overwhelming to manage. No hard feelings and for anyone afraid we kicked you for some nefarious reason, we didn't.

With that said -- other than the forums and PM. Is there any preferred communication method we'd like to utilize?

 

[Zambrano the Starweird]

I am personally most accessible here. So I'm not that much help in this instance

 

[Charmisokay]

I personally liked to use the skype conversation to notify whoever was online that I was posting in a dominion or something, so they could reply whenever they were ready.
Other than that, I mainly used it for OOC banter.

What sort of functions are we looking for a communication system to fulfill?

 

[Mikkel Markov]

I don't see why we couldn't have a Skype chat. People were conversing with others that they'd never converse with otherwise. It brought us together more as a faction, too. Though it was ooc banter, FA's could always put important announcements in the topic of the chat.

You said that the Skype chat was hard to manage. My response is this: why does it need to be managed? All I'm saying is that I liked the Skype chat. If you didn't like it, you didn't have to be a part of it. I also don't think the FA's had a valid reason to shut it down.

 

[Vereor]

In my experience faction Skype chats have been the best method of communication, not only to notify members of announcements but to also bring people together. It allows them to be introduced personally to people and to make a connection with them on an OOC level - which always helps.

 

[Boethiah]

[member="Mikkel Markov"]

The reason why the Skype chat was deleted was because it became too comfortable. The difference here on the forum and Skype is that discussions are categorized by topics, people aren't talking over each other, and no one's arguing blindly at the risk of public scrutiny. I'm not saying that I don't trust people or that I don't believe Skype is a good medium but what I actually said was not that it was hard to manage but that it couldn't be managed.

Everyone is responsible for the content they produce and consume. Our Skype chat just became a place to vent and when a problem does occur and a faction admin has to step in, we can't take care of a situation without making a scene. Having people be like "Oh, what happened here!? Why was this person removed!?", and not leaving the issue alone when asked.

You of all people should be aware of how much I've put up with in the last 5 years of having Skype chats for Roleplay. It doesn't work. The moment people start getting removed we suddenly make a chat that's exclusive to the people we're most comfortable with. Besides, not everyone has access to Skype. We should focus on coordination and communication that is available to all faction members regardless of personal opinion.

That said, I respect your thoughts and will take them into account. So don't take my rather long response as as big fat no.

[member="Vereor"]

 

[Faye Terrik]

Skype chats are only productive when topics are regularly discussed. If it is just unregulated 'random chat' for Primeval members, it's really kinda useless for the faction. Because maybe someone doesn't want to read three hundred messages about firefly and food, but you could of made an announcement for the faction somewhere in those 300 that'd go unseen.

 

[Kitsune]

Dunno, Skype was pretty useful as a means of communication but I think that having some sort of chat program instead of forums works best for most.

However, implementation of actual strictly IC-talk protocols would be nice. And agendas, regular meetings, and communication from the HC about what to do, what we should do, and what we can do.

 

[Kitsune]

Also, people using their actual names or including their actual names (character names) within their titles.

Like pls.

 

[Boethiah]

However, implementation of actual strictly IC-talk protocols would be nice. And agendas, regular meetings, and communication from the HC about what to do, what we should do, and what we can do.

The only issue with this is that moderation of a chat is not within our scope. If we attempted to keep discussion within that scope then people aren't going to do much or will simply ignore it. Live chat is very social... You're a millisecond away from sending out a message that will likely be responded to in a second itself, here on the forum people tend to think more about what they're going to say because there's structure and context. You can't find context in a chat group because as [member="Faye Terrik"] said you have 300 messages and perhaps only a few of those messages are actually relevant to the faction as a whole...

Telling people to take things to private or actively moderating is unneeded effort.

Again, I'm not saying that a Skype--or like--chat is off the table but it's going to be something we'll only venture back to based on a clearly thought out discussion that takes into account the opinions of everyone.

 

[Via Dolorosa]

I can't use skype...I have a google chrome book that does not allow for that particular download. My friends and I use google hangouts.

[member="Anja Aj'Rou"]

When you get a chance PM me.

 

[Kitsune]

If that is a case, then just having skype meetings on a weekly or whatever basis to give members a run-down of what is going on and a constantly updated forum thingy that shows everyone exactly what is exactly going on, what threads that are going on, and roleplaying guidelines of the faction.

[member="Anja Aj'Rou"]

 

[Boethiah]

If that is a case, then just having skype meetings on a weekly or whatever basis to give members a run-down of what is going on and a constantly updated forum thingy that shows everyone exactly what is exactly going on, what threads that are going on, and roleplaying guidelines of the faction.

I like this! Although, should we seek out a medium that's available to everyone? I know Ciara and Zambrano both have Chrome OS and thus can't use Skype. And a couple other members can't run Skype on their PCs.