Corsi Mousehold Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 ~ORDO IMPERIALIS~OFFICIAL DOCUMENT<=====================Extend to this length=========================><===========================================================>**********Meeting Report**********NAME/RANK/DIVISION: Corsi Mousehold | E-8; Praepositus | Antesignani------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DATE: 04 December 2010------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SUBJECT: Main weekly meeting.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: ============================================================CHAT LOG:Meeting Opener[18:00] Aryte Vesperia shouts: Hi everyone. Obligatory starter, as always: welcome to this week’s meeting. Per the norm, please be certain to hold all questions and comments until provided the opportunity to speak. Interruptions will result in dismissal from the gathering. When you are provided the chance to speak, be sure to /shout/ your comments or questions—otherwise the recorder may not hear you. Thank you: let’s get to it.Imperator's Report[18:02] Aryte Vesperia: Statistics:Members: 315Cadets: 6ApplicationsNew: 11Accepted: 3Denied: 8Review: 0CombatDefensive: 98Offensive: 12Allied Assist: 0Diplomatic Report[18:02] Aryte Vesperia: Diplomatic events this week: no major changes. Steady as she goes, cap'n. Erebus attacks seem to be tapering.Divisional Reports[18:02] Aryte Vesperia: Unit reports this evening?[18:03] Ethan Schuman raises his hand.[18:03] SoulBinder Wolfstein raises his hand for Terra.[18:03] Aryte Vesperia: Schuman.Astra[18:03] Ethan Schuman: From Astra staff:I'll keep this part really short. For the immediate future, officers will be paying more attention to specific details regarding activity so that we can better plan exercises and excursions. In addition to this, it is my goal to increase frequencey and regularity of Astra activity. One of these tools will be a sort of calendar system. More details will be announced on the forum within the next 24 hours.[18:03] Ethan Schuman: From Aquila this week:We've had two members take a break from full activity. Dascede is decreasing her amount of time, so her training course building... stuff, will be reassigned. On that note, while we have some training courses that we're working on, if any of you have what you think might be a cool idea for Astra training, let Trinity know. Lunus is also inactive for a week or so, but it's okay to hate him, because he's off in the Dominican Republic having a grand old time at a wedding while we sit here and suffer. Activity wise, the rest of Aquila's members have seen a lot of defensive action, as well as some training and a few offensives.[18:03] Ethan Schuman: From Reapers this week:Josey and Dis are settling in and getting used to their positions. Josey has attempted the first of his trainings, though turnout was less than ideal. Josey intends to hold a meeting on Wednesday for all Reapers flight members to rally activity. Attendance is strongly encouraged. Future training exercises will also be announced further in advance in order to give people more time to make arrangements.[18:04] Ethan Schuman: Personal note, I will be in general conferences with a few of you for brainstorming ideas.[18:04] Ethan Schuman: (Few of you being Astra pilots) That's all from us this week.[18:04] Aryte Vesperia: As a side note: kudos to Astra for routinely holding weekly wrap up meets, as I ordered.[18:05] Aryte Vesperia: Wolfstein?Terra[18:05] SoulBinder Wolfstein: I'll go through unit reports as per the usual.[18:05] SoulBinder Wolfstein: From Teron for Antesignani: Quick and short again this week. Antesignani has kept our presence holding the line at home and supporting our bretheren abroad as always. To our newer faces who are starting to gain a bit of experience, if you have interest in A-II be sure to let us know you are.[18:05] SoulBinder Wolfstein: From Krow for Insidiae: Activity in the squad is through the roof! The new training course Winterz has been working on is nearly done just needs to be scripted and a few touch ups then will be ready to be tested. Got a new memeber Sazuka Yatsenko! Still looking for more potential members (We be watching you o.o). Planning to start up a squad training schedule. The new Sapper Hud and Carbine are almost complete. All in all an awesome week and can only get better from here[18:06] SoulBinder Wolfstein: From Eriksson for Invictus: Active week for everyone in Invictus. One new inductee into Invictus: Tsukiyomi Yuhara, please give him a warm welcome when you have a chance! He was chosen for his combat prowess, good sportsmanship, and exemplary character in and outside of combat. Members of Invictus have been busy participating on many raids, with more planned to happen over the next week. As a quick final notice: Three slots remaining in the Invictus roster, if you're interested feel more than free to inquire with Eriksson Foxtrot![18:06] SoulBinder Wolfstein: From Typhon for Cohors B: Slow week this week, as we're hopping off of holidays. I'll be sending off another group of inactives to Firefox to be sent to the treturous Cohors C where they will be TORTURED FOR THEIR HERESY! (not really). As we're off the holidays, I'll be expecting to see more activity within the Centuries as the weeks progress![18:06] SoulBinder Wolfstein: This concludes the various reports from Terra this week.[18:06] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Any additional reports for this week?