User blog:Bond em7/Dec 15th Bcrat Meeting Transcript

12:48 Bond em7 Hey 12:50 Jiskran Zan's coming, Foot's vanished. 12:50 Bond em7 ok foot's back 12:51 Zanzan28 Hello everyone 12:52 Football444 Hello! 12:52 Bond em7 Hey guys 12:53 Zanzan28 Nice to see you all 12:53 Jiskran Allegedly. 12:53 Bond em7 WB 12:53 Zanzan28 Perfect so we're all here 12:53 Jiskran Zan's coming, I mean. 12:53 Bond em7 Everyone's here 12:53 Football444 I'm here. 12:53 Jiskran Yay. 12:53 Zanzan28 Jisk we're all here buddy 12:53 Bond em7 Yup, so this will be much less formal than the meeting. First off I wanted to talk about Departments. 12:54 Zanzan28 I would like to say firstly that I am very happy with the activeness level on chat right now if I may It's very nice to see that 12:54 Bond em7 I agree 12:54 Zanzan28 but continue Bond 12:54 Bond em7 I have my OOC Dept, and Foot Sorting and Stores, but we need to work out Zan and Jisk 12:55 Jiskran I'm here too, Zan. 12:55 Football444 Isn't Zan head of Activity Imp? 12:55 Zanzan28 I have some new ideas 12:55 Bond em7 So, Zan, what was your idea for your dept? 12:55 Zanzan28 for yet another department that I was talking about at the last meeting This department would be more a less the old school Activity Imp A group of GMs and planners of events and writers of basic story details Because we were sorta separating it for a while into two different departments 12:56 Bond em7 ...and you would head that up right Zan? 12:57 Zanzan28 I would if Jisk is happy with heading up what would be renamed "User Regulations" then we are very much all on the same page 12:57 Jiskran Fine with me. 12:57 Zanzan28 Very well then xD So-that's done lol I would say we need to redraft for the departments and based on the redraft decide who is active and not active 12:59 Bond em7 I agree...I think we drop everyone and I'll write up a description of each department, and have all the admins/rb's sign back up for depts 12:59 Football444 Agreed. 12:59 Zanzan28 Sounds good to me Nice to have a group of Bureas that agree on most things xD 12:59 Jiskran Speaking of User Regs, I think we need to establish and clarify some general boundaries, for what people can and can't do/ I'm all for that. 1:00 Bond em7 Alright Jisk...would you like to do that yourself, as head of the dept, or run it past us? 1:00 Jiskran I will definitely run it past you before publication, for feedback. 1:00 Zanzan28 Sounds good to me, let's hear it Jisky 1:00 Bond em7 Anything specific to bring up now, or run it past us later? 1:00 Jiskran I'll send the link around. 1:01 Bond em7 Sounds good 1:03 Bond em7 Well, right now I dont' think we require the ok for people to create stuff 1:03 Jiskran I think existing locations should need approval from a Bcrat before they have whole new elements added 1:03 Bond em7 ...but apparently we should 1:04 Zanzan28 okay so- Bond you don't believe we should regulate user creations? 1:04 Bond em7 I like people being able to create freely....but I think modifications to Hogwarts need to be regulated. 1:05 Jiskran I mean, if someone creates a house/hut/mansion for their char(s), then I think that's up to them, largely, but areas already 'in play' for many users shouldn't change without approval. 1:05 Football444 Agreed. :D 1:05 Bond em7 They can create their own homes, but additions to diagon ally, hogsmeade, Hogwarts or the Ministry should be approved 1:05 Jiskran Yeah. 1:05 Zanzan28 Agreed. I have a few things that need to be brought before everyone as well since it seems like we are done with that subject- xD 1:06 Jiskran And if, in future, we get Godric's Hollow indetail, or Ottery St. Ctachpole, they would be added. 1:06 Zanzan28 Agreed 1:06 Football444 I've added Godric's Hollow, but it might need more detail. 