Does our structure place too much emphasis on training threads?

[Jorus Merrill]

Obviously we've got a primary mandate, as a faction, to facilitate training if people want it. But we've also always known we've got a mandate to facilitate Jedi RP in a broader sense. After looking through this thread, it occurred to me that our current subforum setup may be doing three things, even if just a little bit.

• Making our participants feel that training RPs are mandatory
• Making our participants feel that we're only for training RPs
• Failing to adequately encourage other kinds of Jedi RP

I like what we've got, but I think we can fine-tune it. Our current setup is:

• Archive Requests (IC)
• The Enclave (OOC General Discussion)
• The Courtyard (Solo and Paired Training)
• The Atrium (Group Training and IC Discussions)

We sort of have to shoehorn other kinds of RP into the Atrium, and judging by that subforum's decidedly meh activity, it could probably use some fine-tuning. So here's a couple possibilities:

• We re-word the Atrium, or even rename it, to be more inclusive
• We leave the Atrium as is - for group training and major discussions - and add a new subforum for just...Jedi life, as well as urgent assignment/requests like the one I recently posted in the Atrium.

Thoughts?

 

[Micah Talith]

We could definitely rename the atrium to be more inclusive.

I'm more of a less is more kinda person -- rather not clutter the board with too many subforums if possible just for visual aesthetics and ease of use.

 

[Jannik Morlandt]

Since most of our group training happens outside of the faction forums (at least, that's what I believe I've seen), one forum should be for training altogether and the other should be for meetings, general other stuff, perhaps a social establishment outside of the temple proper?

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Jannik Morlandt"] - Speaking for me, I've found that group training threads are great recruiting and visibility opportunities, so I generally make mine in the public forums. So I like what you're thinking.

 

[Micah Talith]

that's a great point.

We do our group trainings out in public, renaming the other one in here that is for group stuff into regular jedi life is a good idea.

Should we give it a new name or what?

Thoughts?

 

[Micah tol Powl]

Whenever I do 'slice of life' Jedi posts, I typically make use of Open or Private RPs in the main forum myself.

I'm definitely not a training thread person per se. I do a lot of Dominions and Duels, and use those as the basis for Zak's learning.

I definitely agree about public forum training threads though. Great way to get attention.

 

[Jacen Voidstalker]

I feel the progression to Knight should be a story, with a background of some training threads.

Not the other way around.

I'd be disappointed if someone where to look over my thread tracker, and say no to a promotion because it didn't include enough training threads.

They're generally boring, for both master and apprentice.

It's perfectly legitimate in my opinion (and from Canon) for a Knight to only be able to use basic sense, telekinesis and saber work. All of these can be started up in one training thread and then "trained up" in the field.

 

[Jacen Voidstalker]

And to actually be more on topic I don't see a need for a separate group and solo training forum

 

[Sabena Shai]

I don't normally do training threads.

Mostly because I don't like a thread solely for training. If it was interesting character interaction with training as a vehicle of such interaction, sure.

But I also don't normally do this because the current overarching storyline (One Sith War) is essentially a smorgasbord for the closest thing to Jedi OJT.

And in addition, I believe awarding activity for Padawans with a promotion should be the standard - whether that activity is in training threads or other threads. And also assuming the Writer wants such promotion to happen.

 

[Ilias Nytrau]

We should go ahead on having a single training forum and a forum for everything else (meetings, etc).

I'm open to suggestions for renaming the Atrium to something more suitable for its new purpose. I'm fresh out of ideas for that one at the moment, so I'm all ears.

 

[The End Narrator]

I love the story aspect and integrating training into it.

I do grind out training threads with a flavor of story behind them.

I'm down for whatever works in the end.