Kishoshima Dragonash

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we are NOT going to caddy's.. are you f'ing -crazy? lol.. as for the date, Im good with anything I just need you guys to tell me when its good for you.

Over the last few weeks/months we've had several people decide to leave Ordo. The two single most popular reasons have been "I dont have any friends" or "I just dont like how things are." Let us keep in mind, that over that same period of time, the same individuals making said statements were rarely on base, rarely spoke to anyone, and when they WERE on base, they'd usually be off in a corner some where. Now.. you may be asking yourself "Why is YFNCG getting involved and bringing this up?" Short Answer: I care about you guys. Long Answer: Couple of reasons. First, Curia deals with recruitment of individuals into the Ordo, which also means part of our job is personnel retention. Second, Curia was founded and is designed to assist anyone and everyone in Ordo find their niche and to help resolve problems/issues/complaints/misunderstandings. Finally, we cant fix it if we dont know it's broken. Let's take a look at "I dont like the way things are run." One of the major patterns recurring in these departures is that these individuals DID voice some of their issues to someone... but they voiced it to their friends instead of taking it up the proper channels. There are 300+ individuals in Ordo, if I remember the math correctly that means there are roughly 20 to 30 officers (correct me if Im wrong with that count). Of that total number there are three in Curia.. Heather McKay, the Curia Consul Primus (the boss) and then both Kristian Kit and Kishoshima Dragonash (dats me) who are the Consul Secondii. If you do the math on -that- it means that you guys out number us 100:1. Kinda hard for the three of us to know everything and anything that's going on in Ordo constantly 24/7. Let's also not forget the backbones of Curia, our Consiliators and our Lictors. We have two consiliators, Arokh Takakura and Vinnie Lei. We have a small number of Lictors (and always looking for more), who are Achtai Coronet, Yoki Mistwalker, and Genesis Ronmark (There's also Sambazka and Jeff but both are on LOAs right now for school). Taking ALL of that into account now, the ratio has gone from 100:1 to roughly 40:1. That's still a LOT of ground to cover. Now, Milites Bob is probably asking right now "But YFNCG, what does all the Math mean?" Basically what this means is, we're here to help, but we cant help unless you take it upon yourself to let us know what's going on in that brain of yours. Curia's pretty good at reading people, but we cant read what's going on inside your mind.. you have to speak up and let us know. If you're confused or unhappy, contact one of our Consiliators... that's -exactly- what they're here for.. It's -exactly- what their jobs were created for.. to be someone -anyone- can approach and speak to about any topic and it be kept within the confines of -reasonable- confidentiality. If you come to one anyone in Ordo (not just curia) and say that you're feeding information to Army ABC, then yeah everyone's kinda obligated to report that to the AiR and up the chain of command. But 99.9% of anything you bring to anyone in Curia will be kept confidential unless some sort of confrontation is needed to resolve the issue. Let's also keep in mind that all the Officers in Ordo are here to help. They're not going to hold your hand, bottle feed you, burp you and change your diapers... but they'll give you a hand if it's within their power to do so. These are the very people who CAN improve the way Ordo operates.. its why they exist in the first place. The very same thing is true about the Praetorians.. if you see something that you think you have the solution to, contact someone in the Chain of Command (Officer/Praetorian) and let them know... Things stay the same unless we see a problem that needs to be fixed, and we cant see everything. Some general adivce when it comes to 'fixing things': Just do please keep one thing in mind... Try to stay within your chain of command when doing this. Give your own officers the chance to fix things before you take it outside your squad/flight. If you play the mommy/daddy game (not getting the answer you want from one person so you run to someone else to get it done) is going to ruin your credibility and whatever changes you want probably wont come to be, mainly because you shot yourself in the foot. If you have to step outside your chain of command, come to Curia, we have the tools available to assist you. The FIRST question we're going to ask you is "did you talk to your CO/XO.. if the answer is no, then we're going to point you to your CO/XO. If the answer is YES, then we're going to ask "how long ago?" Give the guys more than an hour or a day, they have to take things up THEIR chain of command to, if the situation is something that needs higher authority. Ok, onto a smaller but just as potent issue "I dont have any friends." Let's get something understood up front.. you're not gonna make friends if you're always standing around alone and not interacting with people. We're not gonna come running up to you with outstretched arms and start hugging and kissing you because you got into Ordo.. We're all adults. You dont make friends at work that way, or at school that way, so why do you expect it to be different here? On the flip side of things, if WE are approached (and I mean we as in all of Ordo) by "the new guy" take the freaking time to talk and get to know them.. there's NOTHING you're doing that is SOOOOO important that you cant take the time to talk to the guy for five minutes. "But Im doing important work, I cant be disturbed!!" Suck it up buttercup.. If Aryte can spend 3-4 hours a day, every day (if not more) talking to people.. usually complete strangers btw... you can take five minutes out of your life to talk to one of your own brothers or sisters. Normally, Curia is up up to it's eyeballs in work or conflict resolution or whatever, and find the time to answer IMs... and we have the Imperator to answer to if Curia doesnt clear out the application queue as quickly as they should. As much as I dont like having to talk to him about why Curia didnt do this or that, we still take the time to talk to people... you guys can do it too. For those of you out there that arent sociable... too bad. Ordo is a social group. If you want to be alone, go stand in the corner of your own parcel and be as alone as you want. For those of you that are standing alone in a corner and grumbling that noone likes you... it -might- be because you're standing in a corner, alone, grumbling that noone likes you. -You- have to put forth a little work and make the effort to get to know people, just as -we- have to take the effort to be open to others wanting to get to know -us-... It's a fact of life in a social environment. Doesnt mean that we're all gonna love one another and that we're all gonna be the best of friends and "take long hot showers in the wee hours of the morning together" (quote from Heartbreak Ridge), but it does mean that we need to take the time to try to cooperate and work/live together as best as possible. Ok, Ive rambled enough. Long and short of it is this.... The Officium Curia, The Officer Corps, The Praetorian Guard, are all here to help and we're all here to make sure you get onto the track that best suits you. Talk to us, let us know.. We cant fix what we dont know is broken. Your Friendly Neighborhood Curia Guy (YFNCG) Kisho.

