The Rebel Faction

I am, like Ithron, a newb by the standards of the board. Heck, some of you veterans have been around for what, six, seven years? I've had my share of screw-ups, notably the thing with Mandalore and the episode with Skygge when I was just learning how to RP as a Force user here. But nothing has been said or done to run me off the boards.

I'll admit, much of the OOC environment is not to my liking. The constant profanity grates on me, but that is mostly because of my religious beliefs. I can't control the actions of others, and I don't attempt to do so. I read the threads that seem interesting, ignore what I find offensive, and get on with my life. Personally, I find the OOC debates over IC issues fun, to a point. When it moves past debate to illogical argument, I get sick of it, but if it remains civil and logical I love it. If you don't, though, then ignore it. Don't get all worked up because two other RPers want to have a reasonable debate.

As for the speed of the posts, I can't keep up with it now. I have a full load in college, I work, and I'm the assistant chaplain at a retirement home (not to mention the fact that I have a half-hour commute every day). When I do post, I like to make them well-thought-out and write something that is enjoyable to read. I also like to challenge myself with longer posts, like I did in "Sands of Time" (3399 words, if I remember correctly). So if I take my time to write posts, good! That means either I'm focusing on my responsibilities in real life, which is good, or that I'm crafting a post rather than slapping down the first thing that comes to mind.

The only thing I can totally agree with Ishara on is that the hijacking of threads needs to be curbed. I don't mind if someone hijacks a thread meant to provide levity, but when I post something serious, I expect serious responses. And responses actually related to the topic. Take, for example, my latest R&D. I understand the concerns of several members of the community, but those concerns should have been voiced either in a PM or, if they were something the poster felt the entire community should be a part of, at least in the OOC forum. Not for two pages at the bottom of the R&D.

Other than that, I agree with Ithron. TRF is fine. Sure, we might become angry with the occassional RPer and rip his or her head off (though I try to do it calmly through PMs, others aren't so gracious), we are still a community that, for the most part, respects those who respect them. I, for one, am glad to have the opportunity to sit at the feet of such as Simon and Dolash and learn from them ways to improve my writing.

Didn't you say that last week too?

Quick question here: Do we even have any moderators here on the boards? It wouldn't hurt to take a couple of people, and give them limited admin powers, or make them a moderator. If the moderators can't handle something, call in the admin. The admins shouldn't have to take care of everything.

I have to agree, the staff does kind of need to grab a couple stand-in staff members to attend to matters while they're all off getting hitched and settling down... you guys are doing an excellent job despite how busy you are with your RL's: you deserve a break, get some help!


Reguarding newer members, I would like to reference [url="http://therebelfaction.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10615&highlight=people"]this thread[/url] (I don't care if you think it's stupid or not, it happened) as evidence that newer members do very clearly have problems handling TRF's atmosphere. But there are older members who are making a solid effort to help newbies out, and they should be commended. Wes is working with TDA in the Astoria, Corise has started an RP with Jalyne in the BGs, Ithron and Beff freely offer greetings and advice to visitors and new members alike... and there's always a whole slew of amiable greetings when a person posts an "I'm new" thread. I think it's not as bad as it seems, though as always it could be much better.


As for you Kamon... I do not have sole power over Force ranks on this board (although at many points in TRF history I have) and I hold no sway over what the rest of the Force Council votes. Four votes from four experienced Force Masters in good standing with the board turned up four explicit no's, plus a staff member's opinion of no. This decision was reached based on your lack of RPs reguarding your development in the Force and your noted inactivity as a Force User. The decision was not made simply because "we don't like your style." In my considerable experience the most reasonable course of action would be for you to remain a Knight, and seriously work on your RPing for a while like you said you were going to. Then you would re-up for promotion when you had a solid return under your belt with a minimal amount of drama. Seemed like a fair idea to me, anyways. If *anyone* should be whining about promotions it's poor Irtar over there... how long have you been an apprentice now anyways?"


I am truly sorry that you feel the way you do.

As this is a leaving thread, and presumably those who posted it have left/are doing so soon, I don't see why this discussion need go on any longer as it's likely only to promote bad feelings. Such unconstructive arguments are unbecoming of TRF, and to show that the staff does recognize when a thread has reached such a point and will act on it when necessary, I declare this thread locked.

Since it's a leaving thread, I'll also presume there is no need for this discussion to be restarted.