1:06 Bond em7 I have something too, but you can go first Zan 1:06 Zanzan28 Thanks Bond So basiclly 1:06 Jiskran Sorry, Zan. :P 1:06 Zanzan28 No problem Jisky So I am thinking about Story progression 1:07 Bond em7 Do you have Bryan's Original storyline for the war? 1:07 Zanzan28 It has been brought up that some believe we should delay the war to some extent Yes I do 1:07 Bond em7 ok 1:09 Zanzan28 So what I meant to say though Was there was at times by several people asked me if the war was going to be held off or scrapped all thogether together* What are the thoughts on that? What do you guys think we should do war wise and character wise ? 1:11 Jiskran It needs to wrap up cleanly, and, at this point, relatively quickly. 1:11 Zanzan28 Fair enough 1:11 Jiskran I think we can, when we reactivate it, allow it a month and no more to complete. 1:11 Zanzan28 Agreed 1:11 Bond em7 I think it either needs to be wrapped up, as it's gone too long with nothing happening, or needs to come to some sort of truce....and be broken later 1:12 Jiskran Well, with the holidays, activity is going to be down, at least at points, anyway, I presume. 1:13 Bond em7 Actually, it will probably be up at least it usually is over holidays 1:13 Zanzan28 which is why the stand still would be nice just get everyone up to date and repopulate their characters etc 1:23 Jiskran I think we have to get the Metamorphmagi, Vampires etc. numbers down. 1:23 Football444 I agree on that for sure. :D 1:24 Zanzan28 Agreed 1:24 Bond em7 How do we want to do.regulate that? At sorting? 1:24 Zanzan28 I believe that they should have to ask a bureaucrat in person to create one. or Admin and have good reasoning for it 1:24 Jiskran I think any non-standard human should require PRE-approval. 1:24 Zanzan28 Agreed. 1:24 Football444 Agreed. 1:25 Bond em7 So Jisk, write it up that way, and we'll breif all in the sorting Dept on that 1:25 Zanzan28 One thing that defiantly needs to be redone Is our main page 1:25 Bond em7 Updated or redone? 1:25 Football444 Agreed, again. 1:25 Zanzan28 updated, but maybe we can redo it as well if we get the chance to ask Bach for a hand Ether way it often even confuses me-because I check it to see who is an admin etc 1:27 Bond em7 I do update that. In fact, I'll be doing that Monday with all the updates/demotions to admins 1:27 Zanzan28 Perfect than It's just currently very off 1:27 Jiskran Speaking of Admins, can we make sure everyone knows about Admin Status, and updates it when they have to take a break etc.? 1:27 Bond em7 ..and reopening the forum for applicants for admins/rb's 1:27 Zanzan28 very good Yes we need to make sure of that Jisk 1:28 Bond em7 Yup So, that leads into the point I wanted to make 1:29 Bond em7 I also wanted to say that as head of the OOC Dept, I feel it's me responsibility to promote/demote as needed. So, I'll be taking charge of promotions/demotions. If you have someone in your department not doing their job, let me know, and I'll get on them or Demote them. If someone needs promoted, let me know and I'll get them to put in the request. I'll be keeping closer track of inactivity ..and demoting as needed 1:30 Jiskran OK, so is my Department officially called 'User Regulations'? 1:30 Bond em7 Yes, that's what we're renaming it unless you would like a different title 1:30 Jiskran That's fine, so long as I'm producing consistent materials. :S 1:31 Bond em7 Updating our regulations, what users are/aren't allowed to do, welcoming new users, helping them get going/started, and pairing them with a rb or admin buddy...etc 1:31 Zanzan28 I do agree you should know about Demotion Bond, due to keeping track of things and everything but demoting a user should be eligible to remain with us as well Is that fair? 1:32 Jiskran So, Foot - Sorting and Stores Zan - Story Creation 1:32 Jiskran Bond - OOC Jisk - User Regulations 1:32 Bond em7 Well Zan, here was my thought...if there has to be a "bad guy" who will get on people for being inactive and could demote them, I think I should do it, that way everyone else can be the nice Bcrats. you know? To be honest, also, there neds to be one final word, not a collecive voice. 