Hey Star Army,
As part of our efforts to keep the site active I've been reviewing Faction Managers to make sure they're doing their jobs keeping their factions active and healthy and supporting their GMs. As an FM there's a higher level of expectations for you because GMs and players rely on your for RP events and for approval of new factional items, etc. During the last week I've been looking at all of Star Army's factions and determined there needs to be some changes for the good of the site:
1. The current rules say that only playable factions get FMs. This means Yamatai & its Elysian subfaction, Nepleslia, Neshaten, NDC, and HSC. No other factions can have an FM. I am going to be updating the banners so that there's no FM banners or groups of non-player factions, side factions, background factions, personal factions, etc. There shouldn't be factions run by just 1 person - NPC factions are there for all GMs to use. Putting something in the Star Army universe means it's out there for any GM to use (within reason, see the GM forum to check other GMs' plot plans to avoid toe-stepping).
2. Faction managers who have gone inactive are going to be removed ASAP. The standard we use for inactivity is no RP posts in a 1-month period. FMs who are removed for inactivity are not going to be allowed to immediately resume FMing if they come back unless it was due to medical stuff and so forth that's beyond their control.
List of Current FMs:
So what is going to happen is non-playable factions will be removed as banner options and inactive FMs will lose FM status. This isn't a punishment so don't take it personal, it's just housekeeping for the site.
As part of our efforts to keep the site active I've been reviewing Faction Managers to make sure they're doing their jobs keeping their factions active and healthy and supporting their GMs. As an FM there's a higher level of expectations for you because GMs and players rely on your for RP events and for approval of new factional items, etc. During the last week I've been looking at all of Star Army's factions and determined there needs to be some changes for the good of the site:
1. The current rules say that only playable factions get FMs. This means Yamatai & its Elysian subfaction, Nepleslia, Neshaten, NDC, and HSC. No other factions can have an FM. I am going to be updating the banners so that there's no FM banners or groups of non-player factions, side factions, background factions, personal factions, etc. There shouldn't be factions run by just 1 person - NPC factions are there for all GMs to use. Putting something in the Star Army universe means it's out there for any GM to use (within reason, see the GM forum to check other GMs' plot plans to avoid toe-stepping).
2. Faction managers who have gone inactive are going to be removed ASAP. The standard we use for inactivity is no RP posts in a 1-month period. FMs who are removed for inactivity are not going to be allowed to immediately resume FMing if they come back unless it was due to medical stuff and so forth that's beyond their control.
List of Current FMs:
- Alex Hart: Active NDC
- Ametheliana: Active* (Nepleslia)
- Andrew - Inactive (Yamatai) - Last post in May - He's away for medical reasons, will temporarily remove FM until he can return so people aren't trying to bother him for FM stuff)
- Arbitrated - Active (Elysia)
- Charmaylarg Dufrain - Active (Nepleslia)
- club24 - Active (Neshaten)
- HarperMadi - Active (NDC)
- Jack Pine - Active (NDC)
- Kai - Inactive (last RP post in April)
- Legix - Inactive (last RP post over a month ago, only 5 posts (3 RP) in the previous 2 months)
- Nashoba - Active (Yamatai and HSC)
- RaWolfe - Inactive - Last RP post in May
- raz - Active (but Kudhacari are not a playable faction)
- Riko - Inactive (hasn't visited the forum this year and Valsh'Nar are not a playable faction)
- Soresu - Active (however the Iroma aren't currently playable)
- Syaoran - Active (but Abwehr aren't playable currently)
- Toshiro - Inactive (Yamatai) - No RP posts since April
- Wes - Active for Yamatai
- Whisper - Active (NDC)
So what is going to happen is non-playable factions will be removed as banner options and inactive FMs will lose FM status. This isn't a punishment so don't take it personal, it's just housekeeping for the site.