[18:07] Corsi Mousehold raises her hand[18:07] Aryte Vesperia: Mousehold?Tactica[18:07] Corsi Mousehold shouts: For Tactica: Lots of new militaries this week, four of them. 44th Armoured, Chaos Company, Conflict and Ironostics, a range of targets from NCO to Officer level. We also now have thanks to Kyra Vixens hard work, brief rule sets in all the folders for those speedy raid briefings. Other than that, we still have two slots, one of which we need an experienced Astra pilot for. So if you are interested, pop Huttser Ishelwood or Corsi Mousehold an IM. Not a lot else really, a few changes to target classifications but nothing out of the ordinary.[18:07] Corsi Mousehold shouts: As a note, we are getting informed from multiple officers that people in the Ordo are heading over to militaries on the grid looking for information and pretty much acting like Tactica Personnel. Please be careful with this. If you are not a member of Tactica and you are nosing around other militaries bases, that can be considered Lone Wolfing depending on what you are doing. I know that coming back to Tactica command with shiny new information can make someone feel proud and accomplished. And in a way we are thankful for the help. But always be mindful of your actions. Come to Tactica command first, we'll probably bring you along for first contact with that military.[18:08] Corsi Mousehold shouts: That's all for Tactica.[18:09] Aryte Vesperia: Thank you. Any additional reports?[18:09] Mercury: Declaring new OIC for Titan: Centurion Ethan Schuman.[18:10] Aryte Vesperia: Moving right along, then. Several topics to hit on this week!Keynote Topics[18:11] Aryte Vesperia: > Rank name revisions:[18:11] Aryte Vesperia: Some many months in the past, the topic was proposed in regards to how the Ordo should proceed with its theme. Overwhelmingly, the support was for maintaining a “Roman” appeal.[18:12] Aryte Vesperia: This has been evident in our naming of armory additions, units, design, so on and so forth. However, there remains an area in which the “Roman” theme sort of creates some oddity. Notably, our rank set up.[18:12] Mercury: Lost contact: Maverick Garfield[18:12] Aryte Vesperia: Historically, Roman military rank was based on political elements as well as veterancy. Our ranks are pretty much a mish-mash of real rank and pay scale equivalency of ranks—sesquiplicarius, for example, is a determination of how a legionnaire would be paid based upon their time in service. It is not rank, per say.[18:13] Aryte Vesperia: With that in mind, I venture into the realm of a giant can of worms with proposing it be considered that the names be modified to be more . . . functional (see: less ridiculous). A poll is up on the forums to determine whether or not this is a venture that the group is interested in.[18:14] Aryte Vesperia: It will be a “vote only” poll—only to show support or lack of support for the exploration of new rank names. As such, please do not debate or offer suggestions for names, et cetera.[18:15] Aryte Vesperia: The poll will be open for twenty-four hours, so be sure to head on over and submit your vote before it closes. Dependent upon the outcome, a set of names will be drafted up for consideration.[18:15] Aryte Vesperia: http://forums.ordoimperialis.com/index.php?/topic/10537-ordo-rank-naming-poll-04dec10/[18:16] Aryte Vesperia: I'll hold a minute to let the wave of folks logging into the forums rejoin us.[18:18] Aryte Vesperia: Moving on. Haha.[18:18] Aryte Vesperia: >Daily goal implementation:[18:19] Aryte Vesperia: As covered last week, the Ordo Imperialis will now be going forward with the adopting of a “daily goal” system. The purpose of this is to provide members and the group itself a day to day set of achievements to strive for—achievements that focus on our primary function of combat, training, and representation abroad.[18:20] Aryte Vesperia: The daily goal will be monitored and maintained by all senior staffing—NCO and officer alike. The hope is to ensure we not only perform at our capacity, but to increase overall opportunity to participate.[18:21] Aryte Vesperia: We will strive, daily, to achieve: three deployments (one of which could be New Jessie), one all membership inclusive training (Schola / Armatura do not count), and one additional feat . . . that has not yet been determined. Hah! Probably like chase Mark with batons or something.[18:22] Top Room Sensor v1.02: Cheepa Foxclaw no longer detected in range of Top Room Sensor 1.[18:22] Aryte Vesperia: In the near future, additional perks will come with the completion of daily goals throughout the course of a week. For example (this is theory at the moment), we could do a graded set up, in which . . . say, if the group completes the daily goals 7 out of 7 days, all active members received X amount of additional bonus QP. Whereas if the group completes the daily goals 5 out of 7 days, all active members would receive less or no additional bonus QP.[18:24] Aryte Vesperia: Technology wise, it is very doable: Mercury already determines member activity levels based upon presence, whereas my administrative support tracks raid participation.[18:25] Aryte Vesperia: In the meantime, however, we will focus on simply rolling out and working on the kinks that arise by attempting a (in essence) 50% increase in raid activity.[18:25] Aryte Vesperia: Tracking methods and start of the goals will be presented Monday. Unless I spend all day sleeping. Which I probably will.[18:26] Aryte Vesperia: Questions thus far?