1:33 Bond em7 So if you need to demote someone, just drop me a note, and I'll write it up, do the demotions, update the page..etc 1:33 Jiskran *needs (Keyboard issues) 1:34 Zanzan28 Yes I think we should all be able to decide demotions ect but you fill them in and tell them But we should still have the power to demote 1:34 Jiskran I think that could get messy, Zan. I'd rather recommend to Bond, and leave it to him. 1:35 Zanzan28 As in if we tell you we want someone demoted there shouldn't have to be too much of an argument and you would naturally believe that our judgement is more a less correct in that reguard unless it is a special circumstance 1:35 Bond em7 You still would have the power to demote...just need to go through me to do it... there won't be an arguement, because if you want someone demoted, I'll assume there's good reason 1:35 Zanzan28 Very good then I'll agree to that 1:35 Bond em7 Yup 1:36 Football444 Agreed. :D 1:36 Bond em7 So, was there anything else we needed to go over or get worked out? 1:36 Zanzan28 You know I have only 2 more things to say before I have to go Homework is tougher this year than ever xD 1:36 Bond em7 lol 1:36 Football444 XD 1:36 Zanzan28 I've dealt with Bureaucrat groups for about 2 years now and let me tell you 1:37 Jiskran Oh, teachers, Bond. 1:37 Zanzan28 this so far at least maybe just cause its day one has been the smoothest set of Bureas yet If you check how many times we all said "Agreed" 1:37 Bond em7 Nah..we're all just easygoiong and easyto work with 1:37 Zanzan28 It's a lot xD 1:37 Bond em7 ;) 1:37 Football444 XD 1:37 Zanzan28 and its really great to see that we can all stay on the same page Because let me tell you---Not always that way xD 1:38 Bond em7 I think this will work wonderfully 1:38 Zanzan28 And last point It's major- And needs to be decided It's time to play.... WHO IS WHICH HOUSE?!!?!?! 1:38 Bond em7 Ah.... That... 1:38 Zanzan28 4 BUREAS F HOUSES 4* 1:39 Jiskran I don't mind. 1:39 Zanzan28 xD 1:39 Bond em7 Well, I'm Headmaster, so I can't have a House...but the current HEad of Slytherin is doing an excellent job 1:39 Zanzan28 I meant between us actually like 1:39 Bond em7 So...I'll have Slytherin Through her I think 1:39 Jiskran Yeah, Freja's great/ 1:39 Bond em7 :P 1:39 Zanzan28 outside of the game xD Just something we used to do with every one on HRPG Like Zan-Ravenclaw Wind-Gryffindor Etc 1:39 Bond em7 Ah... I'm A Slythendor :P 1:40 Zanzan28 Zan-Ravenclaw 1:40 Football444 Hufflepuff! 1:40 Zanzan28 Jisky-Ravendor? Sorry to take the seriousness out of the meeting everyone just a tradition xD 1:40 Bond em7 It's funny...the last group had Echo, myself and Bryans Slytherin and Son Hufflepuff So, Jisk, what about teachers? 1:41 Zanzan28 Teachers yes Jisk go ahead sorry about that You were saying about teachers Jisk? 1:43 Jiskran So? 1:43 Bond em7 You said we needed to talk about teachers...what about them? 1:43 Zanzan28 You wanted to talk about teachers? 1:43 Jiskran Yeah, sorry. 1:43 Zanzan28 No my fault for getting us off track xD 1:43 Jiskran We've had such sporadic teaching this 'year', is there any way to avoid that next? 1:44 Zanzan28 Watch the teachers activity more carefully 1:44 Bond em7 I'm hoping to by making sure everyone realizes they need to post on their class, and by making all the classes follow a "session" type format, where each week will be a diofferent session, on a different topic 1:44 Jiskran I think the core subjects need sub/backup teachers ready, in case. 1:44 Bond em7 Hopefully that will ensure the teachers update at least once a week when they change sessions/topics 1:45 Zanzan28 agreed jisk 1:45 Football444 Agreed. 