As I've mentioned in my reports as well as VE meetings- we're not much on posting here lately. This has brought me to confront a lot of problems I'm not sure the Navy can handle without taking losses from other significant sources, primarily our reserve of entertainment. Any good commander knows that once their squadron becomes a choir or its like a job twenty-four/seven, the VE is no longer fun- so let's fix that.
I've noticed that, though there is little posting, there is a tremendous amount of IRC activity. What does that tell us?
Guys- we're not inactive: we just don't have time. While it may exist, we shouldn't be pushing the boundaries to get people posting. While we do need to keep people posting and it is one of if not
the major concern, the job of a pilot in the VEN is not to write. To have fun, one does not require the ability to write- back in the old days we gamed: those games have since gone out of date and are probably not going to catch on if we tried to re-institute them. However-
What can we do via IRC? It is the easiest and most proficient way getting squadron members to speak with one another and interact- so how can we use it? I've suggested RPGing, if Demonic would be willing to give us a little more insight perhaps, and maybe some other form of IRC gaming or activities based around it. Perhaps we could have graphics competitions in the mean time or address weak portions of our site, or maybe we'd like to create work on something more specific. I believe during the ESC one or two groups had an actual comic book going- perhaps we could being making comic strips.
The point is: just because the ESC is over and we're a primarily writing RPG based club, it doesn't mean we can't do those other activities. In fact, its always been necessary we carry out those activities! After some reassessment, I've begun to see more clearly that only the strong survive, but this is no place for Darwinism. While we may be competitive, we shouldn't be losing people because they can no longer post: so- let's get to work!
I ask that anyone in this club make suggestions. Chapter 9 is coming up, but the fate of that story is unclear and our problem becomes more notorious every passing day, so we can't much wait.
Ideas are welcome and this is open thread so let's hear 'em- bring it on. Winning ideas or things that are put to good use could be rewarded, not to mention the efforts of those squadrons who go after those activities. Its about time we showed just how great the Navy's resolve is- Les Rock.
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