[18:26] Aryte Vesperia: Right-o![18:26] Aryte Vesperia: > Going digital:[18:27] Aryte Vesperia: Over the next couple of weeks, the Ordo Imperialis handbook will be transferred to a completely “digital” state. In other words, the handbook will no longer be a note card format item. It will likely be placed in a public section of the forums—allowing for linking to non-members. This will allow updates to be disseminated immediately, and, for the handbook to be far more malleable beyond SL format limitations.[18:28] Aryte Vesperia: It is the intent of the administration to see major training materials eventually make this same transition. For example, Schola instructor notes and class materials will someday be all “digital,” further increasing the ease in which up-to-date material is accessible. I am confident that by moving everything onto this platform, we will be limiting potential for error and ending the need to constantly attempt notecard distribution.[18:30] Aryte Vesperia: > Requisition plans.[18:32] Aryte Vesperia: It will no doubt open a frenzy of “ooo, I want X,” however by Monday a comprehensive list of requisition plans will be published on the forums for everyone’s viewing pleasure.[18:33] Aryte Vesperia: Over the next several months, I am going to attempt to split my attention a bit more to put weight into armory updates and additions. It’s become a bit of a sour topic anytime I see the old Adjudicator or any of our other old (but goodie) tech pieces.[18:34] Aryte Vesperia: As a shameless utilitarianist, “universal” stuff really appeals to me. You can see that in our armor. Modular just tickles my fancy. As such, I am going to strive to influence “family” releases: for example, our new tank will by modular with turret replacements to fulfill all of the vehicle requirements (spare an APC). This will carry over into future small arm release, field weapons, so on and so forth.[18:36] Aryte Vesperia: It would tickle me greatly to eventually have a fully identifiable but connected armory, rather than mish-mashing together semi-science fiction and realistic weaponry. To be fair, some of my desires for the group will be pretty farfetched and take time to achieve (helicopter gunships, et cetera). However, the farfetched goals tend to be the one’s worth fighting for.[18:38] Aryte Vesperia: > The fallacy of having “no chance.”[18:38] Aryte Vesperia: And lastly from me this evening, I wish to end on a note about Ordo career building.[18:39] Aryte Vesperia: For all the years I have been hobbling around on the internet, leadin’ some of the coolest folks around, I can’t help but continue bumping into the same problem: losing folks or watching folks become disheartened over the “no chance” belief.[18:40] Aryte Vesperia: Let me put it into perspective. I’ve heard this line a few dozen times. “I’m going to be/ I want to be a Praetorian.” Or “I want to be an officer.”[18:41] Aryte Vesperia: That’s all well and good. It’s awesome to set your sights so high. All the more power to anyone who wishes to shoot for the stars: but be ready for the climb. It has been the case, more than once, that an individual has reached for that goal . . . only to fizzle out a month later and run off to X military.[18:43] Aryte Vesperia: Honestly, the difficulty to achieve such positions only increases their value and worth. They are difficult to be sure, but everyone here has equal chance and equal opportunity to achieve them. No one in this room (or reading this log) as “no chance” to achieve any station (except my job, go away) within the Ordo. I can tell you there are officers and Guard now who felt they had “no chance,” and yet, there they are.[18:44] Aryte Vesperia: Everyone has the ability to influence their rise or decline. It really rests upon your ability to put the work forth and keep to the task. Let no one or nothing tell you that you have “no chance.” The only person who can really tell you that is yourself.[18:45] Aryte Vesperia: Questions?[18:46] Steeltael Prevost raises paw[18:46] Aryte Vesperia: Steeltael .. Prevost-Lyink?[18:46] Aryte Vesperia: LYKIN[18:46] Tsukiyomi Yuhara shouts: Raises hand with a comment, not a question.[18:46] Steeltael Prevost: Will you be announcing the next scheduled interviewee's?[18:47] Aryte Vesperia: Uhhh, I have to figure out how to get out of the IS meeting first.[18:47] Aryte Vesperia: It's scheduled at 2:00, th e same time as our officer meet.[18:48] Aryte Vesperia: Yoohar-a?[18:49] Tsukiyomi Yuhara shouts: I just wanted to say to everyone that your issues cannot be addressed if you don't speak about them. Recently when issues arose for me that lowered my morale to the point I may have quit. I spoke to Aryte and he cleared up alot of issues I was having that ended up me just not seeing the whole picture. If you don't know who to talk to, or when, the Officer staff is full of great people willing to help anyone and everyone in the Ordo. Just felt like sharing that ;x[18:57] Tsume Xiao: What should I name this? I was thinking M252 But it's not a 100% match. What should we do?[18:57] Aryte Vesperia: .. let's talk about that not during meeting. Haha.[18:57] Tsume Xiao: You asked if we had anymore questions[18:57] Aryte Vesperia: Goof.[18:57] Tsume Xiao: :D[18:58] Aryte Vesperia: All right. Thank you all for a good meeting. Promotions will be up tomorrow. I have like, five billion PRFs. >:[ Raid will be handled after meeting. That aside, dismissed and have a nice night.[18:58] Aryte Vesperia clasps his fist to his chest, presenting a salute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
