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Solutions... Please read EVERYONE; On recent events
Topic Started: Mar 5 2006, 01:35:38 PM (933 Views)
freesy
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Well, looking over the forums, what I see is a mess. I can't really describe what kind of mess, but it's just a general mess.

Let me first tell you that prior to posting this, many people told me about a strange person named Mercury Tap. Apparantely he just showed up at the patch and started talking about how the OoC has gotten worse and has lost focus on cabbage. Some people have told me what he talked about (mind you, this is mostly on the opinions of who told me). I'll list them below in list form, with my own thought's and comments on them.

- The recruits don't want to pick cabbage, but rather play games I don't know all the details about this, but from what I've heard some recruits only care about bombing and not picking. The OoC is about picking cabbage, a definite love for cabbage. Now, I believe games should be for an occasion when there are a bunch of people celebrating, most commonly found at a party. But whenever I see a few recruits they're always like "omg bomb pl0x!". That, to me, seems like they don't find cabbage picking fun, but only the games that come along with it.

- The recruits don't wear the uniform I haven't been around the recruits much, but when I am, I seldom see them in the actual OoC uniform. The only people I see in the complete and correct uniform are people from my generation of OoCers, Overseers and Elders. Everyone else I see is showing off their most expensive stuff. I believe, everyone that was around when the cult was founed, knew why the uniform was around. And from what I hear, Mercury Tap is one of the "originals". Now, I remember Ignite telling me that the point of uniforms is for everyone to look the same. No one is better, worse, more important, etc. And that is a point that is not spread around anymore. And someone told me that Mercury Tap also talked about this topic alot.

- Lack of communication between Elders and Recruits Mercury Tap also touched upon this subject too, I believe. If not just correct me. But mainly drawing my own conclusions, the reason our recruits all suck, blatantly, is mainly due to the lack of communication between Elders and Recruits. I saw a couple screenshots of him, and in the textbox, Selbbub had the completely wrong idea about the OoC. And is that her fault? No, it's every Acolyte's fault (including Elders and Overseers). If you really want the Recruits to shine, then give them the knowledge to do so!

My Solutions to the Problems

All of these problems can be solved. Here is my main idea to help fix the problems.

1. Beefier induction rules and ceremonies. I believe that the OoC needs a complete ovarhaul of the induction systems. This can include some of the following.

1a. Test the recruits. When a recruit is chosen to become Acolyted, have all the Elders quiz them on all aspects of the OoC. This can include picking, uniforms, facts, etc. But the purpose of this is to have all the Recruits reading our website. And by having people actually read our website, we can make the much needed inprovements to it. Because face it, there is no point in making all these improvements to the website if no one's reading it.

1b. Forget "individuality". What's the point of bombing when everyone's dressed differently. The uniform exists so that everyone will see you and go "I bet they dropped the cabbage!!!" and not "Wdf who dropped the cabbage??" And looking back at these screenshots, I only saw 2 people in the uniform when there was a mass of people at the cabbage patch.

These are the only ideas I could come up with. Read this post, and possibly post your own.

Comment/flame/whatever.
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Blackbane
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Good points.

This is the main purpose of the new changes. To make everything set in stone. I wanted to start 'light' and go for information on cabbage, games, lists and the like, but soon I shall be hacking at the core of the OoC.

I cannot remember a Mercury Tab.... sounds vaguely familiar maybe. . . but yes. Things need to change and well, I'm getting a lot more positive feedback. This has given me some ideas.
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Trojandude
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Trojandude

this is all sledges fault!!
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freesy
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Trojandude
Mar 5 2006, 01:43 PM
this is all sledges fault!!

Please, don't point fingers.

It's everyone's fault for not taking the iniative to help get the OoC back on track when there was clearly a problem.
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Trojandude
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why is sledge an elder!?! he was never an overseer he is makin everything a mess
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barihawk
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Name sounds familiar for me.

This is why we are reorganizing the information, making a wiki, and generally overhauling the site. This way, recruits can be very informed. I will work on enforcing the uniform rule.

Thanks, freesy.

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Chaosvuistje
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Im a rocket man.... ROCKET MAAAAAN

Crap... i failed to 2 of the 3. Not correct uniform and wanted to bomb ( just because i didnt have one in like 3 weeks, and mercury tab thinks i only want to bomb ).

However, after this... interesting post i have a question.
Do you have to have an strength or ruby amulet around your neck. could it also be an ammy of mage or defence?
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freesy
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Chaosvuistje
Mar 5 2006, 01:49 PM
Crap... i failed to 2 of the 3. Not correct uniform and wanted to bomb ( just because i didnt have one in like 3 weeks, and mercury tab thinks i only want to bomb ).

However, after this... interesting post i have a question.
Do you have to have an strength or ruby amulet around your neck. could it also be an ammy of mage or defence?

It helps, because that way it coordinates with everything and it unites the uniform. If you don't have one, feel free to ask someone to give you one. Ignite has a ton of them I believe. Ask him or someone else if you don't have one.
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Blackbane
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The Keeper of the Stash

Check the information board for a quick write up on the OoC uniform.
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barihawk
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I advise all Elders and Overseers to stock up on uniforms if you can afford it.
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Mummi
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Trojandude
Mar 5 2006, 09:46 PM
why is sledge an elder!?! he was never an overseer he is makin everything a mess

Boohoo, cry me a river.
Why aren't YOU banned yet?
Why is Addylad acolyte?

World doesn't go how you want.

By the way, the boy in your signature looks a bit like me.
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Battypenguin
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Spread The Lurrve

Mummi
Mar 5 2006, 02:51 PM
Trojandude
Mar 5 2006, 09:46 PM
why is sledge an elder!?! he was never an overseer he is makin everything a mess

Boohoo, cry me a river.
Why aren't YOU banned yet?
Why is Addylad acolyte?

World doesn't go how you want.

By the way, the boy in your signature looks a bit like me.

From what i could tell, i believe Mummi was Mercury Tap. He deny's it, but if it is him, they have similar personalities.

And Sledge is doing a good job as an elder. What is being done at the moment is needed.
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freesy
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Are you going to quiz the Acoltyes on the revised information when you get it up though?
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Masuma
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Masuma is the coolest

barihawk
Mar 5 2006, 01:11 PM
I advise all Elders and Overseers to stock up on uniforms if you can afford it.

I have plenty of uniforms on Ooc_masuma as well as several strength amulets on Masuma. Feel free to ask me for an uniform/part of an uniform if you need one.
-masuma
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freesy
Mar 5 2006, 03:27 PM
Are you going to quiz the Acoltyes on the revised information when you get it up though?

yeah, but thats a ways away.
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