Yep they do unless you have the new chipped ID cards.

Its about a 150 to 250 bucks there and back and there again Rein (gas/food etc) otherwise itd be a good idea (yay for Opec and their stupidity), oh and the storm headed for the Gulf Coast, AND the storm headed towards the east coast.. any excuse to jack the prices up on a barrel of oil >.> @Kiwi - Just let me know if you plan on staying the night, there's a spare bedroom upstairs, one down stairs, and a big den down stairs as well with a Futon. Same goes for you other guys, if we're gonna be consuming any alcohol need to make sure we have a place for you guys to crash.

What I want to do is try to set up a time/place for the lot of us that live in the GTA to all get together, sit, have some food drink a beer or three and kinda hang out/get to know one another better. My inlaws are out of town for the next 2 to 4 weeks, so we can use their place if we want a home to crash in or what not (Id use my place but 200 square feet is barely large enough for my wife and I). If you guys are interested, leave a note here and we'll try to work it out. I blame this idea COMPLETELY on Reinhardt and Ookami because I just found out Rein's like 5 min away from my house and HAS been for the last 5 years (jerk LOL). Let's try to do this before the first snow and while its still good patio weather. Lemme know whatcha think.

At least it's temporary. Ffffed up part about that is that it probably cost the city 15000 USD to make the sign and have it installed and removed.

LOL leave it to you Nrom LOLOLOL

That.... is the definition of Epic... tho I still cant stand that damned strawberry milk that comes in MREs.

Found 13 Games with a value of $224.88 USD and tbh, I didnt buy but like 3 of those games LOL the rest were gifts. So Ryk, add another 150 bucks to your total LOL

All rumors of Agares Epic softness were started by VG and 2142.

What.... The.... Ffff LOLOLOL

I'll have an occasional fag now and then, but I prefer Cigars and Pipes personally.

Now closed until further notice.. Thank you to everyone who applied, we will be contacting everyone shortly.

Erebus is a different kettle of fish.. and most of the time they are as guilty, if not more so, of flagrant rule abuse on Titan BECAUSE they know how we operate so well. They find every loophole they can come across to get away with whatever they want to get away with. That, in and of itself, is cheating. Mind you it's not ALL of them, but a good majority. Groups like X-Corps, CATI.. basically the ones we hit on a daily basis.. dont play like we do and they dont because they dont want to.. period. CATI has made huge strides towards fixing that, I will fully admit it, but they have a helluva long way to go. We play by the rules we play by, and are part of Ordo for the plain and simple fact that we hold ourselves to a higher standard. We dont lower the bar so the other kiddies dont feel left out. As for the invitations and such, we have a Diplomatic Corps that does exactly that.. they go out, talk to leaders, meet with groups, invite them to Titan. Those same diplomats also help try to coach them into seeing why we do what we do, but again MOST groups only take the invitation so they can learn the layout of the sim, learn our weaknesses and use everything they have to exploit them. Its a fact of life in the SLMC. You have to keep in mind the mentality of those we're going against.. these are the SAME ppl that use the cheat codes in games to beat the thing in two hours and brag about how Ffffing epic they are. These are the SAME people that do nothing but play HALO on XBOX, and even then they get banned for using exploits and cheats. There's no sense of "fair play," its all about the "W." And again, Ordo doesnt operate that way, this is why (as Aryte pointed out) we're the largest military on SL, have the most active members, etcetcetc. Now dont get me wrong, Im not saying there arent good groups out there... but they're so few and far between, or so small, that they never make it to Titan. This is why we have so many lonewolves out there. This is also why so many larger groups refuse to attack titan.. because we force them to play by the same rules WE play by, and they cant take the fact that we dont cheat to Ffff their shit up. We've been friends a long time Tam, I know -exactly- how you feel about the situation. ALL of us feel the same way, but we either accept the fact that we have to deal with it and play by our rules when we go out, regardless of what the other guys do.. or we turn into Vangard and sit in our sim all day long doing Ffff all and watching porn. Does it take some of the fun out of it.. yes.. but the way I see it, Id rather go stomp a mudhole in someone's ass and KNOW that I did it with integrity. Its nice to have both the win and the mudhole, but if I had the choice, Id take the mudhole over the win 10/10 times. Like I said, I dont see things the way a lot of ppl do, I dont take it personally if I lose.. only if I lose from my own mistakes and not because I was in a Kobeashi Maru.

