As part of another game that has something akin to a police force, I'd thought that some of what they do could be interpreted here.
The lists as to who's who on what squads, plus leadership and all that, are left up to the mods, and there is occasionally a sign up post that's posted by the Commanders (there's three of them, and they're played by the mods, plus two vice-commanders who are also played by the mods.) If a new character is interested in working for this police group, then what they do is usually ask via posting, and then one of the mods gets to it.
Now, the mods here have a lot of work when it comes to maintaining a game this size, so I wouldn't want to put all of that work on you, but perhaps there should be a sign up post, and then created groups as to who does what. For example, guard the jail cell, interview suspects, etc. That way, there's the same amount of work that goes into making sure that the police force is still on its' feet, but it's evenly distributed between those who'd be interested in keeping up with the lists. (Personally, I wouldn't mind managing a list of some kind, but that's because I'm sad and like HTML too much orz)
On to the actual issues!
MEMBERSHIP: For membership, I pretty much agree to all that has been said, so whee.
LEADERSHIP: I think someone said something about there being a Chief, Deputy Chief, etc? If so, then that could very well work when it comes to leadership, because then one person doesn't feel like it's such a hassle to maintain the force.
LAWS: As far as laws go, people should be made aware when they come upon arrival, like what Patchouli does to new members, because to those who have made posts regarding the laws don't feel like their hard work and studying has just been wasted, and that people know how things are run.
COOPERATION: Yeah, I know that not a lot of people are keen on letting their character be incarcerated for how many days/weeks/months, but knowing about crimes would be nice. I know that there's a few recent ones, so a list (again, I wouldn't mind making one and passing it off to someone. :D) linking to the post/log where the crime was committed, then threads that have been relevant to the discussion of it can also be linked?
... if none of this makes sense, please slap me with a salmon and call me Susan. D|
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The lists as to who's who on what squads, plus leadership and all that, are left up to the mods, and there is occasionally a sign up post that's posted by the Commanders (there's three of them, and they're played by the mods, plus two vice-commanders who are also played by the mods.) If a new character is interested in working for this police group, then what they do is usually ask via posting, and then one of the mods gets to it.
Now, the mods here have a lot of work when it comes to maintaining a game this size, so I wouldn't want to put all of that work on you, but perhaps there should be a sign up post, and then created groups as to who does what. For example, guard the jail cell, interview suspects, etc. That way, there's the same amount of work that goes into making sure that the police force is still on its' feet, but it's evenly distributed between those who'd be interested in keeping up with the lists. (Personally, I wouldn't mind managing a list of some kind, but that's because I'm sad and like HTML too much orz)
On to the actual issues!
MEMBERSHIP: For membership, I pretty much agree to all that has been said, so whee.
LEADERSHIP: I think someone said something about there being a Chief, Deputy Chief, etc? If so, then that could very well work when it comes to leadership, because then one person doesn't feel like it's such a hassle to maintain the force.
LAWS: As far as laws go, people should be made aware when they come upon arrival, like what Patchouli does to new members, because to those who have made posts regarding the laws don't feel like their hard work and studying has just been wasted, and that people know how things are run.
COOPERATION: Yeah, I know that not a lot of people are keen on letting their character be incarcerated for how many days/weeks/months, but knowing about crimes would be nice. I know that there's a few recent ones, so a list (again, I wouldn't mind making one and passing it off to someone. :D) linking to the post/log where the crime was committed, then threads that have been relevant to the discussion of it can also be linked?
... if none of this makes sense, please slap me with a salmon and call me Susan. D|