1:45 Bond em7 ....so how do we do that? We don't generally have rnough teachers as it is 1:45 Jiskran And, I hope it's not too personal, but what, if anything, do we know about Echo? 1:46 Bond em7 Nothing that I've heard 1:46 Jiskran Well, as there are four Bcrats and four core subjects that are not taught by you, Bond, maybe - one each? 1:46 Zanzan28 which four? 1:47 Bond em7 I teach Transfig 1:47 Jiskran Charms, DADA, Potions, Herbology. 1:47 Bond em7 Our potions professors were excellent this year 1:47 Zanzan28 so let them stay on as potions 1:47 Football444 Both Potions Profesoors were active. 1:47 Bond em7 Yep.... 1:47 Jiskran Yeah, it was great. 1:47 Zanzan28 I can take Charms I guess? 1:47 Football444 For once they were normal users! XD 1:47 Jiskran And definitely 'Gold Teacher' stuff, Bond. 1:48 Bond em7 I will 1:48 Zanzan28 If we are doing the splitting 3 ways I'll take Charms or DADA? 1:48 Jiskran I only mean as back-up. Just in case. 1:48 Bond em7 So, who wants to have a back-up for which class? 1:48 Zanzan28 ? 1:49 Jiskran I'll take Herbology or DADA happily. 1:49 Football444 I can be backup for herbology. 1:49 Bond em7 So if we don't have a teacher for the class, or they go inactive, you'll take over and teach the class 1:49 Zanzan28 Ill do Charms back up 1:49 Bond em7 ok....sounds good I'll do potions of that happens 1:49 Zanzan28 So what does that mean exactly? 1:49 Jiskran Potions probably won't need - with two reliable already. 1:49 Bond em7 I may actually have a second teacher teaching transfig this year 1:49 Zanzan28 We need to be teachers there and ready every week? 1:49 Bond em7 So if we don't have a teacher for the class, or they go inactive, you'll take over and teach the class 1:50 Zanzan28 oh okay but we don't need to be there every time the class happens correct? 1:50 Jiskran I would say, if the teacher doesn't post for a whole week, you check the lesson plan, and, as a sub, post something basic, yes? 1:50 Bond em7 ...and we do have materials for most classes with the GLE's and such already done 1:50 Zanzan28 sounds good Jisk 1:50 Bond em7 ...and I'll let you know if you need to post as a sub 1:50 Zanzan28 Who teaches Charms? 1:50 Football444 Sounds good. 1:50 Bond em7 I'll keep a close watch, and if the sub is needed, I'll let you know 1:51 Jiskran Technically, Charms was Cap - in practice, no-one. 1:51 Bond em7 Let me check Zan 1:51 Zanzan28 great thanks Bond 1:51 Jiskran Lower years was Peis' Prof. Marks. 1:51 Bond em7 Nope For next year I've only had 1 sign up. Professor Berrin by WG Peis won't be teaching this year I don't think 1:52 Zanzan28 so ill back up WG 1:52 Jiskran I can have Sarah take CoMC, if you want, Bond. 1:52 Bond em7 That's probably a good idea Jisk..assuming you have the bandwidth. I don't want anyone teaching more than 2-3 classes total 1:53 Jiskran Well, Wandlore droped off except fifth years, and Animagi fizzled completely. :S 1:53 Bond em7 Because then they can't/dont' post as much as they should 1:53 Jiskran *dropped I was sad, because I thought Animagi was fun. 1:54 Bond em7 I did too...you stopped posting on the forest :P 1:54 Football444 I planned to create a flying teacher for next year. 1:54 Bond em7 So, anyway, I'll go through the teachers and get everything assigned Monday, and get a staff meeting started 1:54 Jiskran Well, So many other people invaded the forest, I thought a tiger hunt was underway. :) 1:55 Bond em7 lol 1:55 Zanzan28 lol 1:55 Football444 XD 1:56 Bond em7 So, anything else we needed to talk about? 1:56 Jiskran Ah well, at least I can make CoMC fun next year, with baby dragons to feed! 1:56 Zanzan28 I've got nothing else xD 1:56 Football444 Neither do I. 1:56 Jiskran Nothing I can think of. 1:57 Bond em7 Great...good meeting guys. I'll post the transcript up.
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