Let me spin this for you in a different direction hon. When our enemies have to cheat to win.. it just means our training is that good. When our enemies have to cheat to win.. it just means our enemies fear us. When our enemies have to cheat to win.. it just means our tactics are solid. In the end, if they have to cheat to beat us, that flat out means everything we do.. everything we stand for works. I completely understand your disdain and your frustration. I understand your hatred of the situation, but we take the highroad for a reason. When those same enemies come here and try to take us out.. they cheat... we play fair and we Ffff their shit up. When those same enemies bring their friends and THEY cheat.. we STILL Ffff their shit up. Why? Because we dont have to cheat to achieve our objectives.. and our ultimate objective is to maintain the honor of Ordo and to enjoy ourselves but not at the expense of others. Dont let this get you down, we are Ordo... we are better for a reason and the reasons are for exactly what you posted above.. we dont cheat.

yes.. always the Kisho's fault..... ILL GET YOU MY PRETTIES AND YOU'RE LITTLE OTTER TOO! *clears his throat* Now back to your regularly scheduled Ordoing.

Yep I know I was a bit quiet.. it was an issue on my end, but after I dropped and I got back on the air it was all good.

yes, yes I do LOL.. and thanks for the update boss, I didnt realize itd be tied to Merc.

I wondered why things felt weird.. can someone who's NOT a derp move this where it belongs please LOL.. SOrry guys.

I'm going to begin conducting interviews for potential lictor applicants today. If you're interested, post a message here (Aside from Afevis, Strealok and Genesis). Make sure that you meet the requirements before posting and that you are serious in your application.

I think you're missing the point here Dave.. we're not talking about there not being ENOUGH going out, we're talkin about those that complain that they didnt get "chosen" to go on one.

We werent talkin about anyone in particular Kurama... this has been an old and ongoing complaint for as long as Ive been in Ordo... We're offering ways to end the complaints is all... give ppl that REALLy want to raid that badly an idea of how it works and how they can get all the raiding in they can handle IF they're willing to step up to the plate and do more than complain about it not happening.

Let's also not forget that squads and flights are, or SHOULD be doing raids of their own.. and since we're ALL in a squad or a flight, noone should be getting left out in the first place. I know from experience that Krow has a minimum raid requirement in A-III, was three... I think, though he may have changed it... anyway, when I was a nubnub in Ordo and under Krow's command we'd set up 2-3 squad raids a week, each lead either by Krow, his XO or whomever his highest ranking NCO was at the time. If we were short, then we'd try to get in on a random raid going out, or we'd ask Krow to take us out on one so we could get ours in. Everyone in Ordo is expected to be a leader, from the lowest E-1 all the way up to the Imperator himself.. This is something our Lord Imperator has impressed upon us since the beginning and its something that EACH of you, especially those of you who are Officer Candidates or those of you who are too Junior to apply are thinking about becoming, should be striving for. As was said by General Charles Krulak, the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps "If two Marine Privates are walking side by side, ONE of them is in command." The same applies here to Ordo Part of leadership is taking the bull by the horns and being PRO-active. OK, so you cant "lead" a raid, there are other ways to go about getting the job done though. If I recall correctly (and please correct me if Im mistaken) anyone, of any rank can lead a raid PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE A CHAPERON OF THE APPROPRIATE RANK FOR THE TARGET. This means that an E-3 can be the "raid leader" for an E-5 target as long as there's someone there who can take command if things start getting out of hand. Don't be afraid to step up, don't be afraid to say "hey I wanna lead a raid," the absolute WORST thing that can happen is that you get told NO... The fact that you're stepping up and willing to do the job will stick in the minds of those around you as LONG as it's consistent. I have no qualms with "babysitting" a raid, nor do any of the other officers and SRNCOs that I know.. so dont be afraid to ask.