Obligatory Vote to Have Our Name Changed

[Thurion Heavenshield]

Hello, me again! ^_^

So the recent rules update states all future and pending requests to have major faction names changed on the map must go through a voting session. While in our case this is a bit redundant by now since, you know, we've already changed it, we still need to hold a vote to show Staff.

Only one vote per unique writer, i.e. no stacking votes using additional accounts who happen to be members of the faction.

In hindsight I now realise we should've probably held a vote to begin with, but we felt confident enough that you guys wouldn't mind the change in name.

Anyways, vote away!

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

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[Teynara Jeralyr]

[member="Thurion Heavenshield"] I'm voting 'no'. I realise people think that a new (or old!) direction means a new (or old!) name, but the Sanctum fit us well enough for a long time, and it's frankly more inviting than Order of the Silver Jedi, which frankly makes it sound (on the surface) as another cookie-cutter Jedi faction - and we've all seen more than enough of those to know they tend not to last long, and lack the solid foundation that the Sanctum has long established.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, yes? I think we were better off as the SSC, and I'm sticking with that.

 

[Thurion Heavenshield]

[member="Teynara Jeralyr"]

That's completely fine, everyone is free to vote however they like.

Worst-case scenario we just change it back to SSC but keep the new stuff we've introduced.

 

[Teynara Jeralyr]

[member="Thurion Heavenshield"] Pfft. You say 'worst case scenario', I say 'best possible outcome'

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

But... but, according to the feed back thread, SSC was broken?

 

[Thurion Heavenshield]

[member="Teynara Jeralyr"]

Worst case as in we'd have to go back and rename all the stuff again.

 

[Teynara Jeralyr]

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] It really wasn't. The problems revolved around activity, and the lack of Faction-based stuff to do. You guys were looking at making a change, and figured that a change is as good as a rest. That's perfectly fair, but I certainly wouldn't conclude that the Faction itself was broken. It's an argument we lost before it started, and that's fine by me, but the SSC was, and continues to be, one of the better factions on the board.

Changing the name, to my mind, would do the same as if Coke changed their brand name to Fizzy Stuff. The drink would remain the same, but less people would buy it. Name recognition counts for a lot around here.

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

A coalition comprises of two groups (or more) in agreement to come together. There is now only one standing.

So the Coalition is now obsolete.

*shrugs*

 

[Connor Harrison]

I voted yes because I'm sentimental and don't like change and SJ was what I knew from the start of my time here.

 

[Teynara Jeralyr]

[member="Coci Heavenshield"] I'd agree with you if members of the Levantine Sanctum weren't still here. True, the participation of their group has been rendered irrelevant (and not by any of us!), but many of the members still remain. In that respect, we're still a coalition.

 

[Lief]

I voted yes, despite understanding both sides of the argument. The Levantine presence is gone, some of the members may remain but the driving force and ideals has diminished. As Coci states, a Coalition is not a Coalition if it's missing half of itself.

 

[Joza Perl]

Yes, but only if we get to use Matsu's gif as our new faction tag

 

[Junko Ike]

Yes, but only if we get to use Matsu's gif as our new faction tag

this and voted yes, sometimes it is fun to go back to the roots and reinvigorate

 

[Micah tol Powl]

As one of the Levantine crew (Sor-Jan and Boo), who was also a pure SJO member (Zak and BB-4001A), I voted yes.

I get both sides of the argument, but the Levantine aspect of the Coalition stopped being relevant some time ago. We've been calling ourselves a Coalition, but the activity and player-generated stories have all been based on those PC's who comprise the Order of the Silver Jedi.

Even my Knight of Ren has more connections with the Jedi than with any part of the Coalition.