Re: Changing the Community for the Better
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Originally Posted by
JamiDJ
Great Start to what could be a great mission statement. What would follow? What would be the first message new people see and understand when they visit FC?
It's the opening of the Accords xD
Re: Changing the Community for the Better
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Originally Posted by
Jam Cliché
It's the opening of the Accords xD
http://fcwars.net/forums/showthread....sion-Statement
Re: Changing the Community for the Better
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Originally Posted by
Houdini
As a community I don't think we have ever really had an issue getting recruits. The primary issue is in retention. Even during MCC we had something like 60+ people enlisting in the armies, but almost all of them showed up to a single battle night (or less) and disappeared.
That's fair. We have issues with retention, but it's hard to fix when the members here have such demanding schedules. But you've probably noticed that the enlistment offices have been dead recently, so I think a bit of recruiting is in order. Also, if people stick around even after being ignored or not being able to play with anyone, they may turn out to be great members and maybe even leaders, no?
Re: Changing the Community for the Better
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Originally Posted by
Barry Soap
That's fair. We have issues with retention, but it's hard to fix when the members here have such demanding schedules. But you've probably noticed that the enlistment offices have been dead recently, so I think a bit of recruiting is in order. Also, if people stick around even after being ignored or not being able to play with anyone, they may turn out to be great members and maybe even leaders, no?
Yeah the people who stick around can be great people. But the people we lose could also be great leaders.
Re: Changing the Community for the Better
Why are we trying to make hypothetical leaders out of people who aren't here anymore? Recruit responsible leaders and loyal members from the getgo and stop trying to mold people if they don't show any commitment to begin with. This is why we can't cater to everyone, because we have to be honest about the fact that FC isn't for everyone, and we don't have the resources to mold every stray Halo player into an Officer.
Not only must we figure out how to restore our community, we're also gonna have to accept that we'll need to turn people away to keep it in good shape.
Re: Changing the Community for the Better
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Originally Posted by
Houdini
Yeah the people who stick around can be great people. But the people we lose could also be great leaders.
But that's how recruiting works unfortunately and there's no easy fix; people will stay and people will leave. We'd need members with exceedingly open schedules to be able to contact and play with recruits often.
Re: Changing the Community for the Better
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Originally Posted by
Barry Soap
But that's how recruiting works unfortunately and there's no easy fix; people will stay and people will leave. We'd need members with exceedingly open schedules to be able to contact and play with recruits often.
Pretty much this actually. The suggestion I made would hopefully put less strain on someone's schedule so someone with leadership potential could actually contribute meaningfully to the community in some way.
I look forward to seeing what other changes can be combined with this one as Mythonian said earlier because the more I think about it, this would be great to implement with other effective solutions