(04-05-2019, 12:30 PM)Vendetta Wrote: So present a new system. If you don't have one, then why bother discussing it at all? You can shout that there's a problem all you want, but if nobody is going to provide solutions then it's a waste of time and text space tbh.
There used to be a requirement that SRP holders make some monthly/quarterly reports of what they've done over the past month/quarter so that they show they've actually contributed to the server meaningfully. Perhaps something like that should exist for official factions as well? Of course that would be extra work for both sides, but maybe factions would be more motivated to do things and write roleplay that way, who knows...
There was Faction Status Reports at one point. I enjoyed them and thought they were pretty good, but other people disagreed with having to do more paperwork.
The problem is that part of Discovery's faction stuff does require a certain level of forum work. God forbid you need to fill out a paper every three months while managing a faction full of people like anyone who manages humans would have to do at some point in any real world setting. The difference is you're not filling out Human Resource documents, but a very small, usually pre-formatted post that serves as an update to both the staff and community on the status of your faction.
Another problem with that is how do you gauge activity based on forum posts? It seems unfair to certain factions which lack an equal opportunity in that avenue.
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