Post by EriChar on Sept 6, 2014 8:04:19 GMT -5
In conversation with the staff, it has come up that our events are not happening as often, or have proven a significant strain, because it's impractical to expect one or two staff members to run an event. Management and participation in events as NPC's can be quite draining for those who create events, being expected to run several threads at the same time in a timely fashion to keep people interested. Such a daunting prospect can be a drain on one's inspiration to make further events, and it might also explain why we've been a bit lacklustre in following up on our events in a timely fashion.
Innovator as I am, to counter this, I have thought of a radical idea; how about the members pitch in to run their own events? I notice we have members who perform the official role of grader, without strictly being part of a staff body, so why wouldn't we be able to get a team of people together who can run events? While the setting up of boards and stickying of threads requires levels of staff powers, coming up with ideas and playing characters is something that anyone can do, regardless of rank.
It is my hope that we can get a reasonably sized team of skilled and active role-players to 'share the load', as it were. Rather than having one person posting in every thread when an event is run, someone could take overall control of an event, and have an array of deputy's to run particular threads. Ideally, each thread would have it's own runner, allowing the person in charge of that thread to focus fully on their group and perhaps still have time to RP in another group with their own character? This is what I'm hoping for, but we'll have to see how many bodies we can get to do it, before we can really commit to such things. It would be my intent to set up a hidden board similar to the staff area for these things that only event team members could access, allowing them to plot out the progress of running and future events, while keeping things a surprise for the participants.
But what's in it for you? Why should people give up their time and creativity to get events going? Well, while I have no confirmation from the staff as a whole, I'd personally like to see those who participate as thread runners to get their full 'dues' from grading, being awarded the exp they gain from their threads into the Poinz Bank, and even having eligibility to win the same prizes as normal members. I don't think people should be 'punished' for choosing to help the site out, and I never think a good deed should go unrewarded.
So, interested? Use the poll to register your interest, either generally or as potential event team member. Or, if you have questions, ask away. Remember, the only silly questions are the ones you don't ask.