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discedo_ooc2009-11-13 06:33 pm
coniurati) wrote in discedo_ooc2009-11-13 06:33 pm
Police Force
Because apparently it's Mod Spam Night!
Many of you may have noticed a scarcity of the Police Force as of late, and there's a reason for this! Basically, we've had an attrition of members, a loss of a leader, and a loss of interest from the community in general.
Now, the Police Force in kind of a big deal, because without it, we've got nothing left but vigilante justice and a jail that can't be kept up. All of our lovely, cherished villainous creatures out there could simply run amok! And we've got a lot of law & justice types out there that wouldn't be too keen on that. But at the same time, without enough of the playerbase behind it, it simply can't be upheld.
SO
We'd like to talk to you guys about it.
We're of the opinion that the Police Force is something that's simply inevitable, as there's always going to be a character (or more likely, several characters) that are going to notice the lack thereof and try to make something of the sort to fill the gap. But it's kind of obvious that the system we have going now isn't working as well as it should. Some of the main concerns are:
- Low Membership. This is the biggest problem. A lot of characters that were on the Force have just plain left Discedo, and others have simply quit. In order for it to function properly, it needs more members. How do you propose we solve this?
- Leadership. Currently, the Force doesn't have a leader. We've already figured out that it needs something of the sort, so that's a moot point. So it needs a new one! Or more ideally, more than one new one. This would be in case of one character leaving, going on hiatus, etc, the Force wouldn't be stuck without.
- Laws. the laws that have already been established need to be re-hashed, or re-instated at the very least. There are many characters and even players that don't know them at all, and therefore they could be broken pretty easily. who would like to do this? Who would be in charge?
- Organization. Some sort of page needs to be made, so all of this information can be easily accessed by everyone. Us mods are willing to help on this one of course, but we're going to need all of the information to put on it first!
- Cooperation. We're looking at you, Discedo badguys. Up to no good? Well, you're going to have to let the Police Force know, OOCly of course. It doesn't mean you'll have to be caught right away of course, but our boys in blue are gonna have to be on the up and up if they're gonna do their jobs properly!
And that's it for our main concerns. Note, however, we're not saying that the Force absolutely has to stay. If these things can't be ironed out, disbandment is certainly an option.
Thanks everyone for your time and patience! It's gonna be tough, so we really appreciate it.
Many of you may have noticed a scarcity of the Police Force as of late, and there's a reason for this! Basically, we've had an attrition of members, a loss of a leader, and a loss of interest from the community in general.
Now, the Police Force in kind of a big deal, because without it, we've got nothing left but vigilante justice and a jail that can't be kept up. All of our lovely, cherished villainous creatures out there could simply run amok! And we've got a lot of law & justice types out there that wouldn't be too keen on that. But at the same time, without enough of the playerbase behind it, it simply can't be upheld.
SO
We'd like to talk to you guys about it.
We're of the opinion that the Police Force is something that's simply inevitable, as there's always going to be a character (or more likely, several characters) that are going to notice the lack thereof and try to make something of the sort to fill the gap. But it's kind of obvious that the system we have going now isn't working as well as it should. Some of the main concerns are:
- Low Membership. This is the biggest problem. A lot of characters that were on the Force have just plain left Discedo, and others have simply quit. In order for it to function properly, it needs more members. How do you propose we solve this?
- Leadership. Currently, the Force doesn't have a leader. We've already figured out that it needs something of the sort, so that's a moot point. So it needs a new one! Or more ideally, more than one new one. This would be in case of one character leaving, going on hiatus, etc, the Force wouldn't be stuck without.
- Laws. the laws that have already been established need to be re-hashed, or re-instated at the very least. There are many characters and even players that don't know them at all, and therefore they could be broken pretty easily. who would like to do this? Who would be in charge?
- Organization. Some sort of page needs to be made, so all of this information can be easily accessed by everyone. Us mods are willing to help on this one of course, but we're going to need all of the information to put on it first!
- Cooperation. We're looking at you, Discedo badguys. Up to no good? Well, you're going to have to let the Police Force know, OOCly of course. It doesn't mean you'll have to be caught right away of course, but our boys in blue are gonna have to be on the up and up if they're gonna do their jobs properly!
And that's it for our main concerns. Note, however, we're not saying that the Force absolutely has to stay. If these things can't be ironed out, disbandment is certainly an option.
Thanks everyone for your time and patience! It's gonna be tough, so we really appreciate it.
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I dont in all honesty think that disbanding the police is going to work. There are too many characters that will object to just vigilantism. So with that in mind, let's get onto the problems of the force.
We definitely need solid leaders for the force; at least two if not three (or maybe more fdkgjkfs?). They need to be people who are active, available, etc etc. I think that is partly why we've been having problems lately - not that I don't absolutely adore the people we have/had as leaders now, because you know I do. They just got too burnt out or too busy, and everyone else began falling down as well. So. Yes. Leaders. Good. They need to be clear leaders ICly and OOCly as well.
Organization - I still hold hope for playmyace, so...a "police record" post sounds like a good idea so far. It can be updated regularly by any players who get contacted concerning police stuff. So like, "CRIME: This is Tom-mun, apparently Azula is going to pwn Jackie in a week's time and Adri just told me about it. Here are the details of the plot." Or "PUNISHMENT: Edgey flashed everyone on this date, he gets 2 weeks community service." If this is kept up and clean, it will work.
Ummmmmm that's it for now. .D.;
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On the other hand, do we have anyone who's well... clamoring to be one of several leaders on the police force? I saw Integra's post up there, but anyone else?
...if I had a character who was actually police inclined, I'd offer, but... (ahaha no.)
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/is really kind of tempted to post there (with this account, even) and go ME ME
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Cause ffff I'd fail leading it on my own. So. YEAH. CREDO IS UP FOR HELPING AND SO IS I.
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