What do you want?

[RC 212]

[member="Aurelia Volcata"] [member="Taeli Raaf"] [member="Gir Quee"]

No kidding THIS ^^ Is what will kill a faction. Most likely a result of Skype and PM chats.

I'm not accusing anybody, I'm saying we all need to make an effort to make sure all writers are heard and included. Or else this faction will sink very quickly.

 

[Cecily Demici]

[member="Aurelia Volcata"]
I accept responsibility for not making the move to engage the Faction prior to making changes to the forums. The FA merely approved the design I proposed which I came up with mainly by talking to other site leaders and senior members to find out some "best practices."

So, to rectify that I do still want to get post-feedback on how the forums are set up now and would like to make changes based on that. The forum is here to make your lives easier so as your mod I want to make sure it best serves our members.

Also, for everyone in general, members should voice their opinions frequently (and kindly like the posts in this forum so far.) Your FA team is made up entirely of new people so there will be a learning curb where we (or they rather since im temporary) wont always get things right. I promise to own up to my mistakes and I promise always to try to implement your requests.

I also invite all faction members (as Im sure the admins will echo) to come to me with suggestions or other thoughts pertaining to the faction and what you want to see. I see this position as an opportunity to be a servant of the Faction membership. So take advantage of that!

 

[RC 212]

[member="Cecily de Demici"]

You will go far on chaos. Great attitude ^^!!

 

[Jerek Zenduu]

[member="Cecily de Demici"]

So, to rectify that I do still want to get post-feedback on how the forums are set up now and would like to make changes based on that. The forum is here to make your lives easier so as your mod I want to make sure it best serves our members.

Should I point out that this has already happened on three occasions? Specifically this, this and this?

If I can add to that, I am really enjoying the Mission Control board. That's good, keep it. But I echo what [member="RC 212 "]says about our OOC and Faction RP posts, I'd like to see more unity between the three branches in our faction discussions. It's too easy to hide inside the Jedi Order board, for example, and never venture out into the other areas.

RC 212: I'd really like to see a GR Skype group. I know it might get overrun at times with randomness (hint: /alertsoff is your friend) but I think it might be useful to try. Why not start an unofficial chat group? There's a whole Skype list stickied, I wouldn't just invite them all but maybe add as a contact and ask if they'd like to be invited? If it's productive, maybe it'll become official. If it's a failure then, well, we'll know.

 

[RC 212]

[member="Jerek Zenduu"]

I find that Skype detracts from activity in the board, causes groupthink and makes you spend time chatting instead of writing with your fellow RP'ers. Everyone's different.If people wanna make a Skype no problem.

I will post all my communications here, so you guys can all read them at your leisure.

 

[Jerek Zenduu]

@RC 212

Then I misunderstood.

 

[Natasi Fortan]

I also invite all faction members (as Im sure the admins will echo) to come to me with suggestions or other thoughts pertaining to the faction and what you want to see. I see this position as an opportunity to be a servant of the Faction membership. So take advantage of that!

I think this is a welcome change, and I'm sure I won't be alone in hoping that this will manifest itself by improved relations between staff and member base very soon.

 

[Taeli Raaf]

The reason I established this thread (and most likely future feedback threads) is because I want to hear what the faction wants and hear your opinions on topics. If people are feeling disengaged, my deepest apologies as this is the first time I'm leading a faction and I'm still learning the ins and outs of what to do and what not to do.

That being said, I always enjoy hearing constructive feedback from the members and I want to give people the faction they want, not what I or the leadership want. This faction is supposed to be a faction of the people working together, so I will strive my hardest to give people content and fun stories and give us a new direction, but I can't do it alone.

As for snide comments and other such remarks, I refer to my post in the what we need for successful invasions thread. I will not condone personal attacks on others, whether it be a fellow GR member or someone else on the board. If I see anything like that, there will only be one warning to cease and desist before consequences begin from now on. We are all people, we are all entitled to our opinions, but do not say such on the public forums and keep it nice and relaxed and fun for people. There is no need to feed drama or create it.

With all that said, I will be taking the suggestions offered by [member="RC 212 "]and others seriously and encourage everyone to post up ideas for threads and for the faction. PM me with them, PM the staff, post them up in the OOC discussion. No idea will be rejected outright for being a something bad, at least by me.

 

[Roshki Belawiiks]

Not sure if someone else posted this thing (I'm sure someone did), but I'd like to see more shenanigans between the Jedi and the NFUs of the faction -- and I don't just means doms/invasions/etc. I mean adventures, explorations, goofing off and spraypainting the high brass's doors!

Quite a few people have stated that we lack cohesion, and I think one way to fix that is to put together a few threads where there isn't fighting or any of the usual Republic Mumbo Jumbo.

We need threads where our characters could actually have fun. We need characters where we could be like Indiana Jones, or Lara Croft; we need threads where a bunch of us could be like Joe Dirt or Dumb and Dumber (alright, well, maybe not that far). We need threads where it's not always serious, or ever serious; we need threads where there's no real enemies. Conflict/rising climax? Yes. But nothing that is completely life-changing or dramatic. Because I think that might help -- no drama.

I mean, drama is good. But only in moderation.

Exploration threads, where a group of NFUs and Jedi, lower-ranking ones even, can explore stuff -- for instance, if y'all want we could go to Monastery and explore the caves that my Blind Ones live in. They haven't gotten as much exposure as I would have liked. (Yes that is shameless promoting, why do you ask?) Or maybe we explore ruins of a long-lost Sith/Jedi/Gree civilization just for the heck of it.

Or maybe some bored cadets and Padawans/high brass and Masters (or Knights) could get together and share stories. It sounds boring in theory, but trust me -- if written well, everyone could have fun with it.

But basically I think a good idea would be to have threads where there's nothing at stake, not really. Where it's no long-term, life-or-death situation; where if we don't do everything we plan to do, a planet won't be lost or a city destroyed.

Anyone else running in my lane? Or am I lone-wolfing it tonight?

 

[RC 212]

[member="Roshki Belawiiks"]

Round up folks, start your threads, tag them. You have the power!

 

[Roshki Belawiiks]

[member="RC 212"]

I GOT THE POWAA! *cue Bruce Almighty meme*

In all seriousness though, I probably will. I tried once to get one going....didn't work so well xD But my suggestion wasn't just for myself -- it was for everyone, in case they wanted an idea too.

 

[Mantic Dorn]

[member="Jerek Zenduu"]

I find that Skype detracts from activity in the board, causes groupthink and makes you spend time chatting instead of writing with your fellow RP'ers. Everyone's different.If people wanna make a Skype no problem.

I will post all my communications here, so you guys can all read them at your leisure.

This.